"Guns and ships and so the balance shifts" : using artifact patterning to contextualize a salvaged assemblage dated to the Battle of Yorktown, 1781 / by Jillian Schuler.

Author/creator Schuler, Jillian author.
Other author Harris, Lynn B., degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of History.
Format Theses and dissertations
Publication[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2023.
Description1 online resource (162 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
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Summary Before General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, he scuttled a portion of his shipping fleet along the Yorktown riverbank to defend the town from a Franco- American amphibious attack. An environment rife with maritime material culture, the river has been subject to formal and informal salvage, including a joint effort in the 1930s by the Mariners' Museum and the National Park Service that produced a significant artifact assemblage with minimal archaeological context. This thesis will attempt to contextualize the 1930s salvaged assemblage of York River through an artifact pattern developed from four case studies: HMS Invincible (1758), HMS Swift (1770), General Carleton (1785), and Betsy (1781). The artifact pattern presents potential archaeological distinctions between British naval and merchant vessels during the second half of the 18th century.
General noteAdvisor: Lynn Harris
General noteTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed July 22, 2024).
Dissertation noteM.A. East Carolina University 2023.
Dissertation notePresented to the Faculty of the Department of History
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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