BECAS
FRERE Julieta
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
An examination of the archaeological record associated with shipboard health in La Ballenera shipwreck (late 16th century, Algeciras, Spain)
Autor/es:
JULIETA FRERE; FELIPE CEREZO ANDREO
Lugar:
Praga
Reunión:
Congreso; World Archaeology Congress 9; 2022
Institución organizadora:
World Archaeology Congress
Resumen:
La Ballenera is a shipwreck identified as a commercial vessel that sunk in Algeciras Bay (Spain) while transporting a Ligurian ceramics cargo associated with the late 16th and early 17th centuries (1575-1625). This paper examines a set of artifacts from the site under the hypothesis that they are related to shipboard health treatment. Morphological-functional and distributional analyses are carried out, along with the exploration of archaeological and historical precedents related to health care for the period. From this approach, we distinguish the scope, limitations, or biases to evaluate these objects as part of social practices on board.
