Archaeological research on HMS Swift: a British Sloop-of-War lost off Patagonia, Southern Argentina, in 1770 |
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| Authors: | Dolores Elkin Amaru Argüeso Mónica Grosso Cristian Murray Damián Vainstub Ricardo Bastida Virginia Dellino-Musgrave |
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| Institution: | CONICET—Programa de Arqueología Subacuática, Instituto Nacional de Antropología, 3 de Febrero 1378 (1426) Buenos Aires, Argentina; Programa de Arqueología Subacuática, Instituto Nacional de Antropología, 3 de Febrero 1378 (1426) Buenos Aires, Argentina; CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3320 (7600) Mar del Plata, Argentina; English Heritage, Fort Cumberland, Eastney, Portsmouth, PO4 9LD, UK |
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| Abstract: | HMS Swift was a British sloop-of-war which sank off the coast of Patagonia, Southern Argentina, in 1770. Since 1997 the Underwater Archaeology Programme of the National Institute of Anthropology has taken charge of the archaeological research conducted at the wreck-site. This article presents an overview of the continuing Swift project and the different research lines comprised in it. The latter cover aspects related to ship-construction, material culture and natural site-formation processes.
© 2006 The Authors |
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| Keywords: | maritime archaeology HMS Swift 18th-century shipwreck Argentina ship structure biodeterioration |
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