Historic Shipwrecks as part of a Maritime Cultural Landscape Survey of St. Croix, USVI

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The theory of maritime cultural landscapes is a multi-disciplinary framework that compiles a range of evidence to interpret locations of interest. Shipwrecks are one of five components typically utilized in constructing and understanding a maritime cultural landscape. Historic newspapers and archival sources offer clues to when and where ships wrecked around the former Danish West Indian Island of Saint Croix. Analysis of historical records, local geology, and local knowledge were consulted and compared to determine the accuracy of the location, identity, and condition of selected potential historic shipwreck sites. This paper will present the results of surveys in areas of interest identified through historical records and local knowledge conducted in 2023.

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
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