Historic Landscapes, Seascapes and Maritime Heritage
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 7304
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maritime archaeology and heritage; coastal landscapes/seascapes; maritime economies and trade; post-medieval; intertidal archaeology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue presents various studies on maritime landscapes and seascapes in the historical period. While the study of coastal communities in the historical era is aided by documentary, cartographic and visual material, this is by no means uniformly available across the globe. Therefore, the work undertaken by archaeologists, museum specialists and heritage practitioners are vital to exploring the maritime interface. Although relatively underdeveloped in this era, maritime archaeology intersects with many pressing historical themes, from capitalism and colonialism to social class and gender relations. The materiality of maritime landscapes and seascapes encapsulates trade and transport, settlement and defense in the service of these broader themes reflecting a truly globalized and connected world. This Special Issue aims to reflect the diversity of work being undertaken by colleagues working on historical landscapes and seascapes. We welcome papers dealing with archaeological sites and monuments; artefactual studies, which speak to broader landscape/seascapes; methodologies that examine heritage at the landscape scale; and work designed to access and record the maritime heritage of the recent past. In addition, colleagues are invited to submit articles that address contemporary issues impacting the sustainability of coastal communities and their heritage assets.
Dr. Wes Forsythe
Dr. Kieran Westley
Guest Editors
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