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Marine Archeology – What Lies Beneath?

Marine Archeology – What Lies Beneath?. What do Marine Archeologists study?. Marine Archeologist’s study:. The remains of shipwrecks, which can help reconstruct a picture of the past Ancient coastal civilizations that have slipped into the ocean overtime

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Marine Archeology – What Lies Beneath?

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  1. Marine Archeology – What Lies Beneath?

  2. What do Marine Archeologists study?

  3. Marine Archeologist’s study: • The remains of shipwrecks, which can help reconstruct a picture of the past • Ancient coastal civilizations that have slipped into the ocean overtime • Other submerged sites of cultural or historic interest

  4. Challenges of a Marine Archeologist’s Job • Locating a shipwreck site is one of the hardest parts • Shipwrecks are usually buried under many layers of sediment and are not easily recognized underwater. • Raising money to conduct expeditions • Uncovering the history of the shipwrecks • Which ship is it? • Are we sure? • What’s its story?

  5. Once a shipwreck is located, the long process of mapping (and sometimes excavating) begins.

  6. Photo by: Don A. Frey Mapping the Site Photo by: Christian Petron / Diaf

  7. What types of tools do Marine Archeologists use?

  8. Sketch from: Looking Inside Sunken Treasure, by Ron Schultz. Tools of the Trade - Low Tech • If a shipwreck is located in less than 200 ft of water, SCUBA can be used to survey the site. SCUBA is one of the simpler tools. • Low Tech Tools • String • Measuring tapes • Protractor

  9. Photo: Ocean Technology Foundation Tools of the Trade - High Tech Sometimes high-tech tools are used such as: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) Side Scan Sonar Multi-Beam

  10. Artifacts are sometimes removed from a wreck site. Other times they are left undisturbed as submerged cultural resources. Photo by: Eric Brissaud

  11. Photo by: Paul Mardikian, Archeolyse International What is this? Any guesses?

  12. An x-ray showed that it was actually a gun! Photo by: Paul Mardikian, Archeolyse International Photo by: Paul Mardikian, Archeolyse International

  13. YOU can be a Marine Archeologist! • College degree is necessary, sometimes a Master’s or PhD. • Concentration in History is important • Other related careers : • Remotely Operated Vehicle technician • Diver • Educator • Artist • Historian • Videographer • Photographer • Journalist/Science Writer

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