Iron and Steamship Archaeology

Success and Failure on the SS Xantho
2000
ISBN: 978-1-4757-7321-7
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology

In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the , an iron screw steamship active off the Australian coast during the period 1848 to 1872, and to develop a strategy to stop the looting that was occurring at the site. This relatively straightforward assignment turned into a long-term research program for applying maritime archaeology to the conservation of iron-hulled wrecks.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mccarthy, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Unterwasserarchäologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Schiffbau, Seeverkehr

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Xantho and Broadhurst in context.- Xantho—The transformations.- The wreck examined.- Site formation processes.- The investigation continues in the archives.- Excavations at the site.- Excavation in the laboratory.- Conclusion.