Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Anthropology
First Advisor
Shelby L. Anderson
Term of Graduation
Spring 2022
Date of Publication
7-8-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Anthropology
Department
Anthropology
Language
English
Subjects
Pacific Coast (Or) -- Antiquities, Shipwrecks -- Oregon -- Pacific Coast -- 17th century, Protohistory, Stoneware, Asian pottery
DOI
10.15760/etd.7942
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 267 pages)
Abstract
Over the past three centuries, items from the Beeswax Wreck have been discovered on Oregon's northern coastline near Manzanita, including stoneware and earthenware fragments. While the stoneware and earthenware were not noticed by beachcombers washing ashore until more recently, similar artifacts have been noted within Indigenous sites for decades. While most of the analysis of the artifacts found in protohistoric settings are used to provide proof of a wreck or potentially a marker of the start of the contact period, this study aims to provide some context to the stoneware and earthenware sherds related to the wreck. The goal was also to present a discussion on how artifacts related to the wreck can provide an opportunity to reevaluate some of the colonial narratives related to Native usage of historic trade goods and the issues surrounding how historic artifacts are interpreted and documented in protohistoric sites. While this paper examines a private collection of stoneware and earthenware from the Beeswax Wreck, the study also provides questions for how these materials could be used to discuss larger questions of Native use and trade in the region.
Rights
© 2022 Vanessa Renee Litzenberg
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38143
Recommended Citation
Litzenberg, Vanessa Renee, "Stoneware and Earthenware from the Beeswax Wreck: Classification of the Dubé Collection and Discussion of the Interpretation of the Materials in Protohistoric Sites" (2022). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6072.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.7942