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Preliminary Investigations of Two Shipwreck Sites in Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica

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Pages 405-418 | Received 06 Mar 2018, Accepted 06 Mar 2018, Published online: 15 Apr 2021
 

Abstract

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 voyage history. Context within the broader theme of slave‐ship archaeology and Costa Rica Caribbean landscape is addressed. An integral part of the initiative is community memory, stewardship, and education.

Abstracto

Investigaciones preliminares de dos Sitios de Naufragio en el Parque Nacional Cahuita, Costa Rica

Investigaciones arqueológicas subacuáticas recientes en Costa Rica se centraron en dos sitios que son candidatos potenciales a ser identificados como los restos de los barcos esclavistas de la Compañía Danesa de las Indias Occidentales que naufragaron en 1710. La investigación histórica sugiere que estos eventos de naufragio deben ser considerados como un punto de referencia de la amplia infusión de africanos, cuya mayoría permanecieron en América Central. Este artículo es el primer reporte interino de dos temporadas de campaña que han combinado métodos de campo, investigación, e interpretación de los hallazgos a la luz de la historia del viaje. El reporte se enmarca en el contexto más amplio del tema de la arqueología de embarcaciones de esclavos y el paisaje caribeño costarricense. La memoria, la administración y la educación comunitaria, son partes integrales de la iniciativa.

Palabras clave: Costa Rica, Caribe, trata y comercio esclavista, arqueología marítima comunitaria, naufragios

摘要

哥斯达黎加卡维塔国家公园两处沉船遗址的初步调查

哥斯达黎加最新的水下考古调查集中在两处遗址, 这-个地点很可能是1710年丹属西印度群岛奴隶船沉没处。历史研究表明一次重大的沉船-件与非洲人的大量输入有关, 他-中很多人留在了中美洲。本文是两次田野调查的简报。两次调查将田野方法、研究、对调查结果的初步解读与航行历史相结合, 将其置于奴隶-考古與哥斯达黎加加勒比海洋景观的這一更為廣闊的主-背景下。这-论点不可分割的部分即社區记忆、管理和教育。

关键词:哥斯达黎加, 加勒比海, 奴隶贸易, 社区海洋考古学, 沉船

哥斯達黎加卡維塔國家公園兩處沉船遺址的初步調查

哥斯達黎加最新的水下考古調查集中在兩處遺址, 這兩個地點很可能是1710年丹屬西印度群島奴隸船沉沒處。曆史研究表明一次重大的沉船事件-非洲人的大量輸入有關, 他-中很多人留在了中美洲。本文是兩次田野調查的簡報。兩次調查將田野方法、研究、對調查結果的初步解讀-航行曆史相結合, 將其置于奴隸-考古與哥斯達黎加加勒比海洋景觀的這一更為廣闊的主-背景下。這一論-不可分割的部分即社區記憶、管理和教育。

關-詞:哥斯達黎加, 加勒比海, 奴隸貿易, 社區海洋考古學, 沈船

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to extend many thanks to the 2015 and 2016 ECU students who participated in the field work. We are extremely grateful to our Costa Rican partners in this project (and their families), the Centro de Buceo Embajadores y Embajadoras del Mar. Maria Suárez Toro and Sigrid Lahmann provided incredible community guidance and partnership throughout the entirety of the project. Extreme gratitude to numerous individuals and organizations that made this exciting project possible. We are very appreciative of the Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC) and Ministerio de Ambiente, Energia y Telecommunications (MINAE) for facilitating this project.

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