Oystering (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Patrick J Boyle.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The mid-Atlantic oyster industry of the United States greatly expanded in the 19th century from advancements in oyster fishing equipment. As a result, the traditional sailing vessels used in the Chesapeake Bay region were modified specifically to dredge for oysters. A variety of new boat types were created that were capable of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Patrick J Boyle.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Expansion of the of the United States’ Mid-Atlantic oyster industry led to the creation of new vessel types. Variations of oyster boats were developed to enable dredging in the deep waters of the Chesapeake Bay. During the Oyster Boom of the late 19th century, the bugeye type became a favored dredging vessel and over 600 of the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only William Askins.

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DOCUMENT Citation Only Patrick J Boyle.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The North Carolina oyster industry greatly expanded in the late 19th century after the introduction of advanced fishing techniques from oyster fishers from the Chesapeake Bay region. As the Chesapeake Bay oyster beds were depleting, oyster fishers flocked to North Carolina to find new fishing areas. Many new ship types and fishing...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Patrick J. Boyle. P. Brendan Burke.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Development of new fishing vessels led to a significant expansion of the United States’ Mid-Atlantic oyster industry in the 19th century. New types of boats, such as the pungy, were developed to enable dredging in the deep waters of the Chesapeake Bay. During the Oyster Boom of the late 19th century, several hundred pungies served...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Brad Botwick.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Fish, Oyster, Whale: The Archaeology of Maritime Traditions", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Oyster fishing in Chesapeake Bay underwent significant changes during the nineteenth century. Among the most visible changes was the introduction of industrial technologies and organization. Previously, the fishery was conducted at a small scale by individuals or small teams of owner-operators. These traditional...