APAC at at the 2023 Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium

Mehmetcan Soyluoglu, a PhD candidate and graduate research assistant at APAC Labs, recently presented at the 2023 Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium. The Symposium, sponsored by the Honor Frost Foundation, was hosted by the University of Cyprus at the Archaeological Research Unit in Nicosia, Cyprus. 

Mehmetcan presented his paper “Insights Into Wooden Ship Construction and Maritime Activities in the Early 20th Century: A Shipwright Family From Crete to Limassol.” 

This paper focuses on the Denizer shipwright family, who brought their skills from Crete to Cyprus in the early 20th century. Using semi-structured interviews, family photos, archives, and personal notes from the family members, the study revisits certain maritime activities in the era within their economic, social, and political contexts and brings a new aspect to the wooden ships and their material culture in maritime heritage studies of Cyprus.