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- Ilves, Kristin, 1978-
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Dashing the shipwreck. Some critical notes on (wreck-) archaeology using an Estonian example.
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In: <em>Proceedings of the 13<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Zadar, Croatia, 18-23. September 2007).</em>. - Zagreb : Croatian Archaeological Society. - 9789536335008 ; , s. 256-266
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- In the end of the year 2006 a shipwreck was found during the reconstruction works in the Tallinn Harbour. On the basis of only 4 salvaged fragmentary pieces and partly, according to their find-spot, the wreck was directly hypothesised to be a Swedish warship Draken from the 17th century. Without any actual preliminary investigations of the location and/or complementary archival studies, the ship was also said to be in a totally demolished condition. The generally acknowledged expert of Estonian maritime archaeology declared that shipwrecks of this age, type and condition are not worthy of any kind of archaeological research. And the Estonian National Heritage Board agreed, even though they had earlier estimated the wreck to be a find with a high cultural value.Several problematic issues for the more general discussions on underwater heritage emerge from the above stated example. The choice and evaluation of research material is definitely requisite in archaeology; in case of old shipwrecks, their condition, age, frequency of occurrence and general cultural and scientific importance are probably the most important criteria for evaluation. But, do 4 fragmental ship-details give any information on these matters?! Even without preliminary investigations the first step in wreck-archaeology seems always to be identifying a site, putting a name to it. Thus, why, in so many cases concerning shipwrecks, archaeological material itself is not considered important? Furthermore, statement that 17th century (and younger) shipwrecks are not of interest for the science and are suitable only if these are preserved entirely, is even more distanced and unsuitable standpoint for archaeology. Still, such declarations, more characteristic for antiquarian archaeology, occur frequently in academic maritime archaeology. And for any National Heritage Board to proceed in their decision making from plain hypotheses and from the concept according to which only “beautiful” and entirely preserved object have a value should be totally out of place in today’s archaeology.
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Do Ships Shape the Shore? : An Analysis of the Credibility of Ship Archaeological Evidence for Landing Site Morphology in the Baltic Sea
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In: International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 1057-2414 .- 1095-9270. ; 41:1, s. 94-105
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- In the context of the development of different kinds of watercrafts during prehistory an interdependent line of development for landing sites and harbours is often suggested and used to argue that it is almost impossible to archaeologically locate small and early landing sites. Although the constructional properties of prehistoric watercrafts suggest that landing structures were not compellingly necessary, there is nevertheless archaeological evidence of landing facilities already from Stone Age as well as landing facilities for smaller boats to consider. This article will discuss to what extent ship archaeological evidence could be seen in a corresponding development to landing sites in its respective periods.
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Identifying Water-bound Strategies in the Archaeological Record : The Multi-Period Case of Garn, an Inland Lacustrine Site in Sweden
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- In archaeological research designs that focus on sites in coastal and shore-bound areas, a short geographical distance is often equated with a high degree of functional correlation between settlement and water without any further investigations of this (pre-)supposed relationship. This is both a theoretical and a methodological problem: instead of testing a hypothesis against the empirical material as the result of actions carried out by prehistoric people, a vaguely characterized empirical pattern is argued to reflect the inherent interrelationship to water. This article presents a process of generating and applying appropriate methodological approaches in the study of water-bound strategies. It explores a site with an initially unknown character and date, but with the remains of a still monumental artificial earthen wall standing close to what was hypothesized to be a former shore zone at Garn, in east central Sweden, and delves into how water-bound strategies might be expressed and investigated in archaeology.
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- Ilves, Kristin, 1978-
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Identifying Water-bound Strategies in the Archaeological Record : The Multi-Period Case of Garn, an Inland Lacustrine Site in Sweden
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- In archaeological research designs that focus on sites in coastal and shore-bound areas, a short geographical distance is often equated with a high degree of functional correlation between settlement and water without any further investigations of this (pre-)supposed relationship. This is both a theoretical and a methodological problem: instead of testing a hypothesis against the empirical material as the result of actions carried out by prehistoric people, a vaguely characterized empirical pattern is argued to reflect the inherent interrelationship to water. This article presents a process of generating and applying appropriate methodological approaches in the study of water-bound strategies. It explores a site with an initially unknown character and date, but with the remains of a still monumental artificial earthen wall standing close to what was hypothesized to be a former shore zone at Garn, in east central Sweden, and delves into how water-bound strategies might be expressed and investigated in archaeology.
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