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The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology is a comprehensive
survey of the field as seen through the eyes of nearly fifty
scholars at a time when maritime archaeology has established itself
as a mature branch of archaeology. This volume draws on many of the
distinct and universal aspects of maritime archaeology, bringing
them together under four main themes: the research process, ships
and shipwrecks, maritime and nautical culture, and issues of
preservation and management. The first section of the book deals
with the best practices for locating, documenting, excavating, and
analyzing submerged sites. This methodological foundation is
followed by a sample of shipwreck studies from around the world as
scholars trace the regional development of ships and seafaring.
Chosen to balance the traditional core regions of maritime
archaeology with important but lesser-studied areas, it aims at
offering an international account of the study of submerged sites.
Reflecting the growing number of scholars who study past maritime
cultures, but not shipwrecks, the third section of the book
addresses various aspects of the maritime landscape and ethnography
above and below the water. The final chapters then approach
maritime archaeology in a broader context, moving beyond
archaeological sites to discuss the archaeological record in
general within legal, preservation, and management frameworks.
Taken together, these individual and original articles provide a
valuable resource that summarizes the current state of the field of
maritime archaeology and offers insight into the future of this
established and growing discipline.
The Northeastern Trans-Pecos region of Texas is an unforgiving
environment for anyone living off the land, yet nomadic hunters and
gatherers roamed its deserts and mountains and sheltered in caves
and sinkholes from around AD 200 to 1450. This book provides
detailed insights into the lifeways of these little-known
prehistoric peoples. It places their occupation of the region in a
wider temporal and cultural framework through a comprehensive
description and analysis of the archaeological remains excavated by
Donny L. Hamilton at Granado Cave in 1978. Hamilton begins with a
brief overview of the geology and environment of the Granado Cave
area and reviews previous archaeological investigations. Then he
and other researchers present detailed analyses of the burials and
other material remains found in the cave, as well as the results of
radiocarbon dating. From these findings, he reconstructs the
subsistence patterns and burial practices of these Native
Americans, whom he identifies as a distinct group that was pushed
into the environment by surrounding peoples. He proposes that they
should be represented by a new archaeological phase, thus helping
to clarify the poorly understood late prehistory of the
Trans-Pecos.
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