Paddle to the People: Display Methods of the Lake Phelps Prehistoric Canoes

Author(s): Molly L. Trivelpiece

Year: 2020

Summary

This is a poster submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Out of the 30 dugout canoes located in Lake Phelps, four canoes or canoe fragments have been recovered. Since their recovery in the 1980s, one or more of the dugouts have been on exhibit in multiple places around the state over the years, including such places as the North Carolina Museum of History, the welcome center at Pettigrew State Park, the maritime museum in Plymouth, NC, and the North Carolina Estuarium in Washington County. A comparative study of the current exhibits will show the similarities and differences between the canoes on display, and which seems to be the most effective for portraying information. Their current specifications for housing and display in regards to any future changes will also be included.

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Paddle to the People: Display Methods of the Lake Phelps Prehistoric Canoes. Molly L. Trivelpiece. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457453)

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Keywords

General
Dugout Management Prehistoric

Geographic Keywords
United States of America

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

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): 1004