Public Nautical Archaeology of the Phoenix (II) and City Place Schooner Projects
Author(s): Carolyn Kennedy
Year: 2019
Summary
This is an abstract from the "Shipwrecks and the Public: Getting People Engaged with their Maritime History" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Two recent shipwreck projects, the Phoenix (II) steamboat project in Lake Champlain and the City Place Schooner project in Toronto, focused on the research and reconstruction of these two 1820s-built wrecks, but additionally placed strong emphasis on public archaeology. The outreach initiatives utilized during both projects varied significantly due to the differing scope, location, and logistics involved. The Phoenix II project included local volunteer divers in the fieldwork stage, as well as undergraduate and non-student volunteers in the post-fieldwork research phase. The City Place Schooner project hosted visitors at the site daily and also maintained a strong social media presence. This presentation will discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the various approaches found in both projects and will propose outreach methods applicable to future nautical archaeology projects.
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Public Nautical Archaeology of the Phoenix (II) and City Place Schooner Projects. Carolyn Kennedy. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, St. Charles, MO. 2019 ( tDAR id: 449222)
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Keywords
General
Nautical Archaeology
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Public Archaeology
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Shipwrecks
Geographic Keywords
United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Early 19th Century
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): 422