Abstract

In 2018, the Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance recovered a dugout canoe located during a surface survey of the Cape Porpoise tidal flats in Kennebunkport, Maine. A sample of the canoe dated to between 1275 and 1380 cal AD making it the oldest known from the region. Professional archaeologists and volunteers excavated the canoe from the intertidal in the summer of 2019 for analysis and conservation. This paper provides new insight into pre-Contact watercraft technology in the Far Northeast and emphasizes the promise of citizen science initiatives for identifying and recovering delicate archaeological materials that are exposed and under threat from rapidly changing coastlines.

摘要

2018 年，海豚角考古联盟在缅因州肯纳邦克港的海豚角潮滩地表调查期间发现了一艘独木舟。可追溯到公元 1275 年至 1380 年之间的独木舟样本，使其成为该地区已知的最古老的独木舟。专业考古学家和志愿者于2019年夏天从潮间带挖掘出独木舟进行分析和保护。本文提供了对远东北部接触前船只技术的新见解，并强调了公民科学倡议在识别和恢复暴露在快速变化的海岸线并受到威胁的脆弱考古材料方面的承诺。