The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2020
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding," at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Since 1976, the J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory has been on the forefront of archaeological reconstruction of early modern shipbuilding design and technology. Through various collaborations, the Shiplab is combining new technologies with traditional techniques which enable researchers to interpret archaeological remains with greater accuracy and precision than was possible using conventional means alone. These efforts have culminated in an eclectic portfolio of ongoing research projects which endeavor to increase our knowledge of historic shipbuilding, maritime landscapes, seafaring technology, and more. This symposium highlights a few of the ongoing research projects and the Shiplab’s plans for the future of this discipline.
Other Keywords
Photogrammetry •
Historical Shipwrecks •
Maritime Archaeology •
Maritime Landscape •
Preservation •
Conservation •
Reconstruction •
Material Culture •
Inn •
Caribbean Archaeology
Temporal Keywords
16th Century •
Early 19th Century •
Mid-19th Century •
1749 •
19th Century •
Early modern •
19th-early 20th century •
18th to 19th centuries •
AD 1700-1799 •
late 17th- mid18th centuries
Geographic Keywords
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Coahuila (State / Territory) •
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Oklahoma (State / Territory) •
Arizona (State / Territory) •
Texas (State / Territory) •
Sonora (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Chihuahua (State / Territory)
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A Bridge of Ships: The Emergency Fleet Corporation and Texas' WWI Shipbuilding Legacy (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Despite 5,000 miles separation from the battlefields of Europe, Texas waters hide the legacy of at least 32 shipwrecks associated with WWI. To offset Allied merchant losses to German U-boats during the war, the United States Shipping Board...
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Color-correction and Precise Mesh Reconstruction Methodologies for Underwater Photogrammetic Recording: Step-by-step Explanation of the Professional Workflow (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Past decade, photogrammetry has become one of the most frequently used recording methods on archaeological research projects. This quick and inexpensive tool has conveyed advantages on recording underwater sites. Using photogrammetry,...
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An Introduction to the Maritime Cultural Landscape of Colonial St. Croix, USVI (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Caribbean island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, has a long and complicated past stretching from the pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants, to its sugar and cotton plantations, and current status as a United States territory. Known as the...
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The Last Schooners Project 2019 Pilot Season: the Katie Eccles (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Last Schooners Project conducted its 2019 pilot season researching the ships and sailors which persisted in sailing commerce on the Great Lakes long after sail had been supplanted by steam, in what was one of the most important transitions...
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Lead and Tallow: Using Navigational Charts to Assess Historic Bathymetry (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. One of the factors determining the historic success or failure of centers of maritime commerce is the ease of navigation into and out of the associated harbours. However, due to tidal action, weather events, or human intervention, bathymetric...
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Maritime Landscape and Nautical Technology in North-Patagonia: ongoing research on historical shipwrecks (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The area between Bahía San Blas and Carmen de Patagones (Southern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) has been of great historical importance from the 17th to the 20th centuries: notably, a key sailing route connecting Buenos Aires and Montevideo...
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The Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Originally conceived as a set of internet tools to store and share information and primary data from archaeological excavations, the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library project was retaken a decade later, with the same objectives, but in the...
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Oceanographic Processes Relating to the Regional Variation of Shipwreck Preservation (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Shipwreck preservation varies based on the location of the shipwreck and materials of the ship itself. Biological, chemical, and physical processes all affect the in situ preservation of shipwrecks with differences in temperature, dissolved...
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A Prelude of the Mixed Construction: Shipbuilding Analysis of a mid-19th Century Merchant Ship found in Chinchorro Bank, Mexico (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The shallow waters of the Chinchorro Bank Biosphere Reserve, off Yucatan Peninsula eastern shore (Caribbean Sea), host an everlasting testimonial of centuries of seafaring. Thus far, the Vice-directorate of Underwater Archaeology of the Mexican...
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San Giacomo di Galizia: the reconstruction of a 16th-century Spanish vessel (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. San Giacomo di Galizia (Santiago de Galicia) was a 16th-century galleon built by Ragusan shipwright Giacomo di Polo, commissioned by King Phillip II of Spain to be part of the Great Armada during the conflict against the British Crown. The ship...
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The Shape of the Matagrana Shipwreck, an English Merchant Vessel from Late 17th to Mid-18th Centuries (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2008, the remains of a wooden vessel’s hull were uncovered by receding coastal dunes in Huelva, Spain. The exposition of the structure lead to an emergency intervention by the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage, directed by Nuria...
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"Waiting for the Passage Boat" – A Maritime Inn in Tróia (Portugal). (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Ships: The J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory and the future of the archaeology of Shipbuilding" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The passage between Tróia and Setúbal, in the mouth of the Sado River was made, until mid-20th century in small boats. When the weather was rough passengers could wait several days. The closest place when travelling from the South would be the...