Maritime Historical Archaeology Research at Balok River, Belitung Island

Shipwrecks and maritime archaeology

Shipwrecks are the most numerous and distinctive type of site studied by maritime archaeologists. Their uniform characteristics, regardless of date, place and type, mean that virtually all wrecks can be investigated using similar methodologies and research strategies. The contributions to this issue of World Archaeology demonstrate both these common features and the wide variety of archaeologic...

Excavation Techniques in Historical Archaeology

This paper discusses the development of excavation techniques in England and their application to historical archaeology in Australia. Edward Higginbotham, a consultant archaeologist in Sydney, applies his experience of excavations in both countries to a critical analysis of various excavation methods, including test-pits, trial-trenches, the grid method, and area excavation. The advantages, ef...

Full Citation Details: Staniforth, M. 2000. A future for Australian maritime archaeology? ‘Australian Archaeology’. no.50. 90-93. A Future for Australian Maritime Archaeology?

The Impact of the River Basins Surveys Program in Historical Archaeology

The River Basin Projects of the Post World War III era created an unprecedented threat to archaeological resources of the historic period on the Great Plains. Funding was provided to address this threat through the River Basin Survey, and an ambitious program of excavation on historic sites ensued. The impact of this work on the direction of historical archaeology on the Great Plains was signif...

The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

The incomplete skeletal remains of a young adolescent (10–12 years of age) recovered from the surface of an earth-oven in Qaranicagi Cave, Site Y2–39, Waya Island, Fiji are used to explore mortuary practices in these islands. Mortuary practices in Fiji are documented in explorer and missionary accounts, and a limited number of excavated burials. Additionally, cannibalism is ethnographically and...