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2007 Maritime Archaeology Field School -- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Underwater Archaeology in Lake Huron
The Saint Mary’s College 2007 Field School in Maritime Archaeology is a joint, ongoing research expedition conducted in Lake Huron, Michigan by faculty and students of Saint Mary's College of California, the University of Rhode Island, East Carolina University, and the staff of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS). The field school is a research-based learning experience that exposes students to a variety of activities including archival research, remote sensing survey, target identification, and underwater documentation of historic shipwrecks.
The field school will be conducted from July 5 – July 22, 2007. Advanced scuba training, leading to the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Scientific Diver certification, and classroom work related to maritime history and maritime archaeological field methods will comprise week one. Remote sensing surveys, ground-truthing, and underwater research and documentation of several historic shipwrecks will be conducted in TBNMS during the remaining weeks. Faculty: Dr. James M. Allan; Dr. Stephen Smith
Students will receive a full-course upper division anthropology credit. There are no academic prerequisites, but all participants in the field school must obtain both scuba and AAUS certification prior to the beginning of the field school and must have their own diving equipment (no tanks required). The program runs Monday-Saturday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with evening lectures. Course enrollment is limited to eight students. Accommodations and meals are provided, students will provide their own air transportation to Thunder Bay.
Application deadline: May 1, 2007
Costs (estimated): $2,645.00 - $3,140.00 (depending on enrollment) For additional information, contact Dr. James M. Allan, Dept. of Anthropology, Saint Mary’s College of California (jallan@stmarys-ca.edu).
The field school will be conducted from July 5 – July 22, 2007. Advanced scuba training, leading to the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Scientific Diver certification, and classroom work related to maritime history and maritime archaeological field methods will comprise week one. Remote sensing surveys, ground-truthing, and underwater research and documentation of several historic shipwrecks will be conducted in TBNMS during the remaining weeks. Faculty: Dr. James M. Allan; Dr. Stephen Smith
Students will receive a full-course upper division anthropology credit. There are no academic prerequisites, but all participants in the field school must obtain both scuba and AAUS certification prior to the beginning of the field school and must have their own diving equipment (no tanks required). The program runs Monday-Saturday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with evening lectures. Course enrollment is limited to eight students. Accommodations and meals are provided, students will provide their own air transportation to Thunder Bay.
Application deadline: May 1, 2007
Costs (estimated): $2,645.00 - $3,140.00 (depending on enrollment) For additional information, contact Dr. James M. Allan, Dept. of Anthropology, Saint Mary’s College of California (jallan@stmarys-ca.edu).
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