Know of some projects that have used boats as a means to explore an area and its heritage like this one on the waterways of the Lea Valley and Olympic Park in east London http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13527258.2011.643911 Not really about the boat itself however, but a good paper and film. Also Iain Sinclair's infamous Swandown film for a psychogeopraphic 'odyssey' on the same subject http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jul/18/swandown-iain-sinclair-andrew-kotting Cheers, Jonny On 17 Nov 2014, at 08:16, Mirja Arnshav wrote: -- Jonathan Gardner PhD Candidate [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Room G7B Institute of Archaeology, UCL 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PY Hi all, Is anyone aware of any research that has been done, or is being done, in the archaeology/anthropology/heritage studies of contemporary boating? I am planning a project focusing on the material culture aspects and practices surrounding boating and its relationship to heritage. Thanks in advance for any ideas, or advice! Mirja Mirja Arnshav Forskningssamordnare Forskningsenheten / Research Coordinator, Research Unit STATENS MARITIMA MUSEER / SWEDISH NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUMS Marinmuseum - Sjöhistoriska museet - Vasamuseet P.O. Box 27131 | SE-102 52 Stockholm Tel: +46 (0)8 519 549 11 www.maritima.se<https://webmail.culturnet.se/owa/redir.aspx?C=X35juGLoEkyFUvzvauWP1W11I1WJ1NEINGy2ucb1f43VNCdkCSo470KfDdhM28yFf0CvoSU4RPo.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.maritima.se> -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk -------------------------- -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------