Shackleford Banks : applying archaeological and geospatial approaches to maritime settlement and abandonment / by Kendra Ellis.
| Author/creator | Ellis, Kendra author. |
| Other author | Richards, Nathan, degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of History. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Variant title | Shackleford Banks applying archaeological and geospatial approaches to maritime settlement and abandonment. |
| Summary | Shackleford Banks, North Carolina is a 14.5-kilometer barrier island that has not been permanently inhabited by humans in over a century. Before it was abandoned in the beginning of the 20th century, this island had been occupied since at least the mid-eighteenth century by European colonists. These "Ca'e Bankers" lived, not necessarily in isolation, but in self-reliant communities that used their environment to their advantage. They were able to survive by using what the landscape supplied them through oystering, clamming, whaling, porpoise hunting, crabbing, farming, and salvage activities. This project uses archaeological evidence collected from East Carolina University's 2021 summer field school as well as census records, oral histories, and shoreline data to explore the settlement and abandonment of Shackleford Banks communities. Examining this evidence, this thesis looks to find the degree to which economic and environmental change led to the establishment of non- Indigenous settlement on Shackleford Banks, how these communities developed, and what led to their decline and ultimate exodus from the area. |
| General note | Presented to the Faculty of the Department of History |
| General note | Advisor: Nathan Richards |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed February 5, 2025). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2023. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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