Shipwrecks as Archaeological Signatures of a Maritime Industrial Frontier in the Solomon Islands, 1788-1942

Author(s)
Korsgaard, Annika
Gibbs, Martin
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
This paper examines the nineteenth- and twentieth-century non-indigenous presence in the Solomon Islands as an example of a maritime industrial frontier. In particular it employs a combination of frontier and maritime cultural landscape theories to consider the material and cognitive elements that inform us about how a maritime industrial frontier was shaped and operated, including the relationships between shipwrecks, maritime infrastructure, nodal points of activity and indigenous agency. The integrated analysis of these elements reveals distinct maritime patterns considered indicative of the broader economic, political and social concerns occurring on this frontier on the peripheries of the Western European World System.
Citation
International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 20(1), p. 105-126
ISSN
1573-7748
1092-7697
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Language
en
Publisher
Springer New York LLC
Title
Shipwrecks as Archaeological Signatures of a Maritime Industrial Frontier in the Solomon Islands, 1788-1942
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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