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The seafaring society of Rome: sub-culture or independent culture?Seeb, Sami Kay January 2003 (has links)
Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses. / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-02
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Etruscan Amphorae and Trade in the Western Mediterranean, 800-400 B.C.E.Daniel, Joshua A. 16 January 2010 (has links)
The Etruscans dominated central Italy from the eighth to the fifth centuries
B.C.E. Within this time, they maintained both direct and indirect trade networks with
other cultures. There are two categories of evidence that demonstrate the nature of
Etruscan relationships with the other inhabitants of the Mediterranean basin: ancient
written sources and archaeological data. The objective of this thesis is to produce a new
study on the nature of Etruscan trade, commerce, and seafaring from the eighth to the
fifth centuries B.C.E. based on recent underwater discoveries that have not yet been
evaluated against existing theories.
The ancient written sources for Etruscan seafaring can be divided into two
distinct thematic groups. These include Etruscan piracy and commerce. The
archaeological evidence for Etruscan commodities consists of eleven shipwrecks found
off the coasts of France and Italy, the excavation of three ports on the western coast of
Italy, tomb paintings, and clay ship models. Materials from the shipwrecks include
amphorae, or two-handled clay storage jars, and associated pottery, which together
comprise the basis of this study. In a final section, previous research on the subject of Etruscan seafaring, commerce, and piracy will be re-evaluated in light of recent
discoveries.
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Barbarian naval power in north-west Europe 12 BC to c. AD 850Haywood, John January 1990 (has links)
No description available.
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Tides in the affairs of men : the social history of Elizabethan seamen, 1580-1603 /Fury, Cheryl A. January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 535-557). Also available via World Wide Web.
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Beyond the beach periplean frontiers of Pacific Islanders aboard Euroamerican ships, 1768-1887 /Chappell, David A. January 1991 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 473-513).
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Santo Antonio de Tanna story and reconstructionFraga, Tiago Miguel 15 May 2009 (has links)
Buy a puzzle, assemble it, and destroy its original box. Take the puzzle, go to a lake,
throw the puzzle in the lake, and leave it for a few weeks. Return to the lake and try to
rebuild the puzzle from the remaining pieces. Such is the challenge of the research goals
presented on this abstract – the reconstruction of a Portuguese frigate, Santo Antonio de
Tanná, from its submerged remains. This thesis focuses on the mechanisms of
reconstructing the ship, including the thought process, new computer tools, and
imagination required for an archaeologist to be a detective of lost eras.
The main objective was to understand the construction of a late Seventeenth-century
Portuguese frigate. Frigates were responsible for patrolling the seas, intercepting fastmoving
vessels, re-supplying military trading stations, and protecting trade routes. The
existence of Portuguese frigates was known from historical records, but Santo Antonio
de Tanná is the only frigate identified in the archaeological record. As such, its
reconstruction should enable scholars to better understand the actual capabilities of
seventeenth century frigates.A particular challenge in this study was ascertaining the manner in which Santo Antonio
de Tanná’s construction reflected the state of affairs of the Portuguese trade network.
Although their construction methods were advanced, the Portuguese adopted a
shipbuilding design that was not able to compete as well in the new conditions of a
changing global context. This study clearly demonstrate that cargo capacity was given
greater emphasis than either speed or maneuverability, illustrating the on-going necessity
of the Portuguese to build military ships with cargo capacity sufficient for minimal trade,
even at the expense of speed.
These were just the first steps in terms of what could be learned from the reconstruction.
The best method to understand the ship, a three-dimensional object, was to recreate it
into a three-dimensional environment in order to create a more accurate model. The
resulting model permitted research to extend beyond the limits of the individual line
drawings through the added benefit of being able to calculate hydrodynamics, sailing
characteristics, and other data based on the ship’s morphology.
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More than a Hull: Religious Ritual and Sacred Space on Board the Ancient ShipAtkins, Carrie E. 2009 December 1900 (has links)
Greco-Roman religion in the ancient Mediterranean permeated aspects of everyday life,
including seafaring. Besides cargo, ships transported mariners' religious beliefs from
port to port, thus disseminating religious culture. Shipboard ritual, however, remains
largely inferred from Latin and Greek texts, iconography, and isolated archaeological
finds. Several accounts record that tutelary statues were carried on board to deliver a
ship from peril. These accounts are supported by iconographic representations of deities
on the hull and a relief scene which shows the use of altars and incense in shipboard
ritual. Moreover, ritual objects, including altars, small statuary, incense burners, and
lustral basins, have been found among shipwrecks, but prior archaeological research has
been particularistic, singling out ritual objects in shipwrecks. Their presence, however,
does not necessitate shipboard ritual since these items may have been cargo.
To distinguish between personal items and cargo on board ancient shipwrecks, I analyze
such objects both objectively and subjectively: first focusing on an object to discern a
potential purpose and then again within a spatial context to define its actual purpose.
Additionally, I develop religious and social space theories for shipboard analysis,
identifying ritual at the bow and stern and concluding that the stern in particular served
as an axis mundi, a central location for divine communication. Furthermore, because of
this comprehensive approach, large ritual objects such as altars and lustral basins often
can be identified primarily as cargo. Ultimately, applying social space theory to
shipwrecks can redefine our interpretation of religious activity on board the ship, an
intermediary in the dissemination of culture.
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Santo Antonio de Tanná story and reconstructionFraga, Tiago Miguel 10 October 2008 (has links)
Buy a puzzle, assemble it, and destroy its original box. Take the puzzle, go to a lake,
throw the puzzle in the lake, and leave it for a few weeks. Return to the lake and try to
rebuild the puzzle from the remaining pieces. Such is the challenge of the research goals
presented on this abstract - the reconstruction of a Portuguese frigate, Santo Antonio de
Tanná, from its submerged remains. This thesis focuses on the mechanisms of
reconstructing the ship, including the thought process, new computer tools, and
imagination required for an archaeologist to be a detective of lost eras.
The main objective was to understand the construction of a late Seventeenth-century
Portuguese frigate. Frigates were responsible for patrolling the seas, intercepting fastmoving
vessels, re-supplying military trading stations, and protecting trade routes. The
existence of Portuguese frigates was known from historical records, but Santo Antonio
de Tanná is the only frigate identified in the archaeological record. As such, its
reconstruction should enable scholars to better understand the actual capabilities of
seventeenth century frigates. A particular challenge in this study was ascertaining the manner in which Santo Antonio
de Tanná's construction reflected the state of affairs of the Portuguese trade network.
Although their construction methods were advanced, the Portuguese adopted a
shipbuilding design that was not able to compete as well in the new conditions of a
changing global context. This study clearly demonstrate that cargo capacity was given
greater emphasis than either speed or maneuverability, illustrating the on-going necessity
of the Portuguese to build military ships with cargo capacity sufficient for minimal trade,
even at the expense of speed.
These were just the first steps in terms of what could be learned from the reconstruction.
The best method to understand the ship, a three-dimensional object, was to recreate it
into a three-dimensional environment in order to create a more accurate model. The
resulting model permitted research to extend beyond the limits of the individual line
drawings through the added benefit of being able to calculate hydrodynamics, sailing
characteristics, and other data based on the ship's morphology.
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A short practical narrative of the diseases which prevailed among the American seamen, at Wampoa in China, in the year 1805; : with some account of diseases which appeared among the crew of the ship New-Jersey, on the passage from thence, to Philadelphia. : Submitted as an inaugural [sic] dissertation, to the examination of the Rev. J. Andrews, D.D. provost, (pro tempore.) the trustees and medical professors, of the University of Pennsylvania, on the tenth day of April, 1807. For the degree of Doctor of Medicine. /Baldwin, William, Todd, William A., Stiles, Thomas T., January 1807 (has links)
Dedicated to Dr. William A. Todd, of Downingtown, Pa. / Last page blank.
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Ocean cruising a study of affirmative deviance /Macbeth, Jim. January 1985 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Murdoch University, 1985. / Bibliography.
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