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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):

In Poseidons Reich XIV link

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 Link to pdf file 292kB.

This volume is the first in a series of NAS monographs and is available to order now from the NAS:

Order form Link to pdf file 112kB.

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 link

Heritage At Risk Project to be launched on July 8th

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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 link

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.

 

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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 link

NAS supports MACHU project

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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 link

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 link

Winter Newsletter

NAS Newsletter 2008-1

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 Link to:

 

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 Article Link to:

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