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THE INA QUARTERLY BRINGING HISTORY TO LIGHT THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF SHIPWRECKS STEMWARE & SLIIPWAYS MARITIME SURVEY AT BOĞSAK, TURKEY GETTING TO KNOW INA INTERVIEW WITH AN AFFILIATED SCHOLAR YUKON RIVER STEAMBOATS RECORDING THE 1898 SCHWATKA SPRING 2015 VOLUME 42, NO. 1 s FOUNDERS DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) BODRUM RESEARCH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SCHOLARS (CONTINUED) George F. Bass, Ph.D. ◊ Lew Ward CENTER STAFF (CONTINUED) GRADUATE FELLOWS Warren Riess, Ph.D. CONTENTS (CONTINUED) University of Maine John Baird † Roger A. Williamson, M.D.* Aysel Tok Edith Trnka Justin Parkoff David Stewart, Ph.D. Michael Katzev † Robyn Woodward, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ray H. Siegfried East Carolina University DEPARTMENTS Treasurer * Süleyman Türel II Graduate Fellow Jack W. Kelley ◊ Sally M. Yamini Kristine Trego, Ph.D. Güneş Yaşar Rachel Matheny Bucknell University 4 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OFFICERS/ADMINISTRATION Kenan Yılmaz 6 NEWS AND EVENTS President* Michael Young, J.D. FACULTY, NAUTICAL AFFILIATED SCHOLARS Peter van Alfen, Ph.D. ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM AT American Numismatic Society Deborah N. Carlson, Ph.D. Kroum Batchvarov, Ph.D. 8 PROFILE: NICOLLE HIRSCHFELD ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY University of Connecticut Vice President Wendy Van Duivenvoorde, Ph.D. Gordon W. Bass Deborah N. Carlson, Ph.D. Flinders University 26 BOOK REVIEW Cemal M. Pulak, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Sara W. John Broadwater, Ph.D. Raynette Boshell Spritsail Enterprises Vice President* and George O. Yamini Fellow Gordon P. Watts, Jr., Ph.D. Allan Campbell, M.D. Tidewater Atlantic Research Arthur Cohn, J.D. Kevin J. Crisman, Ph.D. Filipe Vieira de Castro, William C. Culp, M.D. Lake Champlain Maritime FIELD REPORTS Office Manager Ph.D. Professor, Frederick R. Museum RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Glenn Darden Mayer Professor of Nautical Tamara Hebert John A. Albertson 12 YUKON RIVER Grace Darden Archaeology II Mariá del Pilar Luna Diving Safety Officer Erreguerena, M.A. J. Barto Arnold, M.A. STEAMBOAT SURVEY Laura White Nicholas Griffis Kevin J. Crisman, Ph.D. National Institute of 8 INA researchers record the 1898 Piotr Bojakowski, Ph.D. Robin P. Hartmann Associate Professor, Nautical Anthropology and History steamboat Schwatka at the West BODRUM RESEARCH CENTER Archaeology Faculty Fellow Lilia Campana, Ph.D. Dawson shipyard Faith Hentschel, Ph.D. Ben Ford, Ph.D. BY JOHN POLLACK, SHELI SMITH, Director Massimo Capulli, Ph.D. Susan Katzev Donny L. Hamilton, Ph.D. Indiana University of AND SEAN ADAMS Tûba Ekmekçi, M.A. Professor, George T. & Gladys Pennsylvania Chris Cartellone, Ph.D. James Kjorlien Finance Manager H. Abell Chair in Nautical 18 STEMWARE & SLIPWAYS Archaeology, Yamini Family Jeremy Green, M.A. José Luis Casabán, M.A. A maritime survey in 2014 at Özlem Doğan William C. Klein, M.D. Western Australia Maritime Chair in Liberal Arts Boğsak, Turkey reveals evidence Museum Alexis Catsambis, Ph.D. Thomas McCasland, Jr. for the Late Antique habitation of DIRECTORS Katie Custer Bojakowski, Ph.D. Jeffrey Morris Cemal M. Pulak, Ph.D. Elizabeth S. Greene, Ph.D. Rough Cilicia Associate Professor, Oğuz Aydemir Brock University Matthew Harpster, Ph.D. BY MATTHEW HARPSTER AND Terry A. Ray Frederick R. Mayer Professor Edward O. Boshell, Jr. Rebecca Ingram, Ph.D. GÜNDER VARINLIOĞLU Anne Darden Self of Nautical Archaeology I Jerome Hall, Ph.D. John Cassils, M.D. University of San Diego Michael Jones, Ph.D. Judy Sturgis C. Wayne Smith, Ph.D. Lucy Darden * Betsey Boshell Todd Associate Professor, Faith Hentschel, Ph.D. Jun Kimura, Ph.D. Thomas F. Darden INA Faculty Fellow Central Connecticut State Margaret Leshikar-Denton, Ph.D. Ken Trethewey, Ph.D. University ON THE COVER: Dr. Sheli Smith John De Lapa Garry A. Weber Shelley Wachsmann, Ph.D. Berta Lledó, M.A. 12 documenting the paddlewheel of Past Chairman* Nicolle Hirschfeld, Ph.D. (J. Pollack, 2014) Professor, Meadows Professor Colin Martin, Ph.D. Schwatka Carl Douglas of Biblical Archaeology Trinity University BODRUM RESEARCH Veronica Morriss, M.A. Danielle J. Feeney * CENTER STAFF Frederick Hocker, Ph.D. Robert Neyland, Ph.D. James A. Goold EMERITUS FACULTY, Vasa Museum Secretary & General Counsel * Bilge Güneşdoğdu Akman NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY Robert Hohlfelder, Ph.D. Ralph K. Pedersen, Ph.D. Jeff Hakko Mustafa Babacık PROGRAM AT TEXAS University of Colorado at Robin C. M. Piercy A&M UNIVERSITY Boulder Rebecca Martin Esra Altınanıt Biçer, M.A. J. B. Pelletier Mehmet Çiftlikli George F. Bass, Ph.D. Greg Maslow, M.D. Distinguished Professor Mark Lawall, Ph.D. Juan Pinedo Reyes University of Manitoba Pamela Matthews, Ph.D. Zafer Gül Emeritus John Pollack, M.Sc. Sheila Matthews, M.A. Seçil Kayacık Fred van Doorninck, Jr., Ph.D. Justin Leidwanger, Ph.D. Stanford University Mark Polzer, M.A. Gülser Kazancıoğlu Dana F. McGinnis J. Richard Steffy† Donald Rosencrantz Alex G. Nason Şükran Köroğlu, M.A. John McManamon, S.J. Loyola University Jeff Royal, Ph.D. Orkan Köyağasıoğlu Lynn Baird Shaw TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Miguel San Claudio, Ph.D. GRADUATE FELLOWS Harun Özdaş, Ph.D. Jason Sturgis Nurgül Külah Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Randall Sasaki, M.A. Vice Chairman* Marian M. Cook 18 Muammer Özdemir Robert L. Walker, Ph.D. Graduate Fellows Irena Radič-Rossi, Ph.D. George Schwarz, Ph.D. Chairman* Adem Şirin Carolyn Kennedy University of Zadar Cheryl Ward, Ph.D. WWW.NAUTICALARCH.ORG 3 * Executive Committee | ◊ Non-voting Board | † Deceased The Institute of Nautical Archaeology is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the search for the history of civilization by A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT fostering excellence in underwater archaeology 2015 FIELDWORK INA's Archaeological Committee awarded The INA Quarterly (ISSN 1090- 2635) is published by the over $60,000 in support for new and Institute of Nautical Archaeology In preparing this issue of the INA reports on the 2014 season of the Yukon continuing projects in 2015, including: Quarterly, it quickly became evident that Survey, with collaborators Sean Adams Publication of the INA Quarterly several names kept reappearing in differ- and Dr. Sheli Smith of the PAST Foun- Bay of Kastela Roman Shipwreck Excavation is made possible by a grant ent sections of the same issue. For me, it dation (www.pastfoundation.org). Kastela, Croatia | David Ruff (Texas A&M University) & Irena from the Ed Rachal Foundation was a poignant reminder of the fact that Smith’s name appears again in this issue Radić-Rossi (University of Zadar) nautical archaeology is still young and the as a contributor to The Ship That Held Up Burgaz Harbors Research Project Editor family rather small. INA is certainly not Wall Street (TAMU Press, 2014) reviewed Datça, Turkey | Elizabeth S. Greene (Brock University) Deborah N. Carlson, Ph.D. the only organization by INA Vice President Carleton Island Survey committed to fostering and TAMU Profes- New York, USA | Ben Ford (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Assistant Editor excellence in under- sor Kevin Crisman. In Marzamemi “Church Wreck” Research Project Stephanie Koenig water archaeology, but this book, Dr. Warren Sicily, Italy | Justin Leidwanger (Stanford University) it is one of the oldest Riess relates how he Rockley Bay Shipwreck Survey Designer and we are honored to and Smith worked like Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Kroum Batchvarov (University of Connecticut Avery Point) Jacqueline Munz have attracted so many detectives to deter- dynamic and capable mine the identity of a Sea Biscuit and Salted Beef Bermuda, British West Indies | Grace Tsai (Texas A&M University) Printed by Research Associates and colonial merchant ship Shelburne Steamboat Graveyard Field School Newman Printing Co., Inc. Affiliated Scholars. uncovered in Manhat- Many INA Research tan in 1982. Riess, who Vermont, USA | Kevin Crisman (INA/Texas A&M University), Bryan, Texas Carolyn Kennedy (Texas A&M University), & Lake Champlain Associates are graduates earned a Master’s degree Maritime Museum of the Nautical Archae- from NAP in 1980, is a Institute of Nautical Archaeology ology Program (NAP) Research Associate Pro- Submerged WWII Aircraft Survey P.O. Drawer HG Vis, Croatia | Megan Lickliter-Mundon (Texas A&M University) at Texas A&M University (TAMU), fessor at the University of Maine and an College Station, Texas which was established nearly 40 years ago INA Affiliated Scholar. At the University Survey for the Patacho of Pedro Diaz 77841-5137 USA Cove of Baleeira, Portugal | George Schwarz (U.S. Naval History email [email protected] as a direct result of INA’s affiliation with of Maine, Riess trained Master’s student & Heritage Command) TAMU. Dr. Matthew Harpster earned a J.B. Pelletier, and the two worked togeth- phone (979) 845-6694 Yukon Gold Rush Steamboat Survey fax (979) 847-9260 Ph.D. from NAP in 2005 after writing er on a number of important shipwreck Yukon, Canada | John Pollack (INA) & Robyn Woodward (INA) www.nauticalarch.org a dissertation on the construction of the surveys including the Penobscot Expedi- 9th-century shipwreck excavated by INA tion project. Pelletier, who continues ONGOING PROJECTS to lend his remote sensing expertise to The opinions expressed in the at Bozburun, Turkey. Now the Marie Cu- Civil War Blockade Runner Denbigh INA Quarterly articles are those rie Fellow at the University of Birming- TAMU graduate students and INA field USA | J. Barto Arnold (INA) of the authors and do not ham, in this issue Harpster discusses the researchers on several continents, is INA’s Kızılburun Late Hellenistic Shipwreck Research necessarily reflect the views results