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From A Tabula Rasa To The Governor’S Award For Historic Preservation, Roseann Bacha-Garza, Juan L. Gonzalez, Christopher L. Miller, Russell K. Skowronek
From A Tabula Rasa To The Governor’S Award For Historic Preservation, Roseann Bacha-Garza, Juan L. Gonzalez, Christopher L. Miller, Russell K. Skowronek
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Prior to 2009, South Texas was essentially an archaeological tabula rasa, largely unknown in the academic, public, or grey literature due to its location far from research universities, the state historic preservation office, and cultural resource management firms. Here, we relate how a consortium of anthropologists and archaeologists, biologists, historians, geologists, and geoarchaeologists have embraced a locally focused, place-based STEAM research approach to tell the story of a largely unknown region of the United States and make it accessible to K–17 educators,1 the public, and scholars with bilingual maps, books, exhibits, films, traveling trunks, and scholarly publications. The efforts …
Site Formation Processes Of Submerged Shipwrecks. Matthew E. Keith (Editor), 2016. University Press Of Florida, Gainesville. Xi 276 Pp. $79.95 (Hardcover), Isbn 978-0-8130-6162-7, Russell K. Skowronek
Site Formation Processes Of Submerged Shipwrecks. Matthew E. Keith (Editor), 2016. University Press Of Florida, Gainesville. Xi 276 Pp. $79.95 (Hardcover), Isbn 978-0-8130-6162-7, Russell K. Skowronek
History Faculty Publications and Presentations
Site Formation Processes of Submerged Shipwrecks explores the physical and cultural processes affecting shipwreck sites. Authors from archaeology, chemistry, oceanography, and sediment dynamics share their expertise regarding the factors that influence the formation and preservation of shipwreck sites. These include the material aspects of ships, the underwater environment, and events including storms, chemical reactions, and subsequent human activity.