Bridging the gap in maritime archaeology : working with professional and public communities / edited by Katy Bell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bell, Katy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underwater archaeology--Citizen participation--Congresses.

Underwater archaeology.

Underwater archaeology--Congresses.

Underwater archaeology--Case studies--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, [2018]

Summary:

Proceedings of a conference session held at CIfA 2014. The session focused on ways in which it is possible to engage with a wider audience in the course of maritime archaeological work. Papers offer a series of case studies exhibiting best practice with regard to individual maritime projects and examples of outreach to local communities.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Information

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Foreword

Creating Maritime Archaeology Research Communities

Katy Bell,

Figure 1 'The Iceberg'

Figure 2 How do we integrate all stakeholders?

Archaeological Skills in a Commercial Marine Environment: What marine archaeologists need to succeed in a development-led context

Andrea T. Hamel* and Toby Gane, MCIfA**

Figure 3 Wind farm under construction (Wessex Archaeology).

Figure 4 Aggregate dredger at work (Mineral Products Association (MPA))

Figure 5: Sidescan sonar image of the Talis (Wessex Archaeology)

Figure 6 Geoarchaeologist recording a vibrocore (Wessex Archaoelogy)

Figure 7 Diver at work using SSD (Wessex Archaeology)

Figure 8 Diver using an airlift for excavation (Wessex Archaeology)

Figure 9 Diver surveying the Swash Channel Wreck (Wessex Archaeology)

Figure 10: Marine archaeologists wet sieving dredged aggregate material (Wessex Archaeology).

Experience is everything: England's Protected Wreck Diver Trails

Mark Beattie-Edwards

Figure 11 The Heritage Cycle. English Heritage

Figure 12 The location of eight diver stations surrounding the outer perimeter of the Norman's Bay Wreck. © NAS and Wessex Archaeology.

Figure 13 A diver preparing to visit the Norman's Bay Wreck with the NAS. © NAS.

Figure 14 The design of the waterproof guide used by divers during their visit to the Norman's Bay Wreck. © NAS.

Figure 15 The online interactive visualisation of the HMS m/A1 submarine, developed by 3deep Media Ltd and hosted by the NAS. © NAS.

Figure 16 Divers on the marker buoy on the Norman's Bay Wreck Diver Trail, funded by Lloyds Register LR250 Project. © NAS.

Figure 17 A diver visiting the Coronation Wreck Diver Trail. © Coronation Wreck Project.

Not necessarily between a rock and a hard place. English Heritage, Tyneside BSAC and Wessex Archaeology working together at the Gun Rocks wreck

Peta Knott

Figure 18 Map of Gun Rocks area. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright 2013.

Figure 19 Gun Rocks area showing numbered sidescan sonar anomalies and striped areas of diver searches

Figure 20: Tyneside diver with anchor (A. Hunt).

Figure 21: photogrammetry rendering of a cannon.

Figure 22: Site 1 plan.

Figure 23: Cannon from Gun Rocks at Bamburgh Castle.

A maritime archaeological case study where research on the understanding and appreciation of the heritage integrates and merges different parties, from academia to museums, from local government to volunteers and integration of minorities in a creative an

Paola Palma

Figure 24 Iron Age Logboat

Figure 25 Harry Paye Day

Figure 26 Swash Channel Wreck

Figure 27: Rudder of Swash Channel Wreck

Figure 28 Working with people with dementia

Figure 29 Festival of Maritime Archaeology

Bamburgh Wreck: Opportunity in the intertidal zone

Jessica Berry, Kevin Stratford and Steve Brown

Figure 30: RTK site plan

Figure 31 Outer hull planking 11.5cm thick 16cm wide and length unknown

Figure 32: Frames (first futtocks) 16cm moulded 11.5cm sided and length unknown.

Figure 33 Image showing longitudinally aligned circular holes running through the lower deck beams

Figure 34 Mast with fife rail in front

Figure 35: Possible pump tube in the stern

Figure 36 Sketch of windlass showing locations of the notches (viewed from the aft side)

Scottish Island Dwellings: Combining Research, Fieldwork and Local Knowledge

Robert Lenfert.

Figure 37 Dun Torcuill, an enhanced natural inlet in the Western Isles which supports an Atlantic roundhouse or dun (photo: author)

Figure 38 Notable examples of prehistoric pottery recovered from the lochbed surrounding a Hebridean crannogs.

Figure 39 A diver stands on the impressive submerged causeway connecting Dun Ban, Grimsay to the shore (photo:author)

Deriving Archaeological Information from Potentially Polluting Wrecks

A. Liddell and M. Skelhorn

Figure 40 Sidescan of the wreck of RFA Darkdale -the ship is broken in two with the bow section at right inverted and the after end at left lying on its port side. Such surveys are routinely undertaken during environmental assessments of wrecks. © Crown

Figure 41: The inverted bow of RFA Darkdale l- excellent visibility allowed for a comprehensive video and stills record to be compiled. The results informed both the environmental and archaeological aspects of the final report. © Crown copyright 2014

Figure 42: The primary survey ROV over the rudder and propeller of RFA Darkdale. © Crown copyright 2014

Protected Wrecks - Community Archaeology in Action

Terence Newman

Figure 43 Known Shipwrecks www.heritagegateway.org.uk designated for such protection under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973

Figure 44 Salt glazed pot recovered from the site of the London. (Courtesy of Steve Ellis)

Figure 45: Volunteer on the site of HMS Invincible. (Courtesy of Pascoe Archaeology Services)

Figure 46 Volunteer surveying planking (Courtesy of Pascoe Archaeology Services)

Figure 47: Photogrammetry survey (Courtesy of Pascoe Archaeology Services)

Figure 48 The licensee and members of his team 2013 (Courtesy of Steve Ellis)

Figure 49 Female mandible (Courtesy of Steve Ellis)

Figure 50 Visibility is an issue that confronts the team. (Courtesy of Steve Ellis).

Figure 51 Leather shoe recovered from site of the London. (Courtesy of Steve Ellis)

Building a community-based platform for underwater archaeology: MaritimeArchaeology.com and a Web 2.0 solution for public outreach and research collaborations

Peter B. Campbell

Figure 52: The relative amounts of information and its availability to the public in 1800 versus 2014 (Author).

Figure 53 MaritimeArchaeology.com features a simple but striking design for high cognitive fluency and credibility (Author).

Figure 54: MaritimeArchaeology.com's integrated social media includes Facebook and Twitter (Author).

Figure 55:An example of an organizational webpage created by Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Author).

Figure 56 The Ordnance Depot provides a basic guide to explosives potentially found underwater (Author).

Developing Maritime Archaeology Education and Outreach in the Balkans: The Illyrian Coastal Exploration Program's Field Schools in Albania, Croatia, and Montenegro

Peter B. Campbell, Derek M. Smith, Jeffrey G. Royal, Christopher T. Begley, Petra Zdravković, Derek Irwin

Figure 57 Map of the Adriatic Sea with current political boundaries and major Classical Period settlements (Author).

Figure 58 The 2012 workshop hosted by the ACMR in Shkodër, Albania (Author).

Figure 59. Students watch a rescue scenario during the AAUS Scientific Diving course (Jeff Bozanic).

Figure 60: Students watch a demonstration on underwater artefact recording (Elaine Ferritto).

Figure 61: Albanian national stamps featuring maritime archaeology (Author).

Figure 62 ICUA archaeologist Mladen Pešić speaks to students about the amphora types found locally (Author).

Conclusion

Katy Bell on behalf of MASIG.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-78969-086-2