A Maritime Cultural Landscape Study of St. Croix, USVI

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The maritime cultural landscape is a multidisciplinary theoretical framework that incorporates various data in interpreting the historical relationships, interactions, and influences between humans and the sea. Traditionally, five key categories have been utilized in maritime cultural landscape studies: shipwrecks, land remains, traditions of use, natural havens, and place names. Each component contributes unique information and perspective on the development of maritime life, culture, and industries. Despite its seemingly obvious applicability, the maritime cultural landscape has not been widely employed in Caribbean Island studies. Many Caribbean islands today demonstrate the culmination of diverse historical influences on culture and society in which the maritime component is sometimes so deeply ingrained that it may be overlooked. This paper will present a maritime cultural landscape for the island of St. Croix, USVI, which has shown potential to significantly impact our understanding of the region as well as the uses and flaws of this framework.

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