Arqueometalurgia de un sitio de naufragio del siglo XVIII: la corbeta de guerra HMS Swift (1770), Puerto Deseado, provincia de Santa Cruz (Argentina)

Abstract

This book presents the research results carried on the metallic artifacts from the sloop-of-war HMS Swift (1770), lost off Puerto Deseado (Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina). The shipwreck –located in 47° 45’ 12’’ South and 65° 54’ 57’’ West– was found by local divers, and it has been subject of archaeological study since 1997 by the Underwater Archaeology Program, under the direction of Dolores C. Elkin, Ph.D. (Argentinean National Research Council and National Institute of Anthropology). In particular, this study was framed in the research line of the ship technology and their social context.