Professor Mark Staniforth has broad experience in historical archaeology, maritime archaeology and museums in a career that spans more than thirty years. Mark is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University. He is the author of Material Culture and Consumer Society published by Plenum Press of New York in 2003, he is the editor (with Mike Nash in 2006) of Maritime Archaeology: Australian Approaches (Plenum Press. New York) and editor (with Mike Hyde in 2001) of Maritime Archaeology in Australia: A Reader (Southern Archaeology. Blackwood, SA.) He has published more than 100 publications in Australian and International journals in a thirty year career in maritime archaeology.
Mark was the State government maritime archaeologist for the Victoria Archaeological Survey in Victoria (1982-1987) and curator of maritime archaeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney (1987-1993). He has worked as a consultant for the Australian Commonwealth government (National Historic Shipwrecks Research Plan 1995), the Canadian federal government (advice on national shipwreck legislation), the NSW state government (Parramatta River Survey), for the Hobsons Bay Council in Victoria (pipeline watching brief) and for the Land Management Corporation (Port Adelaide Waterfront Redevelopment Project) Mark has conducted archaeological survey and excavation in all Australian states as well as overseas, both underwater and on land across a wide range of archaeological sites.
Mark is a professional member of ICOMOS and an expert member of two ICOMOS International Scientific Committees – ICOMOS-ICUCH (International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage) and ICOMOS-ICAHM (International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management). He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 2012. He has been the Chair of the NSW State government’s Maritime Archaeology Advisory Panel (MAAP) 1988-1993), the president of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA 1985-87) and the Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH 1998-2003). He has served for two terms on the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA 2000-2008) including three years as deputy Chair (2001-2003) and three years as Chair (2004-2007). Phone: 0408 802 198 Address: Flinders University South Australia
Managing the Marine Cultural Heritage: Defining, Accessing and Managing the Resource, 2007
Recent decades have witnessed an expansion of archaeological activity under water and in the coas... more Recent decades have witnessed an expansion of archaeological activity under water and in the coastal zone.There has also been a realisation of the threats to this material from human and natural action. This period of relatively rapid change has increased pressure on governments, heritage groups and agencies, coastal zone managers and sea users to formulate approaches to managing the maritime cultural heritage.
This volume presents a range of international initiatives that include examples of management responses to regional, national and international situations. They demonstrate approaches to the quantification of the resource through the collection, recording, interpretation and storage of data, the promotion of the submerged heritage through access and public involvement, and challenges of legislative frameworks, varying national and international priorities, and divergent approaches to funding.
In addition to presenting responses to management themes and issues, this volume also discusses the principle challenges facing maritime archaeology, which have relevance not just in the UK but across the globe.
Subject areas discussed in this book include shipwrecks and abandoned vessels, underwater site fo... more Subject areas discussed in this book include shipwrecks and abandoned vessels, underwater site formation processes, maritime infrastructure and industries such as whaling, submerged aircraft and Australian Indigenous sites underwater. The application of National and State legislation and management regimes to these underwater cultural heritage sites is also highlighted. The contributors of this piece have set the standard for the practice in Australia from which others can learn.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
Contents - Maritime Archaeology in Australasia.- Theoretical Approaches.- Artifact Studies.- Thematic Studies in Australian Maritime Archaeology.- Individual Shipwreck Site Case Studies.- Maritime Archaeology at the Land-Sea Interface.- Underwater Archaeology.- Nautical Archaeology in Australia, the Indian Ocean and Asia.- The Ethics and Values of Maritime Archaeology.- Historic Shipwrecks Legislation.- Innovative Approaches in Underwater Cultural Heritage Management.- Maritime Museums and Maritime Archaeological Exhibitions.- Cultural Tourism and Diver Education.
Throughout history, material goods have been valued for more than their usefulness; they have als... more Throughout history, material goods have been valued for more than their usefulness; they have also been symbols of status and wealth. During the colonial period of Australia, material goods took on an even more important role for the new arrivals to the island. Material Culture and Consumer Society argues that material goods were a necessary adjunct to the successful colonization of Australia demonstrating that it was necessary to establish trade networks that provided adequate supplies of culturally 'appropriate' food, drink and other consumer goods for the newly arrived colonists. Material goods were used:
* to distinguish the colonists from Indigenous groups ;
* to reassure the colonists about their place in the world;
* to help establish the colonists' own networks of social relations.
Material Culture and Consumer Society contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. This work will be of interest to underwater, historical and cultural archaeologists, social historians, cultural heritage managers, and graduate students of these fields.
Content Level » Research
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
"Staniforth's work offers particular strengths to those engaged in the study of consumer society and capitalism...this work will remain important as part of the bridge between land and sea."
(Stacy C. Kozakavich, Historical Archaeology)
Dependent Colonies: The importation of material culture and the establishment of a consumer socie... more Dependent Colonies: The importation of material culture and the establishment of a consumer society in Australia before 1850.
This thesis uses an archaeological perspective to examine the ways in which a consumer society became established in the Australian colonies between 1788 and the middle of the 19th century. It argues that in order to successfully colonise places like Australia it was necessary to establish trade networks that provided adequate supplies of culturally ‘appropriate’ food, drink and other consumer goods for the newly arrived population. This thesis suggests that there were three inter-related reasons why newly arrived colonists needed material culture and its associated meanings: first, to distinguish themselves from Indigenous groups; second, to reassure themselves about their place in the world; and third, to help establish their own networks of social relations. It contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. Furthermore this thesis demonstrates that four principal factors structured consumer preference: the quantity, variety, type and quality of goods available to them.
This research is concerned with the symbolic and cognitive meanings: the underlying, or embedded, meanings as well as the meanings that were attached food, drink and other consumer goods. It provides a theoretical and methodological model for the systematic analysis of consumer goods that can be used to better understand cultural aspects of colonial settlement. The analytical framework draws on applications of Annales approaches to archaeology in what is termed the ‘archaeology of the event’ and the holistic approach undertaken in this thesis places the specificity of the event within the wider social context.
This thesis integrates both maritime and historical archaeology in order to follow the life trajectories of artefacts and to explore their changing meanings over time and between cultures. A major part of the archaeological data used in this research is drawn from the assemblages of four post-settlement shipwrecks excavated in Australian waters during the past 30 years: Sydney Cove, James Matthews, William Salthouse and Eglinton.
Monograph (46 pages) on the Chinese export porcelain component of the cargo of the Sydney Cove wr... more Monograph (46 pages) on the Chinese export porcelain component of the cargo of the Sydney Cove wrecked in 1797 on a voyage from Calcutta in India to Port Jackson (Sydney), Australia.
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes that underpin shipbuilding development. Shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and the schooner Clarence have been selected as a case study of shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes which underpin shipbuilding development. This paper considers shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and in southern Tasmania as two case studies in shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
The Australian Historic Shipwreck Preservation Project has been awarded a large ARC (Australian R... more The Australian Historic Shipwreck Preservation Project has been awarded a large ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage grant (LP110200184) to investigate the excavation, reburial and in-situ preservation of wrecks and their associated artefacts, which are considered to be at risk. This project will focus on Clarence (1850), a historically significant colonial wooden trading vessel located in Victorian internal waters near St Leonards in Port Phillip. The overarching theoretical focus will be on shipwreck site formation models and the project brings together the disciplines of behavioural archaeology, maritime archaeology, conservation sciences and maritime object conservation.
To date only two countries (Iran and Cambodia) out of the 46 countries in the Asia and the Pacifi... more To date only two countries (Iran and Cambodia) out of the 46 countries in the Asia and the Pacific region have ratified the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001. This is the lowest rate of ratification of any UNESCO region (less than 5%). What are the factors affecting the ratification, or more importantly the lack of ratification, of the 2001 Convention in the Asia and the Pacific region? What might be done to increase the numbers of ratifications? In the absence of ratification, what can be done to improve the situation in the region with regard to maritime archaeology, the protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) and the underlying practices of the 2001 Convention such as the Annex? This presentation considers the factors affecting ratification and presents a particular case study of international cooperation in Vietnam. It then suggests some critical success factors for good collaboration and cooperation.
Training Manual for the UNESCO Foundation Course on the Protection and Management of Underwater C... more Training Manual for the UNESCO Foundation Course on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific is a fruit of a UNESCO regional capacity-building project to protect and manage underwater archaeological sites through the establishment of a regional Centre of Excellence, funded by the Royal Government of Norway. It provides a consistent curriculum for Foundation Courses and a high standard of delivery of the training units. It also provides future trainers with a framework that enables them to create personalized presentations, practical sessions and assessments. UNESCO, in collaboration with the Underwater Archaeology Division of the Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, Thailand, and ICOMOS-ICUCH, has established the Asia-Pacific Regional Field Training Centre on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, and from 2009 to 2011 hosted three Foundation Courses and two Advanced Course concerning the protection of the u...
Understanding Cultural Landscapes Symposium, Flinders University, July, 2005
Indigenous populations around the world have made extensive use of the coastal zone for tens of t... more Indigenous populations around the world have made extensive use of the coastal zone for tens of thousands of years. Rising sea-level since the Last Gacial Maximum (LGM) have seen vast areas of what were once terrestrial cultural landscapes transformed into submerged (or underwater) cultural landscapes. Innundated terrestrial archaeological sites, however, can result from a number of other natural processes, as well as rising sea-levels, including earthquakes (such as
106 Archaeology Research in Underwater Archaeology: some challenges and approaches for the future... more 106 Archaeology Research in Underwater Archaeology: some challenges and approaches for the future Mark Staniforth Maritime Archaeology Program, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, AUSTRALIA Abstract. Abstract: This ...
Shipwrecks around the world: Revelations of the Past., Feb 2015
This paper considers abandoned ships in Australia primarily using data obtained from two research... more This paper considers abandoned ships in Australia primarily using data obtained from two research projects conducted by staff and students in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia - the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard Project (GISG) and the Abandoned Ships Project (ASP). These two projects involved the compilation of a database, partly based on historical sources, which revealed the potential for over 1500 abandoned watercraft sites in Australia, and partly based on archaeological information, from the inspection of the remains of more than 120 deliberately discarded vessels. This data was used to assess the correlation between discard activities and economic, social, and technological events. The logistics of discard, as reflected in commentaries describing discard procedures, and as seen in the archaeological signatures of these events, were also examined. This information was used to illustrate the causal relationships between landscape, economic trends, regulatory frameworks and cultural site formation processes associated with harm minimisation, placement assurance, salvage and discard activities. The fieldwork was initiated by one author (Staniforth) and much of the fieldwork was carried out as part of the other author’s doctoral research (Richards, 2002; 2008).
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial
shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic
and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity
and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes that underpin shipbuilding development.
Shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and the schooner Clarence have been selected as a case study of
shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
An international research group including researchers from, or associated with, the Institute of ... more An international research group including researchers from, or associated with, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A & M University, the Field Museum in Chicago, the University of Colorado, Denver as well as Monash University, Murdoch University and Flinders University in Australia have worked in Vietnam. Since 2008 this international team has worked together with Vietnamese researchers from the Institute of Archaeology (Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences) to conduct maritime archaeological and related projects, currently under the provisions of a formal five-year agreement. Research is being conducted on archaeological, and other sites, associated with two highly significant naval battles where the armed forces of Chinese Emperor Kublai Khan were defeated in 1288 A.D. at the Bach Dang River and near the ancient port of Van Don.
The Bach Dang River and Van Don Naval battlefields research project forms a part of a larger effort that involves Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) training, capability building, awareness raising and developing multi-disciplinary research approaches working under the general banner of the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project (VMAP). Since 2008 the research team has conducted preliminary investigations of the available historical sources, maps, charts and aerial photographs as well as archaeological and geophysical survey complemented by test excavations and stratigraphic coring at both Bach Dang River and Van Don. Research seasons between 2008 and 2010 have been previously been reported by the principal investigators. This paper outlines four short seasons of archaeological research, conducted between 2011 and 2014, around the two areas where the Bach Dang River and Van Don battles took place.
Managing the Marine Cultural Heritage: Defining, Accessing and Managing the Resource, 2007
Recent decades have witnessed an expansion of archaeological activity under water and in the coas... more Recent decades have witnessed an expansion of archaeological activity under water and in the coastal zone.There has also been a realisation of the threats to this material from human and natural action. This period of relatively rapid change has increased pressure on governments, heritage groups and agencies, coastal zone managers and sea users to formulate approaches to managing the maritime cultural heritage.
This volume presents a range of international initiatives that include examples of management responses to regional, national and international situations. They demonstrate approaches to the quantification of the resource through the collection, recording, interpretation and storage of data, the promotion of the submerged heritage through access and public involvement, and challenges of legislative frameworks, varying national and international priorities, and divergent approaches to funding.
In addition to presenting responses to management themes and issues, this volume also discusses the principle challenges facing maritime archaeology, which have relevance not just in the UK but across the globe.
Subject areas discussed in this book include shipwrecks and abandoned vessels, underwater site fo... more Subject areas discussed in this book include shipwrecks and abandoned vessels, underwater site formation processes, maritime infrastructure and industries such as whaling, submerged aircraft and Australian Indigenous sites underwater. The application of National and State legislation and management regimes to these underwater cultural heritage sites is also highlighted. The contributors of this piece have set the standard for the practice in Australia from which others can learn.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
Contents - Maritime Archaeology in Australasia.- Theoretical Approaches.- Artifact Studies.- Thematic Studies in Australian Maritime Archaeology.- Individual Shipwreck Site Case Studies.- Maritime Archaeology at the Land-Sea Interface.- Underwater Archaeology.- Nautical Archaeology in Australia, the Indian Ocean and Asia.- The Ethics and Values of Maritime Archaeology.- Historic Shipwrecks Legislation.- Innovative Approaches in Underwater Cultural Heritage Management.- Maritime Museums and Maritime Archaeological Exhibitions.- Cultural Tourism and Diver Education.
Throughout history, material goods have been valued for more than their usefulness; they have als... more Throughout history, material goods have been valued for more than their usefulness; they have also been symbols of status and wealth. During the colonial period of Australia, material goods took on an even more important role for the new arrivals to the island. Material Culture and Consumer Society argues that material goods were a necessary adjunct to the successful colonization of Australia demonstrating that it was necessary to establish trade networks that provided adequate supplies of culturally 'appropriate' food, drink and other consumer goods for the newly arrived colonists. Material goods were used:
* to distinguish the colonists from Indigenous groups ;
* to reassure the colonists about their place in the world;
* to help establish the colonists' own networks of social relations.
Material Culture and Consumer Society contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. This work will be of interest to underwater, historical and cultural archaeologists, social historians, cultural heritage managers, and graduate students of these fields.
Content Level » Research
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
"Staniforth's work offers particular strengths to those engaged in the study of consumer society and capitalism...this work will remain important as part of the bridge between land and sea."
(Stacy C. Kozakavich, Historical Archaeology)
Dependent Colonies: The importation of material culture and the establishment of a consumer socie... more Dependent Colonies: The importation of material culture and the establishment of a consumer society in Australia before 1850.
This thesis uses an archaeological perspective to examine the ways in which a consumer society became established in the Australian colonies between 1788 and the middle of the 19th century. It argues that in order to successfully colonise places like Australia it was necessary to establish trade networks that provided adequate supplies of culturally ‘appropriate’ food, drink and other consumer goods for the newly arrived population. This thesis suggests that there were three inter-related reasons why newly arrived colonists needed material culture and its associated meanings: first, to distinguish themselves from Indigenous groups; second, to reassure themselves about their place in the world; and third, to help establish their own networks of social relations. It contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. Furthermore this thesis demonstrates that four principal factors structured consumer preference: the quantity, variety, type and quality of goods available to them.
This research is concerned with the symbolic and cognitive meanings: the underlying, or embedded, meanings as well as the meanings that were attached food, drink and other consumer goods. It provides a theoretical and methodological model for the systematic analysis of consumer goods that can be used to better understand cultural aspects of colonial settlement. The analytical framework draws on applications of Annales approaches to archaeology in what is termed the ‘archaeology of the event’ and the holistic approach undertaken in this thesis places the specificity of the event within the wider social context.
This thesis integrates both maritime and historical archaeology in order to follow the life trajectories of artefacts and to explore their changing meanings over time and between cultures. A major part of the archaeological data used in this research is drawn from the assemblages of four post-settlement shipwrecks excavated in Australian waters during the past 30 years: Sydney Cove, James Matthews, William Salthouse and Eglinton.
Monograph (46 pages) on the Chinese export porcelain component of the cargo of the Sydney Cove wr... more Monograph (46 pages) on the Chinese export porcelain component of the cargo of the Sydney Cove wrecked in 1797 on a voyage from Calcutta in India to Port Jackson (Sydney), Australia.
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes that underpin shipbuilding development. Shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and the schooner Clarence have been selected as a case study of shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes which underpin shipbuilding development. This paper considers shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and in southern Tasmania as two case studies in shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
The Australian Historic Shipwreck Preservation Project has been awarded a large ARC (Australian R... more The Australian Historic Shipwreck Preservation Project has been awarded a large ARC (Australian Research Council) Linkage grant (LP110200184) to investigate the excavation, reburial and in-situ preservation of wrecks and their associated artefacts, which are considered to be at risk. This project will focus on Clarence (1850), a historically significant colonial wooden trading vessel located in Victorian internal waters near St Leonards in Port Phillip. The overarching theoretical focus will be on shipwreck site formation models and the project brings together the disciplines of behavioural archaeology, maritime archaeology, conservation sciences and maritime object conservation.
To date only two countries (Iran and Cambodia) out of the 46 countries in the Asia and the Pacifi... more To date only two countries (Iran and Cambodia) out of the 46 countries in the Asia and the Pacific region have ratified the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001. This is the lowest rate of ratification of any UNESCO region (less than 5%). What are the factors affecting the ratification, or more importantly the lack of ratification, of the 2001 Convention in the Asia and the Pacific region? What might be done to increase the numbers of ratifications? In the absence of ratification, what can be done to improve the situation in the region with regard to maritime archaeology, the protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) and the underlying practices of the 2001 Convention such as the Annex? This presentation considers the factors affecting ratification and presents a particular case study of international cooperation in Vietnam. It then suggests some critical success factors for good collaboration and cooperation.
Training Manual for the UNESCO Foundation Course on the Protection and Management of Underwater C... more Training Manual for the UNESCO Foundation Course on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific is a fruit of a UNESCO regional capacity-building project to protect and manage underwater archaeological sites through the establishment of a regional Centre of Excellence, funded by the Royal Government of Norway. It provides a consistent curriculum for Foundation Courses and a high standard of delivery of the training units. It also provides future trainers with a framework that enables them to create personalized presentations, practical sessions and assessments. UNESCO, in collaboration with the Underwater Archaeology Division of the Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, Thailand, and ICOMOS-ICUCH, has established the Asia-Pacific Regional Field Training Centre on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, and from 2009 to 2011 hosted three Foundation Courses and two Advanced Course concerning the protection of the u...
Understanding Cultural Landscapes Symposium, Flinders University, July, 2005
Indigenous populations around the world have made extensive use of the coastal zone for tens of t... more Indigenous populations around the world have made extensive use of the coastal zone for tens of thousands of years. Rising sea-level since the Last Gacial Maximum (LGM) have seen vast areas of what were once terrestrial cultural landscapes transformed into submerged (or underwater) cultural landscapes. Innundated terrestrial archaeological sites, however, can result from a number of other natural processes, as well as rising sea-levels, including earthquakes (such as
106 Archaeology Research in Underwater Archaeology: some challenges and approaches for the future... more 106 Archaeology Research in Underwater Archaeology: some challenges and approaches for the future Mark Staniforth Maritime Archaeology Program, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, AUSTRALIA Abstract. Abstract: This ...
Shipwrecks around the world: Revelations of the Past., Feb 2015
This paper considers abandoned ships in Australia primarily using data obtained from two research... more This paper considers abandoned ships in Australia primarily using data obtained from two research projects conducted by staff and students in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia - the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard Project (GISG) and the Abandoned Ships Project (ASP). These two projects involved the compilation of a database, partly based on historical sources, which revealed the potential for over 1500 abandoned watercraft sites in Australia, and partly based on archaeological information, from the inspection of the remains of more than 120 deliberately discarded vessels. This data was used to assess the correlation between discard activities and economic, social, and technological events. The logistics of discard, as reflected in commentaries describing discard procedures, and as seen in the archaeological signatures of these events, were also examined. This information was used to illustrate the causal relationships between landscape, economic trends, regulatory frameworks and cultural site formation processes associated with harm minimisation, placement assurance, salvage and discard activities. The fieldwork was initiated by one author (Staniforth) and much of the fieldwork was carried out as part of the other author’s doctoral research (Richards, 2002; 2008).
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial
shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic
and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity
and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes that underpin shipbuilding development.
Shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and the schooner Clarence have been selected as a case study of
shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
An international research group including researchers from, or associated with, the Institute of ... more An international research group including researchers from, or associated with, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A & M University, the Field Museum in Chicago, the University of Colorado, Denver as well as Monash University, Murdoch University and Flinders University in Australia have worked in Vietnam. Since 2008 this international team has worked together with Vietnamese researchers from the Institute of Archaeology (Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences) to conduct maritime archaeological and related projects, currently under the provisions of a formal five-year agreement. Research is being conducted on archaeological, and other sites, associated with two highly significant naval battles where the armed forces of Chinese Emperor Kublai Khan were defeated in 1288 A.D. at the Bach Dang River and near the ancient port of Van Don.
The Bach Dang River and Van Don Naval battlefields research project forms a part of a larger effort that involves Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) training, capability building, awareness raising and developing multi-disciplinary research approaches working under the general banner of the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project (VMAP). Since 2008 the research team has conducted preliminary investigations of the available historical sources, maps, charts and aerial photographs as well as archaeological and geophysical survey complemented by test excavations and stratigraphic coring at both Bach Dang River and Van Don. Research seasons between 2008 and 2010 have been previously been reported by the principal investigators. This paper outlines four short seasons of archaeological research, conducted between 2011 and 2014, around the two areas where the Bach Dang River and Van Don battles took place.
• "ارزیابی اثرات زیست محیطی" فرآیندی رسمی می باشد که به منظور پیشبینی عواقب احتمالی (مثبت یا من... more • "ارزیابی اثرات زیست محیطی" فرآیندی رسمی می باشد که به منظور پیشبینی عواقب احتمالی (مثبت یا منفی) یک فعالیت، سیاست، برنامه، پروژه و یا طرح توسعه، قبل از به اجرا در آمدن آن، صورت می پذیرد = "پیروی از مقررات".
Since 2008 an international research team working with archaeologists from the Institute of Archa... more Since 2008 an international research team working with archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology (IA) has employed collaborative, multi-disciplinary approaches to community engagement, awareness raising, cooperative training and capacity building activities associated with underwater cultural heritage in Vietnam. This helps Vietnam to preserve, protect and valorize underwater cultural heritage by capitalizing on the annual presence of experienced maritime archaeologists, and other researchers, conducting the Bach Dang river and Van Don Battlefield Research Project.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Oct 23, 2014
Salted meats were an important foodstuff throughout recent centuries, not only as a protein sourc... more Salted meats were an important foodstuff throughout recent centuries, not only as a protein source during long distance voyages but also in New World colonies. They were often used in conjunction with locally husbanded animals in areas where it was possible to raise European livestock. Isotope analysis can potentially be used to determine the sources and relative contributions of imported vs. local meats. This paper explores the stable carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur isotope values of bone collagen from barreled salt pork and beef products (n = 18) recovered from the wrecksite of the William Salthouse, a British ship that sank in 1841 while undertaking the first ever attempt at trade between Canada and Australia. Results show a pronounced heterogeneity in animal life histories and highlight a need for a better understanding of variation in animal husbandry practices in major livestock production centers during the historical period.
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Archaeology in Vietnam and Southeast Asia: Cooperation for Development. , Oct 18, 2014
Seafaring has been a truly “international’ activity for a very long time and this has involved sh... more Seafaring has been a truly “international’ activity for a very long time and this has involved ships travelling across long distances between what, today, are different countries. Vietnam has probably been involved in more than 2,000 years of international seafaring activity. As a result, somewhere along the Vietnamese coast are the remains of vessels that came from the Arab world, China, Japan, the USA, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and Great Britain in addition to locally, or regionally, built vessels.
Shared, or mutual, heritage is about recognizing that other nations can, and do, have interests in the heritage located within a particular country’s jurisdiction. Because seafaring has involved vessels from so many different countries, dealing with shared underwater cultural heritage often takes on more importance than for other forms of heritage on land.
This paper considers shared underwater cultural heritage in Vietnam through case studies related to four 17th century Dutch shipwrecks, belonging to the Dutch East India Company (VOC), that are believed to have been wrecked within Vietnam’s jurisdiction. Vietnam has an opportunity to recognize other countries’ interests in underwater cultural heritage and could benefit from international collaboration in investigating such sites of shared underwater cultural heritage.
Proceedings of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, 2014
This paper outlines the role played by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), whi... more This paper outlines the role played by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), which is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the conservation of the world's cultural monuments and sites and specifically in awareness raising and training related to underwater cultural heritage protection. ICOMOS membership requires an individual to be a practicing cultural heritage professional or have professional qualifications in the fields of conservation or preservation such as architect, archaeologist, town planner, and engineer, administrator of heritage, art historian or archivist. ICOMOS International Scientific Committees (ISCs) (such as ICUCH) are the vehicles through which ICOMOS brings together, develops and serves its worldwide membership according to their fields of specialized interest. ICOMOS expects the ISCs to be at the heart of scientific inquiry and exchange in their domains and to share knowledge among them to foster multi-disciplinary approaches to heritage protection and management. ICUCH (International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage) was founded in 1991 by ICOMOS Australia to promote international cooperation in the protection and management of underwater cultural heritage and to advise ICOMOS on issues related to underwater cultural heritage around the world. ICUCH currently has ten members from the Asia and the Pacific region and this paper will discuss the role of ICUCH in the region. Furthermore ICUCH’s mission will only be achieved in conjunction with other stakeholders, such as the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS). NAS training aims to increase public awareness at local, provincial and national levels about the extent and nature of underwater and maritime cultural heritage as well as about underwater and maritime archaeology.
To date only two countries (Iran and Cambodia) out of the 46 countries in the Asia and the Pacifi... more To date only two countries (Iran and Cambodia) out of the 46 countries in the Asia and the Pacific region have ratified the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001. This is the lowest rate of ratification of any UNESCO region (less than 5%). What are the factors affecting the ratification, or more importantly the lack of ratification, of the 2001 Convention in the Asia and the Pacific region? What might be done to increase the numbers of ratifications? In the absence of ratification, what can be done to improve the situation in the region with regard to maritime archaeology, the protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) and the underlying practices of the 2001 Convention such as the Annex? This presentation considers the factors affecting ratification and presents a particular case study of international cooperation in Vietnam. It then suggests some critical success factors for good collaboration and cooperation.
The ancient port of Van Don was formally established as an international trading port of the Dai ... more The ancient port of Van Don was formally established as an international trading port of the Dai Viet in 1149 C.E. by King Ly Anh Tong (Ly dynasty) and in 1288 C.E. was the site of the defeat of part of an invading Mongol/Chinese army in the battle of Van Don. Since 2012 archaeological and related investigations have been conducted by archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology and the international Bach Dang and Van Don Research Team as part of an on-going research program into the ancient port of Van Don. This paper will present some results of recent multi-disciplinary research conducted by archeaologists, palaeo-ecologists and sociologists including an initial account of the artifacts found from Son Hao, a small hamlet on Quan Lan island, which will be compared with ceramics found from Cai Lang in Quan Lan commune and in Thang Loi commune. It will also explore the Quan Lan festival, that celebrates the battle of Van Don, through a lens of cultural memory and intangible cultural heritage. This will provide useful information for better understanding the changes to the port during its active history.
Powerpoint of a talk given to the Friends of Port Willunga AGM at 11am on Sunday 31st January 201... more Powerpoint of a talk given to the Friends of Port Willunga AGM at 11am on Sunday 31st January 2016 at the Aldinga Institute Hall.
Underwater Cultural Heritage in Vietnam is under threat. BBC coverage of some of the problems wit... more Underwater Cultural Heritage in Vietnam is under threat. BBC coverage of some of the problems with the preservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Vietnam.
So what are you in for if you want to be a marine archaeologist? I suppose the primary differenc... more So what are you in for if you want to be a marine archaeologist? I suppose the primary difference is that you need to be able to scuba dive to go to work. But essentially the other aspects to marine archaeology are the same as any other kind of archaeology. One of the great marine archaeologists of the world, George Bass, basically said that archaeology is archaeology – maritime archaeology is archaeology. We want to do the same kinds of things that all archaeologists want to do.
Batavia was the flagship of the fleet for 1628-1629 and it was travelling from Holland, from The ... more Batavia was the flagship of the fleet for 1628-1629 and it was travelling from Holland, from The Netherlands, to what were called the Dutch East Indies at that time. They are now called Indonesia. It was carrying several hundred people and it was going out there to bring back all the goods from the East which couldn't be obtained in Europe at the time – spices, porcelain and silk, all that sort of material.
The podcast discusses research on an area at the intersection of the Bach Dang and Song Rivers wh... more The podcast discusses research on an area at the intersection of the Bach Dang and Song Rivers where the Dai Viet (Vietnamese) defeated the Chinese emperor Kublai Khan’s Invasion Fleet in 1288AD. Vietnamese general Trần Hưng Đạo defended the marine estuary in the lower reaches of the Bach Dang River, which at the time connected the coast with the capital of Hanoi, by placing stakes with the aim of holing or trapping Chinese vessels as the tide fell. The work has mapped the extent and shape of the stake fields, in a bid to provide insights into the Dai Viet strategy, the exact location and likely course of the battle. It is hoped that the work may also point to the location of the wrecks of Chinese ships. This podcast will introduce and discuss the project.
The science of Maritime Archaeology has been widely practiced in the South Pacific and neighborin... more The science of Maritime Archaeology has been widely practiced in the South Pacific and neighboring regions. Today's episode examines how a sophisticated international infrastructure has developed around this fascinating sub-discipline of archaeology. Does underwater archaeology inform on ancient tsunamis and catastrophic events, which appear more common in this part of the world than elsewhere? We discuss the history and development of maritime archaeology in this unique part of the world with one of its best know practitioners. Dr. Mark Staniforth has pioneered some of the major techniques in underwater archaeology and has worked extensively off the coast of his native Australia as well as in some of the more fascinating off shore environments in Southeast Asia, most recently in Vietnam.
In recent years the Maritime Archaeology Program at Flinders University has developed a collabora... more In recent years the Maritime Archaeology Program at Flinders University has developed a collaborative archaeological research project with the Vietnamese government’s Institute of Archaeology (IA) and the US based Institute for Nautical Archaeology (INA). The primary focus of this research is on an area at the intersection of the Bach Dang and Song Rivers where the Dai Viet (Vietnamese) defeated the Chinese emperor Kublai Khan’s Invasion Fleet in 1288AD. Vietnamese general Trần Hưng Đạo defended the marine estuary in the lower reaches of the Bach Dang River, which at the time connected the coast with the capital of Hanoi, by placing stakes with the aim of holing or trapping Chinese vessels as the tide fell. The work has mapped the extent and shape of the stake fields, in a bid to provide insights into the Dai Viet strategy, the exact location and likely course of the battle. It is hoped that the work may also point to the location of the wrecks of Chinese ships.
This presentation will introduce the project aims, results and future campaigns. It will also discuss more wide-ranging matters associated with maritime archaeology in Vietnam including the development of professional involvement and public concern for the study and protection of Vietnamese underwater and maritime cultural heritage.
In recent years the Maritime Archaeology Program (MAP) at Flinders University has developed an in... more In recent years the Maritime Archaeology Program (MAP) at Flinders University has developed an innovative work-integrated learning program, in association with industry partners that includes fieldwork opportunities and internships (work-placements). This is largely in response to suggestions from consultancy companies and government agencies about the lack of job-ready skills among maritime archaeology graduate students. This is a very flexible program that aims to provide students with opportunities of at least two weeks and up to 3 months to develop both fieldwork skills and more general work practices. This paper argues that work-integrated learning assists the graduates to get a position and then helps them to do well in that job. Participating in daily work practices and experiencing fieldwork are seen as keys in producing work-ready graduates.
Keywords: Work-Integrated Learning, Internship, Fieldwork, Australia, Maritime Archaeology
This powerpoint considers cargo artefact studies and trade by sea using the Sydney Cove (1797) sh... more This powerpoint considers cargo artefact studies and trade by sea using the Sydney Cove (1797) shipwreck case study.
This presentation suggests some ways that we might build a future for maritime archaeology throug... more This presentation suggests some ways that we might build a future for maritime archaeology through training and teaching in order to improve protection for underwater cultural heritage. It suggests a possible model for the implementation of Article 21 (Training in Underwater Archaeology) of the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001, which it is hoped will provide the basis for effective collaboration and co-operation in the teaching and training of maritime archaeologists in the Asia-Pacific region. It also discusses Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) training, which aims to increase public awareness at local, provincial and national levels about the extent and nature of underwater and maritime cultural heritage as well as about underwater and maritime archaeology. Finally it provides a case study in the tertiary teaching of maritime archaeology from Australia that, in addition to ‘traditional’ on-campus teaching, includes four main components: (1) learning field methods through field schools; (2) skills training through the AIMA/NAS training program; (3) distance learning topics available using the Internet; and (4) practicums, internships and fellowships.
Powerpoint presented as part of the Vietnam Underwater Archaeology Training lecture series held i... more Powerpoint presented as part of the Vietnam Underwater Archaeology Training lecture series held in Hoi An, Vietnam in June-July 2015.
Powerpoint presented as part of the Vietnam Underwater Archaeology Training lecture series held i... more Powerpoint presented as part of the Vietnam Underwater Archaeology Training lecture series held in Hoi An, Vietnam in June-July 2015.
This powerpoint presentation is an introductory lecture on underwater and maritime archaeology gi... more This powerpoint presentation is an introductory lecture on underwater and maritime archaeology given as Lecture 1 in an Underwater Archaeology visiting lecture series at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia on Monday 4 May 2015.
Powerpoint of a lecture in ARCH 8151: History, Theory and Issues in Maritime and Underwater Archa... more Powerpoint of a lecture in ARCH 8151: History, Theory and Issues in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology at Flinders University on Tuesday 17 March 2015.
This powerpoint presentation considers my four decades of involvement in maritime archaeology inc... more This powerpoint presentation considers my four decades of involvement in maritime archaeology including working for state government, the federal government and at Flinders University and my involvement in projects is all states of Australia as well as overseas in order to suggest some of the ways in which the discipline might develop in the future. It will suggest that as well as many new approaches and, particularly, dramatic developments in the technology used in maritime archaeology, there is also a certain level of continuity where projects build on, and extend, previous research and existing approaches. While the paper will focus mainly on Australian maritime archaeology, it will also consider some activities and developments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Since 2008 an international research team working with archaeologists from the Institute of Archa... more Since 2008 an international research team working with archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology (IA) has employed collaborative, multi-disciplinary approaches to community engagement, awareness raising, cooperative training and capacity building activities associated with underwater cultural heritage in Vietnam. This helps Vietnam to preserve, protect and valorize underwater cultural heritage by capitalizing on the annual presence of experienced maritime archaeologists, and other researchers, conducting the Bach Dang river and Van Don Battlefield Research Project.
Seafaring has been a truly “international’ activity for a very long time and this has involved sh... more Seafaring has been a truly “international’ activity for a very long time and this has involved ships travelling across long distances between what, today, are different countries. Vietnam has probably been involved in more than 2,000 years of international seafaring activity. As a result, somewhere along the Vietnamese coast are the remains of vessels that came from the Arab world, China, Japan, the USA, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and Great Britain in addition to locally, or regionally, built vessels.
Shared, or mutual, heritage is about recognizing that other nations can, and do, have interests in the heritage located within a particular country’s jurisdiction. Because seafaring has involved vessels from so many different countries, dealing with shared underwater cultural heritage often takes on more importance than for other forms of heritage on land.
This presentation considers shared underwater cultural heritage in Vietnam through case studies related to four 17th century Dutch shipwrecks, belonging to the Dutch East India Company (VOC), that are believed to have been wrecked within Vietnam’s jurisdiction. Vietnam has an opportunity to recognize other countries’ interests in underwater cultural heritage and could benefit from international collaboration in investigating such sites of shared underwater cultural heritage.
Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) needs to be managed to ensure its proper identification, asses... more Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) needs to be managed to ensure its proper identification, assessment, protection, investigation and documentation. In recent decades underwater cultural heritage has become increasingly accessible to direct and indirect impacts by increasing numbers of people through factors like changes in technology and growing population. The primary reasons that underwater cultural heritage needs to be managed involves the threats of damage and destruction caused by human actions such as looting, treasure hunting and development activities as well as changes in the natural environment such as erosion and sea level rise.
UCH management should involve public education, the inclusion of stakeholders, the evaluation of threats to the heritage and making effective decisions based on the availability of funding, human resources and time across the possible range of options including survey and documentation, mitigation or excavation. UCH management needs to be both proactive and planned in order to make the best use of available funds, people and time that results in the best possible outcome for the heritage. The management of Underwater Cultural Heritage can, and should, be conducted at local, district (state, province or regional), national and international level guided by the available ethical standards, legislative models and international conventions to ensure best practice.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal process used to predict the possible consequenc... more Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal process used to predict the possible consequences (positive or negative) of a development activity, plan, policy, program or project prior to it being implemented. Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) forms a significant part of the cultural environment in riverine, coastal and marine areas and should be considered as a part of the process of EIA. An effective Environmental Impact Assessment is considered vital for the protection and preservation of underwater cultural heritage. Usually an EIA is conducted by a consultancy (commercial) organization or individual for government not by government
An international research group including researchers from, or associated with, the Institute of ... more An international research group including researchers from, or associated with, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A & M University, the Field Museum in Chicago, the University of Colorado, Denver as well as Monash University, Murdoch University and Flinders University in Australia have worked in Vietnam. Since 2008 this international team has worked together with Vietnamese researchers from the Institute of Archaeology (Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences) to conduct maritime archaeological and related projects, currently under the provisions of a formal five-year agreement. Research is being conducted on archaeological, and other sites, associated with two highly significant naval battles where the armed forces of Chinese Emperor Kublai Khan were defeated in 1288 A.D. at the Bach Dang River and near the ancient port of Van Don.
This presentation outlines the role played by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Site... more This presentation outlines the role played by ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), which is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the conservation of the world's cultural monuments and sites, in awareness raising and training related to underwater cultural heritage protection. ICOMOS membership requires an individual to be a practicing cultural heritage professional or have professional qualifications in the fields of conservation or preservation such as architect, archaeologist, town planner, engineer, administrator of heritage, art historian or archivist. ICOMOS International Scientific Committees (ISCs) (such as ICUCH) are the vehicles through which ICOMOS brings together, develops and serves its worldwide membership according to their fields of specialized interest. ICOMOS expects the ISCs to be at the heart of scientific inquiry and exchange in their domains and to share knowledge among them to foster multi-disciplinary approaches to heritage protection and management.
ICUCH (International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage) was founded in 1991 by ICOMOS Australia to promote international cooperation in the protection and management of underwater cultural heritage and to advise ICOMOS on issues related to underwater cultural heritage around the world. ICUCH currently has ten members from the Asia and the Pacific region and this paper will discuss the role of ICUCH in the region. Furthermore ICUCH’s mission will only be achieved in conjunction with other stakeholders, such as the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS). NAS training aims to increase public awareness at local, provincial and national levels about the extent and nature of underwater and maritime cultural heritage as well as about underwater and maritime archaeology.
Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the par... more Shipbuilding in a colonial context draws on traditions from a variety of places including the parent culture. Colonial shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes which underpin shipbuilding development. This paper considers shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and in southern Tasmania as two case studies in shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
A powerpoint pdf about the Australian Historic Shipwreck Protection Project (AHSPP) that has been... more A powerpoint pdf about the Australian Historic Shipwreck Protection Project (AHSPP) that has been awarded a large Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant to investigate the excavation, reburial and in-situ preservation of wrecks and their associated artefacts, which are considered to be at risk. AHSPP will focus on a particular shipwreck site at risk - Clarence (Victorian Heritage register S127), which is considered ideal for this focused reburial studyThis project is the first to have been endorsed by the Cooperative National Heritage Agenda (CNHA), the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) and the Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ).
This presentation considers four case studies related to late eighteenth and nineteenth century R... more This presentation considers four case studies related to late eighteenth and nineteenth century Royal Navy vessels and associated underwater cultural heritage material located within Australian jurisdiction HMB Endeavour, HMS Sirius, HMS Pandora and HMS Sappho.
Keywords - Royal Navy. shipwrecks, Australia, legislation, shared heritage.
This presentation suggests that rather than changes in methods or advances in technology it is ch... more This presentation suggests that rather than changes in methods or advances in technology it is changes at an International level as a result of the bringing into force of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage that will provide the greatest challenges to the way in which research in underwater archaeology will be conducted in the future. By providing a framework of standards of practice and encouraging nations to collaborate and co-operate in underwater archaeological research and training, the UNESCO Convention 2001will fundamentally change the ways in which underwater archaeological research is conducted in many countries of the world.
"This presentation will help to develop a broader understanding of some of the issues which affec... more "This presentation will help to develop a broader understanding of some of the issues which affect historic vessels and place them within the context of wider heritage conservation debates. The paper addresses a deliberately broad definition of historic vessel from an archaeological perspective. As an archaeologist I am primarily interested in material culture, or the physical fabric of objects and sites. Generally speaking, archaeologists seek authentic (or genuine) material culture that can provide us with better understandings of the past. Historic vessels, abandoned vessels and shipwrecks can all provide us with knowledge about the past and help us to better understand how people lived and worked in the past. This paper will also look at how a number of international convention and national guideline documents can be used to inform decision making with regard to historic vessels. The Burra Charter provides guidelines for the conservation and management of places of cultural significance. The Burra Charter advocates a cautious approach to change – the philosophy behind the Burra Charter is to do as much as necessary to care for the place and to make it useable, but otherwise change the fabric as little as possible so that its cultural significance is retained.Powerpoint presented at the Australian Maritime Museums Council (AMMC) Conference 2008"
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This volume presents a range of international initiatives that include examples of management responses to regional, national and international situations. They demonstrate approaches to the quantification of the resource through the collection, recording, interpretation and storage of data, the promotion of the submerged heritage through access and public involvement, and challenges of legislative frameworks, varying national and international priorities, and divergent approaches to funding.
In addition to presenting responses to management themes and issues, this volume also discusses the principle challenges facing maritime archaeology, which have relevance not just in the UK but across the globe.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
Contents - Maritime Archaeology in Australasia.- Theoretical Approaches.- Artifact Studies.- Thematic Studies in Australian Maritime Archaeology.- Individual Shipwreck Site Case Studies.- Maritime Archaeology at the Land-Sea Interface.- Underwater Archaeology.- Nautical Archaeology in Australia, the Indian Ocean and Asia.- The Ethics and Values of Maritime Archaeology.- Historic Shipwrecks Legislation.- Innovative Approaches in Underwater Cultural Heritage Management.- Maritime Museums and Maritime Archaeological Exhibitions.- Cultural Tourism and Diver Education.
* to distinguish the colonists from Indigenous groups ;
* to reassure the colonists about their place in the world;
* to help establish the colonists' own networks of social relations.
Material Culture and Consumer Society contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. This work will be of interest to underwater, historical and cultural archaeologists, social historians, cultural heritage managers, and graduate students of these fields.
Content Level » Research
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
"Staniforth's work offers particular strengths to those engaged in the study of consumer society and capitalism...this work will remain important as part of the bridge between land and sea."
(Stacy C. Kozakavich, Historical Archaeology)
This thesis uses an archaeological perspective to examine the ways in which a consumer society became established in the Australian colonies between 1788 and the middle of the 19th century. It argues that in order to successfully colonise places like Australia it was necessary to establish trade networks that provided adequate supplies of culturally ‘appropriate’ food, drink and other consumer goods for the newly arrived population. This thesis suggests that there were three inter-related reasons why newly arrived colonists needed material culture and its associated meanings: first, to distinguish themselves from Indigenous groups; second, to reassure themselves about their place in the world; and third, to help establish their own networks of social relations. It contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. Furthermore this thesis demonstrates that four principal factors structured consumer preference: the quantity, variety, type and quality of goods available to them.
This research is concerned with the symbolic and cognitive meanings: the underlying, or embedded, meanings as well as the meanings that were attached food, drink and other consumer goods. It provides a theoretical and methodological model for the systematic analysis of consumer goods that can be used to better understand cultural aspects of colonial settlement. The analytical framework draws on applications of Annales approaches to archaeology in what is termed the ‘archaeology of the event’ and the holistic approach undertaken in this thesis places the specificity of the event within the wider social context.
This thesis integrates both maritime and historical archaeology in order to follow the life trajectories of artefacts and to explore their changing meanings over time and between cultures. A major part of the archaeological data used in this research is drawn from the assemblages of four post-settlement shipwrecks excavated in Australian waters during the past 30 years: Sydney Cove, James Matthews, William Salthouse and Eglinton.
shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic
and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity
and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes that underpin shipbuilding development.
Shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and the schooner Clarence have been selected as a case study of
shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
The Bach Dang River and Van Don Naval battlefields research project forms a part of a larger effort that involves Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) training, capability building, awareness raising and developing multi-disciplinary research approaches working under the general banner of the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project (VMAP). Since 2008 the research team has conducted preliminary investigations of the available historical sources, maps, charts and aerial photographs as well as archaeological and geophysical survey complemented by test excavations and stratigraphic coring at both Bach Dang River and Van Don. Research seasons between 2008 and 2010 have been previously been reported by the principal investigators. This paper outlines four short seasons of archaeological research, conducted between 2011 and 2014, around the two areas where the Bach Dang River and Van Don battles took place.
This volume presents a range of international initiatives that include examples of management responses to regional, national and international situations. They demonstrate approaches to the quantification of the resource through the collection, recording, interpretation and storage of data, the promotion of the submerged heritage through access and public involvement, and challenges of legislative frameworks, varying national and international priorities, and divergent approaches to funding.
In addition to presenting responses to management themes and issues, this volume also discusses the principle challenges facing maritime archaeology, which have relevance not just in the UK but across the globe.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
Contents - Maritime Archaeology in Australasia.- Theoretical Approaches.- Artifact Studies.- Thematic Studies in Australian Maritime Archaeology.- Individual Shipwreck Site Case Studies.- Maritime Archaeology at the Land-Sea Interface.- Underwater Archaeology.- Nautical Archaeology in Australia, the Indian Ocean and Asia.- The Ethics and Values of Maritime Archaeology.- Historic Shipwrecks Legislation.- Innovative Approaches in Underwater Cultural Heritage Management.- Maritime Museums and Maritime Archaeological Exhibitions.- Cultural Tourism and Diver Education.
* to distinguish the colonists from Indigenous groups ;
* to reassure the colonists about their place in the world;
* to help establish the colonists' own networks of social relations.
Material Culture and Consumer Society contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. This work will be of interest to underwater, historical and cultural archaeologists, social historians, cultural heritage managers, and graduate students of these fields.
Content Level » Research
Related subjects » Archaeology & Anthropology
"Staniforth's work offers particular strengths to those engaged in the study of consumer society and capitalism...this work will remain important as part of the bridge between land and sea."
(Stacy C. Kozakavich, Historical Archaeology)
This thesis uses an archaeological perspective to examine the ways in which a consumer society became established in the Australian colonies between 1788 and the middle of the 19th century. It argues that in order to successfully colonise places like Australia it was necessary to establish trade networks that provided adequate supplies of culturally ‘appropriate’ food, drink and other consumer goods for the newly arrived population. This thesis suggests that there were three inter-related reasons why newly arrived colonists needed material culture and its associated meanings: first, to distinguish themselves from Indigenous groups; second, to reassure themselves about their place in the world; and third, to help establish their own networks of social relations. It contends that the role of consumption and the part played by material goods were more important to the negotiation of social position in the colonies than in the homeland. Furthermore this thesis demonstrates that four principal factors structured consumer preference: the quantity, variety, type and quality of goods available to them.
This research is concerned with the symbolic and cognitive meanings: the underlying, or embedded, meanings as well as the meanings that were attached food, drink and other consumer goods. It provides a theoretical and methodological model for the systematic analysis of consumer goods that can be used to better understand cultural aspects of colonial settlement. The analytical framework draws on applications of Annales approaches to archaeology in what is termed the ‘archaeology of the event’ and the holistic approach undertaken in this thesis places the specificity of the event within the wider social context.
This thesis integrates both maritime and historical archaeology in order to follow the life trajectories of artefacts and to explore their changing meanings over time and between cultures. A major part of the archaeological data used in this research is drawn from the assemblages of four post-settlement shipwrecks excavated in Australian waters during the past 30 years: Sydney Cove, James Matthews, William Salthouse and Eglinton.
shipbuilding adapts and evolves over time to meet the local environmental conditions, the availability of endemic
and other timbers and to suit the requirements of local and regional mercantile commerce. Establishing the identity
and biography of colonial shipbuilders is key to understanding the processes that underpin shipbuilding development.
Shipbuilding in the Williams River area of NSW and the schooner Clarence have been selected as a case study of
shipbuilding in the early Australian colonies.
The Bach Dang River and Van Don Naval battlefields research project forms a part of a larger effort that involves Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) training, capability building, awareness raising and developing multi-disciplinary research approaches working under the general banner of the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project (VMAP). Since 2008 the research team has conducted preliminary investigations of the available historical sources, maps, charts and aerial photographs as well as archaeological and geophysical survey complemented by test excavations and stratigraphic coring at both Bach Dang River and Van Don. Research seasons between 2008 and 2010 have been previously been reported by the principal investigators. This paper outlines four short seasons of archaeological research, conducted between 2011 and 2014, around the two areas where the Bach Dang River and Van Don battles took place.
Shared, or mutual, heritage is about recognizing that other nations can, and do, have interests in the heritage located within a particular country’s jurisdiction. Because seafaring has involved vessels from so many different countries, dealing with shared underwater cultural heritage often takes on more importance than for other forms of heritage on land.
This paper considers shared underwater cultural heritage in Vietnam through case studies related to four 17th century Dutch shipwrecks, belonging to the Dutch East India Company (VOC), that are believed to have been wrecked within Vietnam’s jurisdiction. Vietnam has an opportunity to recognize other countries’ interests in underwater cultural heritage and could benefit from international collaboration in investigating such sites of shared underwater cultural heritage.
This presentation will introduce the project aims, results and future campaigns. It will also discuss more wide-ranging matters associated with maritime archaeology in Vietnam including the development of professional involvement and public concern for the study and protection of Vietnamese underwater and maritime cultural heritage.
Keywords: Work-Integrated Learning, Internship, Fieldwork, Australia, Maritime Archaeology
Shared, or mutual, heritage is about recognizing that other nations can, and do, have interests in the heritage located within a particular country’s jurisdiction. Because seafaring has involved vessels from so many different countries, dealing with shared underwater cultural heritage often takes on more importance than for other forms of heritage on land.
This presentation considers shared underwater cultural heritage in Vietnam through case studies related to four 17th century Dutch shipwrecks, belonging to the Dutch East India Company (VOC), that are believed to have been wrecked within Vietnam’s jurisdiction. Vietnam has an opportunity to recognize other countries’ interests in underwater cultural heritage and could benefit from international collaboration in investigating such sites of shared underwater cultural heritage.
UCH management should involve public education, the inclusion of stakeholders, the evaluation of threats to the heritage and making effective decisions based on the availability of funding, human resources and time across the possible range of options including survey and documentation, mitigation or excavation. UCH management needs to be both proactive and planned in order to make the best use of available funds, people and time that results in the best possible outcome for the heritage. The management of Underwater Cultural Heritage can, and should, be conducted at local, district (state, province or regional), national and international level guided by the available ethical standards, legislative models and international conventions to ensure best practice.
ICUCH (International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage) was founded in 1991 by ICOMOS Australia to promote international cooperation in the protection and management of underwater cultural heritage and to advise ICOMOS on issues related to underwater cultural heritage around the world. ICUCH currently has ten members from the Asia and the Pacific region and this paper will discuss the role of ICUCH in the region. Furthermore ICUCH’s mission will only be achieved in conjunction with other stakeholders, such as the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS). NAS training aims to increase public awareness at local, provincial and national levels about the extent and nature of underwater and maritime cultural heritage as well as about underwater and maritime archaeology.
Keywords - Royal Navy. shipwrecks, Australia, legislation, shared heritage.