Lynn Harris
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3782873 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Lynn Harris |
| PRENOMES | Lynn |
| SOBRENOME | Harris |
| ASSINATURA | HARRIS L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | East Carolina University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2220-8772 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Where is the Black Town in American National Memory? The Case of Princeville, North Carolina
This article reports on a community-engaged research study of Princeville, North Carolina, the first formally chartered autonomous Black town in the United States, that has been in continuous existence. The article seeks to enhance historical understanding of the Black town in the United States and of the lesser-known history of Black resistant histories of North Carolina. Reporting on interview and observation research, the article analyzes (and…
A dangerous and exhausting struggle’
Scientists, hunters and business entrepreneurs in the Carolinas all had mutual interests in giant manta rays ( Mobula birostris) during the early decades of the 1900s. Eastern-seaboard coastal communities called them devil fish, because of the horn-shaped fins on their head. Although the Ocean Leather Company in Morehead City primarily processed shark-skin leather, it also experimented with the skins of rays and other sea animals for the manufact…
Gold and Glass
Finding voices in the floods of Freedom Hill
Shipyard Archaeology
Maritime cultural encounters and consumerism of turtles and manatees
By the mid-eighteenth century, a distinctive maritime commerce in turtle and manatee products existed in the Caribbean. It was especially prevalent amongst English-speaking inhabitants, from the Cayman Islands and Jamaica to the outposts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Colombian islands. Consumption patterns led to a variety of encounters between indigenous Indians, Europeans, Africans and Creoles. Commerce in these natural resources, especially…
Preliminary Investigations of Two Shipwreck Sites in Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica
Recent underwater archaeological investigations in Costa Rica focused on two sites as potential candidates for Danish West Indies slave ships wrecked in 1710. Historical research suggests a landmark wrecking event associated with a large infusion of Africans, many who remained in Central America. This paper is the first interim report of two fieldwork seasons combining field methods, research, and preliminary interpretation of the findings with v…
“A Gulf Between the Mountains”
Sea Ports and Sea Power
Monuments in the Desert
Underwater and maritime archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean
(One World Archaeology Series) edited by Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton and Pilar Luna Erreguerena, Walnut Creek, CA, Left Coast Press, 2008, 316 pp., US$79 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-59874-262-6 Maritime
South Carolina Shipyards
Gold Rush Port
Finding voices in the floods of Freedom Hill
Sea Ports and Sea Power
Monuments in the Desert
Where is the Black Town in American National Memory? The Case of Princeville, North Carolina
This article reports on a community-engaged research study of Princeville, North Carolina, the first formally chartered autonomous Black town in the United States, that has been in continuous existence. The article seeks to enhance historical understanding of the Black town in the United States and of the lesser-known history of Black resistant histories of North Carolina. Reporting on interview and observation research, the article analyzes (and…
South Carolina Shipyards
South Carolina Shipyards
Gold Rush Port
Monuments in the Desert
Underwater and maritime archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean
(One World Archaeology Series) edited by Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton and Pilar Luna Erreguerena, Walnut Creek, CA, Left Coast Press, 2008, 316 pp., US$79 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-59874-262-6 Maritime
Sea Ports and Sea Power
“A Gulf Between the Mountains”
Preliminary Investigations of Two Shipwreck Sites in Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica
Recent underwater archaeological investigations in Costa Rica focused on two sites as potential candidates for Danish West Indies slave ships wrecked in 1710. Historical research suggests a landmark wrecking event associated with a large infusion of Africans, many who remained in Central America. This paper is the first interim report of two fieldwork seasons combining field methods, research, and preliminary interpretation of the findings with v…
Shipyard Archaeology
Maritime cultural encounters and consumerism of turtles and manatees
By the mid-eighteenth century, a distinctive maritime commerce in turtle and manatee products existed in the Caribbean. It was especially prevalent amongst English-speaking inhabitants, from the Cayman Islands and Jamaica to the outposts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Colombian islands. Consumption patterns led to a variety of encounters between indigenous Indians, Europeans, Africans and Creoles. Commerce in these natural resources, especially…
Finding voices in the floods of Freedom Hill
Gold and Glass
A dangerous and exhausting struggle’
Scientists, hunters and business entrepreneurs in the Carolinas all had mutual interests in giant manta rays ( Mobula birostris) during the early decades of the 1900s. Eastern-seaboard coastal communities called them devil fish, because of the horn-shaped fins on their head. Although the Ocean Leather Company in Morehead City primarily processed shark-skin leather, it also experimented with the skins of rays and other sea animals for the manufact…
Where is the Black Town in American National Memory? The Case of Princeville, North Carolina
This article reports on a community-engaged research study of Princeville, North Carolina, the first formally chartered autonomous Black town in the United States, that has been in continuous existence. The article seeks to enhance historical understanding of the Black town in the United States and of the lesser-known history of Black resistant histories of North Carolina. Reporting on interview and observation research, the article analyzes (and…
History (13 obras) · Archaeology (11 obras) · Geography (8 obras) · History (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (6 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Art (4 obras) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (4 obras)