Maritime Archaeology in West Africa
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2023
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Maritime Archaeology in West Africa," at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Over the past decades, maritime archaeology has found many homes in southern Africa, touching a broad range of subjects and themes. The global impact of African maritime activity through the historical period cannot be understated. However, the maritime archaeology of Africa is still a relatively new area of study with much to navigate. This symposium specifically centers the discussion on West Africa, where maritime archaeology is practiced in new and exciting ways on the Atlantic littoral and across lacustrine and riverine networks. Papers with diverse perspectives on underwater, maritime, and nautical archaeology that bridge various themes, regions, and periods in West African history are welcome.
Other Keywords
Senegambia •
Trade •
West Africa •
Labor •
Maritime Heritage •
Shipwrecks •
Identity •
Africa •
Ghana •
Cape Verde
Geographic Keywords
West Africa •
Republic of Cape Verde (Country) •
Cape Verde •
Afrique •
Sénégal •
Cape Verde (State / Territory) •
Senegambia
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- Documents (7)
- Abolition And Politics Of Repression Of The Slave Trade In Senegambia (2023)
- Appropriating Language: The Historical-Archaeological Context Of ‘Grumetes’ In Sources On West African Mariners (2023)
- Before the Gold Standard: Alternative Currencies in West Africa (2023)
- "The implementation of the 2001 Convention on the Underwater Cultural Heritage in sub-Saharan Africa: case study in Senegal and Gambia". (2023)
- Investigations Into a Mid 20th Century Senegalese Pirogue and the Development of the Senegambian Boat Building Tradition (2023)
- La Baie de Gorée Dans la Structuration De l’histoire Maritime de la Presqu’île du Cap-Vert (2023)
- Worldly Tales: Shipwrecks And Atlantic Connections (2023)