Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2006.003.001

Title

Southampton Beach Shipwreck Project : 2004/2005 excavation & preliminary research report

Object Name

Report

Dates of Creation

2005

Creator

Cassavoy, Ken

Other Creators

McLellan, Stan
Currie, Leslie
Folkes, Patrick
Sterling, Michael
LePage, Larry M.

Description

Detailed report on the archaeological site and work on the Southampton Beach in 2004 including the identity of the vessel HMS General Hunter the War of 1812, and other artifacts found during the excavation.

Headings and sub-headings in the report include:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Excavation
Objectives
Site Preparation
Site Baseline and Grid System
Site Photography
Excavation
Hull
Methodology
Hull Description
Structural Details
Modeling the Hull
Hull Fasteners
Ballast Pile
Artifacts
Buttons
Ordnance
Ceramics
Glass
Miscellaneous
The Case For The General Hunter
Endnotes for Case for the General Hunter
Future Work

Admin/Biographical History

Ken Cassavoy was the Project Director of the Southampton Beach Shipwreck Project and Research Associate with the Department of Anthropology, Trent University.

Provenance

This report was acquired by Bruce County Museum in the course of the creation of its HMS General Hunter: War of 1812 Exhibit which was on display from June 2012 to December 2013 at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre.

Collection

HMS General Hunter collection

Parent Object

HMSGH collection

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

115 pages ; 28 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm

Places

Bruce County
Southampton

Businesses and Organizations

HMS General Hunter

Search Terms & Subjects

Archaeology
Marine accidents
Ships
Shipwrecks
Shipping industry
Early conflicts - War of 1812