Kurt Bennett
Biographic Data
| ID | 6432688 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kurt Bennett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kurt |
| FAMILY NAME | Bennett |
| SIGNATURE | BENNETT K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2846-5710 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating the Depths
New Zealand’s underwater cultural heritage is under increasing pressure from marine development activities such as seabed mining, offshore energy and dredging. Yet the country lacks a cohesive policy or legislative framework specifically tailored to protect submerged heritage. This paper reviews current heritage policy and legislation in New Zealand, identifying key gaps and limitations in how underwater cultural heritage is managed. Drawing on i…
The First Maritime Archaeological Survey of New Zealand’s Earliest Known European Shipwreck, Endeavour, Sunk in 1795
Wrecked All Over the Place
This article shows that it is possible to identify a vessel from disarticulated ship remains missing their original depositional context. By studying a dispersed collection of timbers, fasteners, and hull sheathing from a previously unidentified shipwreck on the Gold Coast, Australia, the authors were able to identify the remains as most likely from the colonial schooner Heroine . In this instance there were several possible identifications for t…
Examining Nineteenth-Century British Colonial-Built Ships HMS Buffalo and Edwin Fox
This article examines the archaeological timber remains from HMS Buffalo (built 1813), held in the Mercury Bay Museum, New Zealand, and the preserved hull of Edwin Fox (built 1853), sitting in dry dock in Picton, New Zealand. Both ships were constructed near Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Archaeological recording methodologies included detailed timber recording, dendrochronology, archaeometallurgy, organic resinous analyses, and wood-species and fibe…
What influenced British East Indiamen ship design
This paper presents the author’s PhD research and explores the archaeological case study, Edwin Fox, to demonstrate changes in British East Indiaman ship design and construction during the mid-19th century. A range of methods have been employed during this investigation, including: 3D laser scanning, dendrochronology, fibre analysis and archival research to understand what influenced design and construction technologies over time. This paper cont…
Julian Whitewright, Editor
Rich Pickings
In my Memory, it says Rarawa’
Thesis Abstracts
Wrecked All Over the Place
This article shows that it is possible to identify a vessel from disarticulated ship remains missing their original depositional context. By studying a dispersed collection of timbers, fasteners, and hull sheathing from a previously unidentified shipwreck on the Gold Coast, Australia, the authors were able to identify the remains as most likely from the colonial schooner Heroine . In this instance there were several possible identifications for t…
Examining Nineteenth-Century British Colonial-Built Ships HMS Buffalo and Edwin Fox
This article examines the archaeological timber remains from HMS Buffalo (built 1813), held in the Mercury Bay Museum, New Zealand, and the preserved hull of Edwin Fox (built 1853), sitting in dry dock in Picton, New Zealand. Both ships were constructed near Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Archaeological recording methodologies included detailed timber recording, dendrochronology, archaeometallurgy, organic resinous analyses, and wood-species and fibe…
Rich Pickings
In my Memory, it says Rarawa’
Thesis Abstracts
Rich Pickings
In my Memory, it says Rarawa’
What influenced British East Indiamen ship design
This paper presents the author’s PhD research and explores the archaeological case study, Edwin Fox, to demonstrate changes in British East Indiaman ship design and construction during the mid-19th century. A range of methods have been employed during this investigation, including: 3D laser scanning, dendrochronology, fibre analysis and archival research to understand what influenced design and construction technologies over time. This paper cont…
Julian Whitewright, Editor
Wrecked All Over the Place
This article shows that it is possible to identify a vessel from disarticulated ship remains missing their original depositional context. By studying a dispersed collection of timbers, fasteners, and hull sheathing from a previously unidentified shipwreck on the Gold Coast, Australia, the authors were able to identify the remains as most likely from the colonial schooner Heroine . In this instance there were several possible identifications for t…
Examining Nineteenth-Century British Colonial-Built Ships HMS Buffalo and Edwin Fox
This article examines the archaeological timber remains from HMS Buffalo (built 1813), held in the Mercury Bay Museum, New Zealand, and the preserved hull of Edwin Fox (built 1853), sitting in dry dock in Picton, New Zealand. Both ships were constructed near Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Archaeological recording methodologies included detailed timber recording, dendrochronology, archaeometallurgy, organic resinous analyses, and wood-species and fibe…
Navigating the Depths
New Zealand’s underwater cultural heritage is under increasing pressure from marine development activities such as seabed mining, offshore energy and dredging. Yet the country lacks a cohesive policy or legislative framework specifically tailored to protect submerged heritage. This paper reviews current heritage policy and legislation in New Zealand, identifying key gaps and limitations in how underwater cultural heritage is managed. Drawing on i…
The First Maritime Archaeological Survey of New Zealand’s Earliest Known European Shipwreck, Endeavour, Sunk in 1795
Archaeology (8 works) · History (8 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (7 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Geology (4 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (4 works) · Oceanography (4 works)