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A Twisted Truth - The VOC Ship Batavia: comparing history & archaeology (BA Thesis)
Historians and archaeologists often work on related problems but rarely cooperate. The aim of this thesis is to research whether it is necessary to combine archaeological and historical data when both are available. The case study consists of an isolated event: the Batavia incident. The Batavia, a ship of the Dutch East India Company, was stranded off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. A small group took the boat and went for help while the rest of the people were left on the islands. While they waited for the rescue ship to arrive, a massacre broke out and over a hundred people were murdered. Information from written sources (e.g. a ship‟s journal and letters) is combined with archaeological evidence. Although many issues were confirmed by both types of sources, sometimes the records were contradictory and a great deal of information was exclusive to one of the types of data. To assemble a complete picture of the Batavia incident, it was essential to consult both historical and archaeological sources.
Keywords: Archaeology – History – Batavia – VOC – Dutch East India Company – Australia –Wallabi Group – Houtman Abrolhos– Material remains – Documents – Mutiny – Massacre
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- Ariese, C.E.
- Awarding Institution
- Institution för historiska studier , Göteborgs Universitet
- Date
- 2010