Maritime Cultural Landscapes (Other Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Approaches to Submerged and Coastal Landscapes", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. It is easy to forget the fact that the ability to access submerged sites has come relatively recently within the field of archaeology. Because of this, we often find ourselves seeking to drive the field forward through the development of new methods and technologies. While it will always be imperative that maritime archaeologists...
Operation Crossroads in Perspective (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Mapping Crossroads: Archaeological and High Resolution Documentation of Nuclear Test Submerged Cultural Resources at Bikini Atoll" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The 1946 atomic tests at Bikini Atoll, known as Operation Crossroads, left a diverse archaeological record at Bikini, as well as off the West Coast of the continental US, Hawaii and Kwajalein Atoll. This paper reviews the historical context and...
Shipwrecks Of The Florida Keys, Salvage, And The Conservation Movement (2016)
The National Historic Landmarks Program is an initiative administered by the National Park Service to identify national significant historic places that possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. While there are currently more than 2,500 historic properties throughout the country bearing this distinction, only a small percentage include maritime cultural heritage and only seven include shipwrecks. While many individual National...