{"product_id":"ships-graveyards-nathan-richards-9781957402000","title":"Ships' Graveyards: Abandoned Watercraft and the Archaeological Site Formation Process","description":"\u003cp\u003eWatercraft abandonment is a process almost as old as shipbuilding, and the discard of ships follows every aspect of maritime commerce. Hence, these vessels have the capability to reveal characteristics of technological change and diffusion, changing economic conditions, and social history. Abandoned watercraft are also imbued with archaeological signatures, rich with the evidence of the people who used and disposed of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this theoretical study, Nathan Richards expands the realm of maritime archaeology beyond the traditional examination of accidental shipwreck sites to the study of vast numbers of vessels that have been intentionally abandoned in ship graveyards worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing Australian waters as a case study, Richards examines more than 1,500 vessels disposed over a period of more than 200 years. In offering such a detailed focus on an understudied archaeological resource, he provides a model for the examination of similar sites and processes in many other locations around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957402008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957402000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Society for Historical Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Nathan Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241610457343,"sku":"9781957402000","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2eeb8ba7-1c38-4883-a09d-fec2f28c0a11.jpg?v=1772655238","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ships-graveyards-nathan-richards-9781957402000","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}