Abstract:Recognizing and defining behaviors is among the most challenging objectives of writing narratives about the past, especially when direct testimony and the evidence of agents’ actions are long lost. Typically, archaeologists look at material remains to reconstruct daily activities, while historians read and interpret documents that articulate how agents interacted with their surroundings. Following an interdisciplinary approach combining archaeology and history, the purpose of this paper is to reconstruct how d… Show more
“…"Life on Board Portuguese Ships in the 16th-18th Centuries: Theorizing Households through History and Archaeology" by T.M Casimiro and M. Borges [8] deals with the daily behaviours people displayed onboard ships. Recognising behaviours is among the most challenging objectives of anyone who writes narratives about the past, especially when the tales of such agents have been long-lost.…”
“…"Life on Board Portuguese Ships in the 16th-18th Centuries: Theorizing Households through History and Archaeology" by T.M Casimiro and M. Borges [8] deals with the daily behaviours people displayed onboard ships. Recognising behaviours is among the most challenging objectives of anyone who writes narratives about the past, especially when the tales of such agents have been long-lost.…”
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