Strides Towards Standard Methodologies in Aeronautical Archaeology
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2020
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Strides Towards Standard Methodologies in Aeronautical Archaeology," at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Researchers theorized about aviation archaeology as early as the 1980s, and the first methodology publications, mainly by government agencies and archaeology students, appeared in the 1990s. Since, state and federal agencies, university scholars, and independent researchers have attempted to explain, expand, and formalize the sub-discipline. The focus has been on looking beyond historical documentation and artifact-centric salvage. Archaeological surveys on terrestrial aviation heritage sites and objects, and underwater aircraft of all types include site formation processes, battlefield, and landscape studies. A return to theoretical frameworks for studying aeronautical heritage is a recent development in academic work. Around the world, archaeologists are taking multiple scientific approaches to evaluate aviation heritage sites and objects in all environments. The papers in this session will serve to account for the current practices and help determine the next steps to achieve a standard methodology in aeronautical archaeology.
Other Keywords
Aviation •
Aviation Archaeology •
aircraft •
Archaeology •
Photogrammetry •
conflict archaeology •
Aeronautical Archaeology •
National Park Service •
Archeology •
Methodology
Temporal Keywords
WWII •
20th Century •
Second World War •
Twentieth Century •
Historical •
World War II •
1949 •
Contemporary Archaeology •
1950-1957 •
1941-1951
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New York (State / Territory) •
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Maine (State / Territory) •
Wisconsin (State / Territory) •
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Vermont (State / Territory)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-15 of 15)
- Documents (15)
- Archaeological Investigation and Identification of USS Independence Aircraft Through Telepresence-Enabled Exploration (2020)
- Aviators Down! Tuskegee Airmen in Michigan (2020)
- Broken Wings, Recovered Souls: Understanding Site Formation Processes and Developing a Lexicon for Terrestrial Military Aircraft Crash Site Types Associated with the Recovery of Missing Personnel Remains (2020)
- Building Collaboration and Sustaining Partnership for the Recovery of Missing American Airmen from the Second World War in Austria (2020)
- Developments in Methodology in Aeronautical Archaeology (2020)
- Engaging the Public at the Crossroads of the World: Methods and Site Preservation of Aviation Archaeology Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (2020)
- Evolving Partnerships for Underwater Aircraft Research and Survey (2020)
- Flying High In An Unfriendly Sky: The Aviation Cultural Landscape of Malta During The Second World War (2020)
- Lake Mead's Cold War Legacy: The Aviation Archeology of a Secret Mission (2020)
- Monitoring Underwater Aircraft in Washington State (2020)
- Moving Between Disciplines: Investigations Of Crashed Aircrafts in Archaeology and Forensics (2020)
- Mystery Rocket Recovered From Lake Ontario: Avro Arrow Or Other Cold War Relic? (2020)
- Patterns Of Preservation In WWII Aircraft And Their Importance (2020)
- The Tanapag PBM Mariner: Aircraft Identification through Site Formation Processes (2020)
- Two TBD-1s Devastators BuNo. 0298 and BuNo 1515; Fifteen Years of In Situ Monitoring, Documentation and Planning. (2020)