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Thesis
Glass Trade Beads from an Elmina Shipwreck
University of West Florida Libraries
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2009
Abstract
Despite the increase in West African archaeology over the past several decades, little is known about West African underwater archaeology. This thesis contributes to the new field by analyzing nineteenth-century glass beads found on a shipwreck in Ghanaian waters. The bead assemblage consists mainly of monochrome seed beads. Several analytical approaches helped uncover data about these beads including a descriptive database, comparative and ethnohistorical research, and analysis of spatial patterns and anomalies in the wreck site. The ethnographic and archaeological analysis revealed that part of the bead cargo was likely destined for the historic West African bead industry as raw material for new beads.
Details
- Title
- Glass Trade Beads from an Elmina Shipwreck
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 250
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090718106600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida