Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Keith, Matthew
URN	etd-11142004-230531
Title	A Model for Studying World War Ii-Era Lcms in the Archaeological Record
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Anthropology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Cheryl Ward Committee Chair Glen Doran Committee Member Rochelle Marrinan Committee Member
Keywords	World War II Archaeology 8FR892 Franklin County Florida LCM Landing Craft
Date of Defense	2004-11-04
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract LCMs (landing craft, mechanized) played a number of important roles in World War II. Despite their significance, they have rarely been analyzed in the archaeological record. This thesis presents a model used to help identify and evaluate a shipwreck site (8FR892) in Franklin County, Florida, home to Camp Gordon Johnston, a World War II Amphibious Training Center. The data on which the model is based was useful in assessing site 8FR892 and was successful in demonstrating that 8FR892 is not a LCM. The model considers pre-depositional, depositional, and post-depositional processes that may affect the condition of submerged steel-hulled vessels in a number of environments and therefore has applications to identify submerged LCM sites around the world.
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