Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract/Objectives
This research focuses on Spanish colonial activities, examining archaeological artifacts and remains through network theory analysis to explore power relations and religious activities in Spanish colonies in the Philippine Islands and Ilha Formosa (Taiwan). The study analyzes the production and consumption patterns of Spanish colonial ceramics and indigenous pottery, while comparing Catholic church remains in northern Taiwan, the Philippines, and Japan. By integrating studies of power, religious, and trade networks, this research not only deepens our understanding of European presence in Asia but also provides new perspectives on northern Taiwan's role in global history.
Results/Contributions

Ellen Hsieh's research centers on colonial-style ceramics recovered from the San Diego shipwreck, supplemented by archaeological artifacts excavated from Manila, Philippines, the Philippine archaeological collection in the Guthe Collection at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, and workshop technical data from Nisa and Ceclavín on the Iberian Peninsula to discuss the manufacturing motivations for these ceramics during that period. The research findings have been presented at the SPAFA International Conference, and the research results have been invited for publication in the top-tier journal American History Review. Additionally, the maritime archaeology book "The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila: A Hybrid City in Global History" has completed its final revision, proofreading, and index preparation this year, and is officially published by the University Press of Florida in January 2025.



Keywords
Underwater Archaeology, Underwater Heritage, Maritime History, Maritime Archaeology, Wrecks
References
1. Website: https://rcuah.site.nthu.edu.tw/

Website: https://rcuah.site.nthu.edu.tw/

Contact Information
陳思璇
sixuan.chen@gapp.nthu.edu.tw