Wharves : the keystone of plantation wealth? case studies / by Theresa R. Hicks.
| Author/creator |
Hicks, Theresa R. |
| Other author/creator | Harris, Lynn B. |
| Other author/creator | East Carolina University. Program in Maritime Studies. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations, Electronic, and Book |
| Publication Info | [Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2012. |
| Description | 220 pages : illustrations (some color), digital, PDF file |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subject(s) |
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| Summary | The Bowling Farm Site (001CSR), a multi-component site comprising Native American and European artifact assemblages, a wharf structure, and a shipwreck, represents a unique clue to early North Carolina history. Located on the Cashie River in Bertie County, this site may be seminal to the history of colonial North Carolina settlement and economy, since little is known about colonial settlement in this area. The primary focus of this thesis is to explore the possibility of a potential correlation between the site's economic history, wharf construction, and the artifact assemblage by comparing Bowling Farm Site to five other plantation wharf sites located in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This thesis also aims to promote the importance of archaeology in understanding site history and formation processes on wharf sites while exploring the most appropriate archaeological methodologies to achieve this objective. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. |
| General note | Advisor: Lynn Harris. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 8, 2012). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2012. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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