Maritime Industry: Whaling

Author(s)
Gibbs, Martin
Publication Date
2022-04-12
Abstract
<p>The archaeological study of maritime industries can potentially encompass a bewildering array of artefacts, sites, structures, landscapes, vessels, mechanisms, processes, and communities on land, in intertidal zones, on and in the water, and on submerged land surfaces. This chapter presents whaling as a case study, focusing on the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During this period whaling emerged as a global industry operating at different scales from pelagic fleets roaming the oceans of the world, to small seasonal shore stations. In particular this section reviews recent work by Australian archaeologists towards a systematic approach to studying whaling at a national level.</p>
Citation
The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Archaeology, p. 210-226
ISBN
9780192596529
9780191756863
9780199693962
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Language
en
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Edition
1
Title
Maritime Industry: Whaling
Type of document
Book Chapter
Entity Type
Publication

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