An Overview of 2012-2016 Research Relating to the Russian-American Company Ship NEVA and Potential 1813 Shipwreck Survivor Camp, Alaska
Author(s): Joe D McMahan
Year: 2017
Summary
A 2012 archaeological survey by the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Sitka Historical Society identified a site believed to be the 1813 camp of survivors from the wreck of the Russian-American Company ship NEVA. Support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation allowed for background research and marine remote sensing. In 2015 and 2016, with support from the National Science Foundation (Award PLR-1330939), an international team of American, Russian, and Canadian researchers conducted terrestrial and marine archaeological excavations. The results of the field investigation, along with archival research in St. Petersburg and London, are adding details to our knowledge of the NEVA’s history and of survival in a harsh environment.
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An Overview of 2012-2016 Research Relating to the Russian-American Company Ship NEVA and Potential 1813 Shipwreck Survivor Camp, Alaska. Joe D McMahan. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435494)
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Keywords
General
NEVA
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Shipwreck
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survivor
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1813
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): 581