Shipwrecks as Archaeological Signatures of a Maritime Industrial Frontier in the Solomon Islands, 1788—1942

This paper examines the nineteenth- and twentieth-century non-indigenous presence in the Solomon Islands as an example of a maritime industrial frontier. In particular it employs a combination of frontier and maritime cultural landscape theories to consider the material and cognitive elements that i...

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Published in:International journal of historical archaeology 2016-03, Vol.20 (1), p.105-126
Main Authors: Korsgaard, Annika, Gibbs, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Cultural landscapes
Land
Maritime archaeology
Plantations
Seas
Ships
Shipwrecks
Social Sciences
Trade
Whaling
Whaling industry
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Summary:This paper examines the nineteenth- and twentieth-century non-indigenous presence in the Solomon Islands as an example of a maritime industrial frontier. In particular it employs a combination of frontier and maritime cultural landscape theories to consider the material and cognitive elements that inform us about how a maritime industrial frontier was shaped and operated, including the relationships between shipwrecks, maritime infrastructure, nodal points of activity and indigenous agency. The integrated analysis of these elements reveals distinct maritime patterns considered indicative of the broader economic, political and social concerns occurring on this frontier on the peripheries of the Western European World System.
ISSN:1092-7697
1573-7748
DOI:10.1007/s10761-015-0320-7