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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
IN POSEIDONS REICH XIV - "Underwater Archaeology in Northern European
Rivers and Lakes"
To be held at the University of Kiel on 20th - 22th February 2009
in collaboration between:
- the German Society for the Promotion of Underwater Archaeology (DEGUWA)
- the Department of Prehistory at the University of Kiel
- the Workgroup for Maritime and Limnic Archaeology (AMLA)
In Europe the term 'underwater archaeology' is associated with
spectacular discoveries, like wrecks in the Mediterranean or in the
North and Baltic Seas or also pile-dwellings in the alpine foothills.
For solving questions related to settlement archaeology, mainly
archaeological research in inland waters is of importance. In the past
decades impressive results were achieved - mainly in the Circumbaltic
area and on the British Isles - through maritime and limnic surveys as
well as excavations in rivers and lakes.
The DEGUWA-conference in Kiel aims to illuminate three related subject
areas. The first deals with settlements and their locations on
lakefronts as well as on natural or artificial islands. The second
focusses on infrastructural facilities for crossing or traversing waters
in wetlands as well as on fortification and harbour facilities. The
third concerns mobile traffic facilities for the transportation of goods
and passengers over water.
All interested in underwater archaeological research in northern
European rivers and lakes are sincerely invited to attend this
conference as auditors, as speakers and/or as contributors to the poster
presentation. Paper proposals are to be submitted not later than the 1st
October 2008 with an abstract in English, German or French of not more
than 200 words.
Further information and registration forms are available on the
DEGUWA website (www.deguwa.org):
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Poseidons Reich XIV 
A call-for-papers is available as PDF-file: Please feel free to
disseminate it within your department and amongst your colleagues and
friends.
Sound of Mull Archaeological Project (SOMAP)
The Sound of Mull Archaeological Project (SOMAP) was carried
out between 1994 and 2005 to map and assess the condition of a
wide range of underwater and inter tidal wrecks and coastal
structures in the Sound of Mull, on Scotland's north-west coast.
The study was undertaken by many volunteers under the auspices of
the Nautical Archaeology Society and demonstrates the value of
projects carried out by trained enthusiasts.
This account of the project combines the results of
documentary research into archives and old photographs, high
resolution marine geophysics, and measured surveys both on land
and underwater. A total of 16 wrecks and four sites were examined
and are summarised, with detailed accounts of three sites of
wrecks or shipping-related debris of particular interest. There
are 50 black and white and 53 colour illustrations, including
remote-sensing images. The book is accompanied by an interactive
CD-ROM which includes further remote-sensing images.
More information available in this extract from the NAS Newsletter
(2008.2):
SOMAP Newsletter article
This volume is the first in a series of NAS monographs and is
available to order now from the NAS:
Order form
The SOMAP Project and the SOMAP monograph have been made
possible by grant support from Historic Scotland
HMS Swift: Linking the potteries to Patagonia
The story of the loss and archaeological excavation of an 18th century British warship.
This lecture will bring to life the extraordinary story of HMS Swift, including her loss in 1770 off Patagonia, her discovery and subsequent archaeological research including the recovery of rare Wedgwood style pottery.
Event Date: Monday 7 July 2008
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Location: MC001, Millennium City Building, Wolverhampton City Campus
Speakers: Dr. Dolores Elkin and Professor Chris Underwood
National Institute of Anthropology, Argentina.
Entry to the public lecture is FREE, but places must be pre-booked with Julie Hayward.
For more information
Heritage At Risk Project to be launched on July 8th
What causes prehistoric burial mounds gradually to disappear? What makes ruined castles and abbeys crumble? What constitutes a serious threat to a historic park or the site of a 17th century shipwreck?
English Heritage is sharpening its tools for the protection of England’s heritage at risk. It is creating the first all-encompassing register of the country’s neglected or decaying historic treasures and introducing new ways to save them. Its Heritage At Risk project, to be launched on Tuesday 8 July 2008, will make England the only country in Europe to have a comprehensive knowledge of the state of its protected heritage and the analysis to save this precious and finite resource for the future.
Heritage At Risk
Maritime Archaeology and Ancient Trade Conference
Madrid 18th – 20th September 2008
Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology organises a conference to explore the contribution of maritime archaeology to the understanding of trade and exchange in the region of the ancient Mediterranean.
For more info, click here
Job vacancy at the NAS
Please find full details by following the link, for any other additional information, contact us at the office or by email
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BAJR creates Past Horizons!
For those of you interested in archaeology generally, our friends at Past Horizons have created a portal to enable people - whether amateur or professional - to participate in archaeological projects around the world. Some of the projects require no archaeological experience to participate but you will work with professionals who will provide guidance on a daily basis. Other projects are mainly for student participation where academic credits can be obtained and others are for professionals only.
So, if you just want to do something different with your holidays or have a sabbatical to take, have a look and see if there is something that appeals to you, there is something to suit all budgets. If you want to ask us about what it is like to go on an archaeological dig please feel free to get in touch as we have been on many digs around the world from Jordan - Georgia – Thailand. You might also like to ask members of the forum what their experiences have been or even make arrangements with people going on the same dig.
Click on the following link for more information:
Past Horizons
NAS supports MACHU project
Managing Cultural Heritage Underwater is a new European project aiming at making information about our common underwater cultural heritage more accessible for researchers, policy makers and the general public. This will be achieved through the construction of a GIS based Decision Support System with a web-based interface.
Visit the the MACHU website for more information…
MACHU
Shared Heritage Seminar
8th July 2008, University of Wolverhampton
Organised by English Heritage and the University of Wolverhampton, ‘Shared Heritage’ will focus on joint responsibilities in the management of British Warship wrecks overseas. Case studies will include the management of sites in Argentina, Australia, South Africa and the United States. The seminar will be held on the 8th July 2008, at the University of Wolverhampton. Follow the link for more information.
Please see the seminar’s outline attached and note that entry is free. For registrations, please contact Julie Hayward Wolverhampton University.
Shared Heritage Seminar
Winter Newsletter
The recovery and survey of the carpow logboat or the Cholne iron-age logboat found in Russia are two of the things for you to discover this winter. Also, share the enthusiasm of the NAS international exchange of 2007 in the Netherlands, and remember the Annual NAS Conference highlights.
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NAS Awarded £15k World Congress Grant from the British
Academy
The NAS is proud to announce that it has
recently been awarded a £15,000 World Congress Grant from
the British Academy to part-fund the Third International Congress
on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA3), the most prestigious event of
its kind.
Project managed by the NAS, in collaboration with the IFA,
UCL, and supported by English Heritage, DEGUWA, HWTMA, and an
active steering committee, the event will be held in London from
the Thursday 10th July to Saturday 12th July 2008. This will be
preceded by a Professional Development Field School from Monday
7th to Wednesday 9th July and followed by two days of excursions
(Sunday 13th July and Monday 14th July 2008). A call for papers
will be made in June 2007.
This will be the largest event of its kind to ever be held in
Britain, and one not to be missed. Any questions about the event
should be directed to Sarah Ward at the NAS, or visit the
IKUWA3.
IKUWA 3
Free Software - Site Recorder 4 SE
It’s not often that you get something for
free, but now you can: free survey processing software.
3H Consulting Ltd. in association with the Nautical Archaeology
Society have made Site Recorder 4 SE (Student Edition) available
at no cost and the program can simply be downloaded from the
Member’s area of the NAS web site.
Site Recorder 4 SE
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