Coastal dynamics (Other Keyword)
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The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the southern New England coast has brought attention to the delicate nature of our coastal landscapes. Just as we are beginning to utilize new insights into climate change for urban (re)development, we must also consider coastal archaeological sites at risk in areas of high erosion. The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) surveyed 28.2 km of Rhode Island's coastline to evaluate the effects of Hurricane Sandy on coastal archaeological sites. Using GIS, PAL...
Shackleford Banks: The Economical and Environmental Changing Coastal Dynamics from the Early 1800s to the Creation of the National Seashore. (2022)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Shackleford Banks, North Carolina is a 14.5-kilometer barrier island that has not been permanently inhabited by humans in over a century. These Ca’e Bankers lived, not necessarily in isolation, but in self-relying communities that used anything and everything to their advantage. They were able to survive by using what the landscape provided them through oystering, clamming, whaling,...