The Case for Shipwreck Material Culture Studies: Identifying Sixteenth Century Spanish Provisioning Patterns Using Ceramic Analysis from the Emanuel Point II Shipwreck

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This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Archaeological research related to Tristán de Luna’s 1559-1561 colonization attempt has produced new insights into early colonial Spanish culture as well as broader realizations applicable to the whole field. One such avenue of research focuses on the analysis of material culture pertaining to both the terrestrial settlement and also, the shipwrecks associated with the expedition. Shipwreck-based material culture studies are integral into understanding the nature of the life and culture aboard transatlantic vessels in the sixteenth century. This paper discusses the results of a detailed analysis of the ceramic material culture recovered from the Emanuel Point II (EPII) shipwreck, specifically how it pertains to the provisioning of galley equipment on oceanic voyages. Additionally, it argues that shipboard galley equipment represents a wide range of functional vessel types, including wooden, metal, and ceramic containers.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40464.0