Sediment Identification Challenges: Is That Really Ancient Bilge Mud?
Author(s): Meko Kofahl
Year: 2013
Summary
Excavations of shipwrecks at Tantura Lagoon in Israel between 1995 and 1997 resulted in a rich collection of sediment specimens which have been catalogued as ‘bilge mud’ – the residue that collects in the bottom of a ship’s hold. Some of these samples have been analyzed for the presence of pollen, seeds, insects and other organic materials, but the body of the sediment itself also holds important clues to the past travels of the vessels. Using techniques more common to oceanography and sedimentology than underwater archaeology, these sediments are being analyzed for chemical and mineralogical signatures that may connect them to unique land locations.
Cite this Record
Sediment Identification Challenges: Is That Really Ancient Bilge Mud?. Meko Kofahl. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428364)
This Resource is Part of the Following Collections
Keywords
General
Sediment
•
Shipwrecks
•
Trade
Geographic Keywords
North America
•
United States of America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 403