IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED WHALING SHIPWRECK SITE NEAR THE PEARL AND HERMES ATOLL, NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2005

Summary

Wood samples were recovered from an unidentified whaling shipwreck site near the

Pearl and Hermes Atoll located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Samples are believed to

represent the keel and garboard strake of the site where wood was buried beneath

approximately five inches of sand. Wood samples were submitted for identification.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED WHALING SHIPWRECK SITE NEAR THE PEARL AND HERMES ATOLL, NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. Kathryn Puseman. 2005 ( tDAR id: 379291) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FQ9W23

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Wood

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Whaling Shipwreck • Wood Identification

Geographic Keywords
Hawaiian Islands • Pearl and Hermes Atoll

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