Maritime History, Archaeology,
Coastal Science
Overview
My personal interests involve historical descriptive studies (e.g., archaeological site, vessel type, and shipwreck histories, and resource inventories), landscape analysis (e.g., risk-taking behavior patterns, industrial landscapes, battlescapes), technological change (e.g., industrial resource extraction, infrastructure development, wooden ship construction), and testing digital methodologies to present or visualize maritime heritage information. While I am interested in all aspects of the maritime past, my focus has shifted more towards the maritime history and archaeology of the 18th and 19th centuries. Key themes in past and current research include:
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Colonial maritime history (North America, Caribbean)
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Harbors, ports, landing sites, waterfronts, maritime entrepôts
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Maritime infrastructure (locks & dams, lighthouses, etc.)
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Ships and ship construction; 17th-19th century
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Resource extraction (naval stores, whaling)
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Landscapes (maritime cultural landscape, industrial landscape, risk-taking behaviors)
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Battlescapes (technology, strategy, tactics, reconstruction); 18th century
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Digital documentation (site modeling, geospatial visualization & analysis)
Waterfront Archaeology
A primary research focus related to the historical development and archaeology of landing sites, ports, harbors, and waterfronts.
Anglo-Spanish Conflict in the Americas
Historical and archaeological research related to maritime theaters of conflict between Spain and England in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Archaeology of Ship Maintenance
This research focuses on the process, material culture, and sites related to historic careening and routine hull maintenance.
Maritime Infrastructure
Research into the varied historic infrastructural developments that augmented or facilitated maritime activity.