A Model for Analyzing Ship and Cargo Abandonment Using Economic and Utilitarian Values
Author(s): Chelsea R. Freeland
Year: 2016
Summary
The Civil War shipwreck Modern Greece serves as an example in the development of a theoretical model to analyze value as a means of interpreting shipwreck and cargo abandonment. This model outlines a set of multiple hypotheses to test the economic and utilitarian values associated with the abandonment of a large volume of blockade-runner cargo from this vessel. This project identifies the possibilities for expanding this theoretical framework to address the abandonment of shipwrecks, cargos, and other maritime sites. Is this framework necessary on newer sites with better historical records? Does it work on older sites where records are unavailable or nonexistent?
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A Model for Analyzing Ship and Cargo Abandonment Using Economic and Utilitarian Values. Chelsea R. Freeland. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434679)
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Keywords
General
Abandonment
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Theory
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value
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Civil War
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): 233