"you do not buy a logboat that is underwater": The highs and lows of an iconic boat during and after its life - abandonment, disappearance and recycling
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Archaeological studies of dugout canoes, like any other artefact, require an overall reading; analysis should enable us to understand the materials and construction techniques used, the dating and the archaeological context, as well as the reasons for its abandonment or decommissioning. Traces of this final phase have received little attention in the literature; they are by no means self-evident and remain rare and difficult to interpret. An interpretative approach considering an overall reading of the watercraft can only be multidisciplinary, given the fragility of the evidence. Using archaeological or techno-functional approaches, ethnographic information and experimental archaeology, the aim here is to identify the traces accumulated throughout the life of a pirogue and even after it has been abandoned, while remaining aware of the changes in function, status and technical adaptations it may have undergone.
Source: HAL
Authors: Bernard, Vincent, Biar, Alexandra, Guillonnet, Philippe, Nicolizas, Costantino, Parpaite, Guillaume, Philippe, Michel, Poissonier, Bertrand
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7154795423