Underwater Archaeology

Submerged: Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team
Adventure nonfiction at its best by the co-author, with Gene Hackman, of Wake of the Perdido Star.Submerged is Daniel Lenihan's remarkable story of 25 years as founder and head of the Submerged Cultural Resource Unit (SCRU)—ranging from ancient ruins covered by reservoirs in the desert Southwest to a World War II submarine off the Alaskan coast; from the Isle Royale shipwrecks in the frigid Lake Superior to the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor; from the HL Hunley, the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship, in Charleston Harbor to the ships sunk by atomic bombs at Bikini Atoll, and much more.

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What kind of schooling is required for underwater archaeology?


Texas A&M has the lock on underwater archaeology in the US. University of Florida (in Gainsville) is a distant but rising second. And a BA + scientific diver cert. will get you started in a CRM or US government position (mainly Army Corp work) doing underwater archaeology.
RDunnell  |  Read more

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What sort of information does underwater archaeology provide that traditional excavation on land cannot?


Excellent question and one that is not asked enough. Underwater archaeology can provide answers on a wide range of research questions not available through terrestrial means, from ship construction to trade networks to reactions to environmental changes. If you look at cost effective transport in ancient periods, water transport was the cheapest means for moving goods in bulk, far cheaper than land transport. For an accurate analysis of many cultures, water transport needs to be examined. Underwater archaeology typically costs a great deal more than terrestrial archaeology, so a valid research question has to be developed that can only be answered through underwater excavation. There are times when underwater sites are documented because they are "sexier" than terrestrial sites, but in fact the research question could be answered with cheaper terrestrial means.
Peter  |  Read more

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Underwater archaeology grants?
I've identified an underwater archaeology site and don't want corporate funding. Direct appeals to my Congresspersons and various government agencies have only led me to a morass of grants through which to sift... none of which seem applicable. Does anyone know of grants applicable to my situation?

Maybe these websites can help you: http://ina.tamu.edu/ http://www.pophaus.com/underwater/institutes.html
PaleoBerkay  |  Read more

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What are some underwater archaeology summer programs in florida?
I'm not interested in college classes or a grad program, just a summer program, to get a taste for what it's like.

Florida State and University of West Florida both offer programs in Marine Archeology, however you will be hard pressed to join up if you're not a student as many of these programs have limited space available and many matriculated students who want to apply. That being said, it still wouldn't hurt to contact the respective departments -- if they can't accomodate you, they may be able to recommend another way for you to experience it.
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