LCMs (landing craft, mechanized) played a number of important roles in World War II. Despite their significance, they have rarely been analyzed in the archaeological record. This thesis presents a model used to help identify and evaluate a shipwreck site (8FR892) in Franklin County, Florida, home to Camp Gordon Johnston, a World War II Amphibious Training Center. The data on which the model is based was useful in assessing site 8FR892 and was successful in demonstrating that 8FR892 is not a LCM. The model considers pre-depositional, depositional, and post-depositional processes that may affect the condition of submerged steel-hulled vessels in a number of environments and therefore has applications to identify submerged LCM sites around the world. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Fall Semester, 2004. / November 4, 2004. / World War II Archaeology, 8FR892, Franklin County, Florida, LCM, Landing Craft / Includes bibliographical references. / Cheryl Ward, Professor Directing Thesis; Rochelle Marrinan, Committee Member; Glen Doran, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181575 |
| Contributors | Keith, Matthew E. (authoraut), Ward, Cheryl (professor directing thesis), Marrinan, Rochelle (committee member), Doran, Glen (committee member), Department of Anthropology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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