Coble, Wendy M. (East Carolina University). HAWAII'S SUNKEN FLYING BOAT
 
   In the summer of 1994, East Carolina University, the University of Hawaii
at Manoa and the National Park Service conducted a field school on a sunken
PBY-Catalina flying boat in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Field work during the
summer included historical research and completing a site plan of the
wreckage. Since 1994, further research into war documents, oral histories
and secondary sources have provided a wealth of information regarding the
significance of the site. It is believed that this plane represents one of
three ready status planes destroyed during the Japanese attack on Oahu 7
December 1941. Research has revealed a detailed story of courage under fire
and the heroism of United States Naval forces under Japanese attack. This
paper will discuss the field work, continuing research and the preliminary
conclusions of the work on this unique underwater site.
 
Derrow, Stuart (East Carolina University). RANCID MEAT AND RAT BONES:
16TH-CENTURY SPANISH SHIPBOARD DIETARY PATTERNS
 
   Zooarchaeology has traditionally been used to help reconstruct past
terrestrial environments and diets. The excavation of faunal remains from
16th-century Spanish shipwrecks is beginning to supplement the documentary
information on Spanish diet and subsistence at sea. With the archaeological
and historical knowledge of Spanish Dietary practices in Spain and the New
World, a model for this sub-aculture of dietary behavior that existed on
Spanish ships during their transatlantic voyages will be proposed.
   Provisioning the ships for exploration, discovery, and conquest with
victuals that could last for months was crucial for the voyage from Spain to
its New World empire. Although Spanish shipboard provisions in the 16th
century consisted of both animal and vegetable products, the emphasis of
this study is on the meat component of shipboard diet based on the
examination of faunal remains from Spanish shipwreck sites. As the
historical record is rarely complete, the nature and quantities of
provisions carried are not always accurately portrayed in ships' manifests.
Archaeological research conducted on shipwrecks can fill these documentary
gaps even in the presence of accurate historical records. [Unfortunately,
Stuart was not at the conference to give his paper. I'd sure like a copy!]
 
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