Boats are for boys: queering maritime archaeology

Ransley, Jesse

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“…Divers are, for various reasons, obsessed with equipment. They would argue safety, social anthropologists of a Freudian bent might argue hierarchical masculine jockeying (see Ransley, 2005) as well as sexual fetishism. 2 This technological obsession can be both for diving techniques and in particular for diving equipment (listen to any set of divers talking 'shop' and you will inevitably hear the conversation turn to this or that piece of 'kit').…”

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The Origins and Ethics of Maritime Archaeology – Part I

Flatman¹

2007

Public Archaeology

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The Origins and Ethics of Maritime Archaeology – Part I

Flatman¹

2007

Public Archaeology

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“…In this regard, the articles on seascapes in World Archaeology (2004, 35, 3) are particularly significant as they constitute a starting point for considering the social, religious and ritual aspects of navigation and the coastal and maritime way of life. Some recent reflections (Ransley 2005) have examined the conceptualization of maritime archaeology as a way of re‐examining Western androcentric assumptions.…”

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Could You Take a Picture of My Boat, Please? The Use and Significance of Mediterranean Ship Representations

López-Bertrán¹,

García-Ventura²,

Krueger³

2008

Oxford J Archaeology

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Representations of ships, sailors and seafarers are common in many ancient societies. They were carved, drawn or painted on a great variety of raw materials -stone, wood, metal, textiles and pottery -and can be found in settings such as caves, tombs or royal palaces. Their presence at these sites raises the possibility that these images of maritime life have symbolic or ritual connotations.This paper presents examples of representations of Phoenician and Punic ships from the first millennium BC, in an attempt to understand the role of both their creators and their audiences. These images are subsequently analysed in more detail, focusing on their technical features and their historical contexts. This paper concludes with a consideration of the social and religious aspects of ancient Mediterranean navigation.introduction Representations of ships, sailors and seafarers are frequent in many ancient societies. Navigation was a very common means of transport in antiquity; it was more efficient and safer than land transport and facilitated the moving of greater volumes, where this was needed. The representations of ships were carved, drawn, or painted on raw materials such as stone, wood, metal, textiles and pottery, and are found in a variety of contexts, for instance caves, tombs and royal palaces. This paper sets out to explore the symbolic connotations and ritual implications of these representations. We focus on a selection of ancient Mediterranean images, mainly Phoenician and Punic ships dated around the middle of the first millennium BC. 1 Moreover, to reinforce and enrich our arguments about Phoenician and Punic ship representations, we are going to refer to some Egyptian examples as their civilization is rich in such evidence.

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“…As a consequence, we prioritise and legitimate certain types of archaeology (for example, Schofield and Anderton, 2000), certain kinds and circumstances of work, certain groups and certain sites. In maritime archaeology there is, for example a clear preference for certain types of shipwreck site (such as named vessels with ‘back stories’ and links to British imperialism and historical naval power), over others (such as vernacular, local or working vessels) (for further discussion of epistemological privilege in maritime archaeology see Ransley, 2005). These prioritising decisions are all taken on behalf of a passive resource for a passive, hegemonic public.…”

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Rigorous Reasoning, Reflexive Research and the Space for ‘Alternative Archaeologies’. Questions for Maritime Archaeological Heritage Management.

Ransley¹

2007

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

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As England's heritage policy is shaped around us, it is vital that there is debate, and some consensus, among the maritime archaeological community on core management questions. These include approaches to degrading underwater sites, how to deal with shipwrecks threatened by development, and crucially, who should be driving these decisions. This paper argues that there is a need for self-critical analysis of the meaning of 'heritage'. It problematises the notion of professional archaeologists as 'guardians of the archaeological record' and the conception of 'heritage' formed without reference to ideas of the past being a product of the present and, therefore, the potential for the production of multiple pasts.

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Boats are for boys: queering maritime archaeology

Cited by 33 publications

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The Origins and Ethics of Maritime Archaeology – Part I

The Origins and Ethics of Maritime Archaeology – Part I

Could You Take a Picture of My Boat, Please? The Use and Significance of Mediterranean Ship Representations

Rigorous Reasoning, Reflexive Research and the Space for ‘Alternative Archaeologies’. Questions for Maritime Archaeological Heritage Management.

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