Global Markets, Local Practice: Ottoman-period Clay Pipes and Smoking Paraphernalia from the Red Sea Shipwreck at Sadana Island, Egypt

Authors: Ward, Cheryl¹; Baram, Uzi²

Source: International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Volume 10, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 135-158(24)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Shipwreck archaeology provides unique evidence for trade, commercial relationships, and the day-to-day existence of occupational communities defined by residence and employment within the industrial space aboard a ship. These concerns are addressed particularly well by finds of utilitarian items such as a small assemblage of 21 clay pipes and three other smoking-related artifacts recently excavated from the ca. 1765 Sadana Island ship which sank at anchor while loaded with coffee, porcelain, qulal, and other goods. Analysis of the assemblage specifically contributes to questions of chronology and typology and presents new evidence for regionalism, style, and the impact of far-reaching trade routes on markets with a global perspective.

Keywords: clay pipes; Ottoman Empire; Sadana Island shipwreck; maritime archaeology

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10761-006-0006-2

Affiliations: 1: Email: cward@fsu.edu 2: Email: baram@ncf.edu

Publication date: 2006-06-01