I am an archaeology student researching the personal possessions of the
crews (as distinct from officers) of ships in the historical period.
I started by looking for material from nineteenth century ocean going
ships wrecked around Australia but have had to broaden the catchment
fields in the search for non-narrative sources.
It would be greatly appreciated if anybody could point me to research
and/or provenienced assemblages of sailors artefacts.

John Forrest
Honours Candidate in Maritime Archaeology
Flinders University of South Australia