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>Dear Histarch List,
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>Does anyone have references regarding prehistoric and historic dugout canoes
>with an emphasis on canoes from the southeast U.S.? I would appreciate any
>references or partial bibliographies available which include info towards
>construction of, tools used, preservation of, etc. Info on prevalent
>wood types would be of help too---- I've seen cypress dugout canoes found
>in south Georgia.
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> Thanks,
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> Dave Davis
Dave,
An ECU graduate student studied several prehistoric dugout canoes
preserved in a Carolina Pocosin-shallow, freshwater lakes in the
northeastern area of North Carolina. One of the canoes was very odd, in
that it was zig-zagged shaped. You should call ECU's Program in Maritime
History and Nautical Archaeology in Greenville, NC, and/or Petigru State
Park where the canoes were found for more information, and if a thesis was
completed about the canoes. As for historic dugout canoes, you should
consult Rusty Fleetwood's book TIDECRAFT. Hope this points you in the right
direction.
Jim
James Spirek, Underwater Archaeologist
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology
and Anthropology
University of South Carolina
1321 Pendleton St.
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-8170
(803) 254-1338 (fax)
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