Philpin, Aurora, McAllister, Madeline, and van Duivenvoorde, Wendy (2021) Attempting to Name the Nameless: Copper Alloy Analysis of Artefacts from Unidentified Shipwreck Sites on Greater Detached Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Australasian Journal of Maritime Archaeology, 45. 6. pp. 75-87.

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Abstract

The Queensland Museum (QM) houses the state maritime archaeology collection, including artefacts collected from various shipwrecks within the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. This paper analyses collection material from an unidentified shipwreck (Greater Detached Reef 1) on Greater Detached Reef in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Six copper alloy fastener artefacts are selected and sampled for elemental analyses using a Scanning Electron Microscope to reveal the composition of each. Additionally, the results combined with archaeological analysis of the wreck site and historical records are used to address claims that the unidentified site is the wreck site of Aert van Nes, which wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef in 1854.

Item ID:	79738
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2652-0516
Related URLs:	https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
Copyright Information:	© Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 2020.
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2023 04:12
FoR Codes:	43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4301 Archaeology > 430108 Maritime archaeology @ 80% 43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4302 Heritage, archive and museum studies > 430202 Critical heritage, museum and archive studies @ 20%
SEO Codes:	28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology @ 50% 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1307 Understanding past societies > 130703 Understanding Australia’s past @ 50%
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