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Lake Champlain Virtual Archaeology Conference

Lake Champlain Virtual Archaeology Conference

Each year, researchers and archaeologists with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum come together to share new research, developments, and discoveries from their work in Lake Champlain in a virtual summit that is open and free for all to attend. The third annual Virtual Archaeology Conference will be held February 15, 2024, from 1 until 4 pm.

As part of the 2024 conference, the Museum’s team will explore big questions through the lens of their ongoing archaeological work in Arnold’s Bay such as: how do archaeologists make the call on what to conserve and what not to conserve?

How can past looting and excavations impact a current project? What happened to Benedict Arnold’s 1776 flagship, the row galley Congress, after its abandonment?

What can we learn from artifacts that were looted or excavated by avocational archaeologists?

What can the hull of the Congress tell us about the construction of the colonial naval fleet on Lake Champlain and specifically row galleys?

A full schedule and list of presenters will be released soon. You can register for free in advance to receive the link to join this year’s event here.

This virtual conference will be presented on Zoom.

For accessibility requests contact info@lcmm.org or by phone at (802) 475-2022.

Managing Change Underwater Heritage

https://haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/heritage/managing-change-underwater-heritage/

Overview

The Managing Change guidance series supports good decision-making and explains how to apply the policies in the Historic Environment Policy for Scotland (HEPS) and the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). It will also help anyone interested in a decision on a specific topic to understand the decision-making process.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking your views on the draft Managing Change guidance on Underwater Heritage. This guidance outlines conserving underwater heritage around the coasts of Scotland and in freshwater environments such as lochs and rivers.

It includes information about the cultural significance of underwater heritage, current management practices, natural and human impacts on conservation, and safe exploration and investigation.

Why your views matter

We want to hear your thoughts and ideas about the proposed content of this guidance.

We welcome your feedback on any part, but particularly on whether you think we have identified the right key messages and considerations to guide decision-making. This includes considerations on the climate and nature crises and relevant plans and policies such as the National Planning Framework 4, UK Marine Policy Statement and the Scottish National Marine Plan.

We would like to hear your views on accompanying this guidance with case studies that demonstrate its practical application and if you have any suggestions for possible case studies.

You can provide feedback by completing this short online survey.

If you prefer, you can download the full set of consultation questions [PDF, 284KB] in advance. You can also download a copy of the draft guidance [PDF, 554KB].

Providing Feedback in Other Ways

If you would like a copy of the draft guidance and associated consultation questions in a different format, please let us know.

If you would like to provide feedback differently, such as over the phone, by email or via online meeting (on Microsoft Teams, Zoom or similar), please let us know and we would be happy to arrange this.

Please contact the Heritage Policy Service via email at heritagepolicy@hes.scot or via phone on 0131 668 8657.

Background

This proposed guidance has two key audiences:

  1. Practitioners and decision-makers who encounter underwater heritage in the course of their duties. This includes individual or organisations involved in:
  • Heritage management
  • Terrestrial and marine planning
  • Water-body management
  • Archaeological and environmental consulting or development
  1. Those who interact with underwater heritage for recreation, including scuba diving, or in the course of their work, such as commercial fishers.

The guidance aims to increase understanding of underwater heritage. It also aims to be a practical guide on identifying and managing the impacts of change in underwater heritage while protecting the cultural significance of these sites.

Contents

The draft guidance is split into three parts:

  1. Getting Started:
  • Key messages
  • Relevant policies
  • Understanding underwater heritage
  • Cultural significance
  • Protecting underwater heritage
  1. Impacts on Underwater Heritage:
  • Identifying impacts
  • Managing impacts
  1. Exploration, Investigation and Discoveries
  • Principles of preservation in situ
  • Excavation and recovery
  • Recreational activity including scuba diving
  • Commercial fisheries 

Marine Archaeologist – Sr. Consultant

https://careers-geosyntec.icims.com/jobs/2051/marine-archaeologist—sr.-consultant/job

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Consultant – Marine Archaeology in Houston, TX to help us grow our Marine Archaeology Practice. You must have an entrepreneurial attitude, and enthusiasm for supporting business development and technical efforts to expand Geosyntec’s market share. This position will support the creation and implementation of new strategies by providing strategic solutions to our clients’ most complex problems.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Technical lead, project management, and business development for marine archaeological projects related to remote sensing, ROV, and dive operations;
  • Technical leader for marine archaeological analyses as required by BOEM, BSEE, and state regulators;
  • Provide consulting services for marine archaeological analyses and assessments for offshore projects;
  • Work closely with staff in other offices;
  • Assist in training early career staff;
  • Maintain high visibility in the marketplace through regular client contact, participation in client-based professional organizations, and attendance and presentations at industry events;
  • Serve in a leadership role for the company culture and values across the organization;
  • Champion quality and demonstrate leadership by personal high standards for work processes and products and exemplary service to clients;
  • Manage all assigned work to meet contract requirements, appropriate codes and regulations, regulatory compliance or enforcement requirements, and industry standard-of-care criteria;
  • Promote Geosyntec corporate culture of technical excellence, high quality deliverables, outstanding client service, and exceptional teamwork;
  • Actively support and participate in the company health and safety program by enforcing health and safety standards, regulations and procedures; and
  • Provide outstanding service to clients, to the point that clients sole source new work opportunities, expand relationship with firm, and write letters/testimonials as to the quality of service.  Maintain close personal relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Collaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec’s culture. We operate under a sell-manage-do culture, and so we expect that you’d work on challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management. You may also be asked to take on project management responsibilities, along with staff management and mentoring tasks. 

Here are some other things you should know about this position:

  • Training: We offer professional development opportunities including technical conferences, in-house seminars, webinars, and mentoring, that allow our professionals to build the technical and business skills necessary to become successful consultants.
  • Fieldwork: Fully remote monitoring.  Expected to be 10-20%.
  • Overnight travel: Typically, approximately 10%

Your success is our success. We encourage our professionals to continually develop their interests and skills. Advancement is based on an individual’s own performance and initiative.

Education and Licensure

  • Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in marine archaeology, maritime history, or related field. (required)
  • Acceptance of credentials by BOEM/BSEE. (required)
  • Minimum of 15 years’ experience writing accepted BOEM/BSEE reports.  (required)

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

  • At least 15 years of marine archaeological experience in offshore energy and project management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required) 
  • Thorough knowledge and experience with archaeological assessment and reporting regulations. (required) 
  • Regional visibility through involvement in professional associations or trade organizations. (preferred)
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex technical and business documents. (required)
  • Ability to author reports, proposals, speeches, technical articles, and correspondence that are well written, well organized, clearly presented, focused on the subject at hand, and appropriately describe assumptions, limitations and standard of care applied to the document. (required)
  • Ability to make effective speeches and oral presentations on significant topics to senior management, public groups, client officials, and other stakeholders.  Ability to communicate clearly and logically. (required)
  • Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required) 

One doctoral studentship in Archaeology within the research area of Historical Studies, affiliated with the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS)

https://academicpositions.com/ad/sodertorn-university/2024/one-doctoral-studentship-in-archaeology-within-the-research-area-of-historical-studies-affiliated-with-the-baltic-and-east-european-graduate-school-beegs/211406

One specialisation offered at Södertörn University is maritime archaeology, and the MARIS research institute is able to support new projects in a range of ways. For more information, please click here (English version) or click here (Swedish version).

Archaeology focuses on human beings and their culture and society, from ancient times to the present day. Using material remains as their primary source material, archaeologists interpret what life was like at different times and in different cultural contexts. Archaeology at Södertörn University also emphasises a critical perspective and the importance of relating archaeology to current societal issues. Archaeological research is thus not only about the past, but entails equal emphasis on the understanding of people as cultural beings. One specialisation offered at Södertörn University is maritime archaeology, and the MARIS research institute is able to support new projects in a range of ways. For more information, please click here (English version) or click here (Swedish version).

Historical Studies is a research area in the humanities in which aspects of society, culture and heritage are studied from different perspectives. The area is characterised by an empirical and theoretical focus on social and cultural change and long time perspectives. Historical Studies includes five subject areas for doctoral studies: Archaeology, Ethnology, History, History of Ideas, and the Study of Religions. For more information about Historical Studies, please click here (English version).

The planned research for this studentship must be relevant to the Baltic Sea region or Eastern Europe, since the position is affiliated with the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS), www.sh.se/beegs, which is financed by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies, and part of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) www.sh.se/cbees, at Södertörn University. This region comprises the Baltic Sea, the states surrounding it, and post-Communist Central, South and East Europe. Research relating exclusively to Sweden or Swedish conditions cannot be funded. However, funding may be granted for research concerning Sweden or countries entirely outside the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe, as part of comparative studies where there is a legitimate scholarly reason.

The Maryland Historical Trust (Trust) is seeking candidates for its 2024 Summer Internship in Archaeology.

Click to access 2024-Summer-Intern-Announcement.pdf

The intern will work under the general supervision of the Chief Archaeologist and time will be divided between office/laboratory and fieldwork in support of the Trust’s terrestrial and maritime archaeology programs. Fieldwork will
take place in a variety of settings and involve use of hand tools, electronic surveying equipment, and small boats, canoes, and/or kayaks. It will include support activities associated with the Annual Tyler Bastian Field Session in Maryland Archaeology, marine geophysical and remote sensing surveys, and archaeological site visits and inspections.

Office/laboratory work is expected to include artifact sorting, washing and cataloging, records processing and filing, GIS data manipulation, and general data organization and entry tasks. Opportunities will also be available related to other aspects of the Trust’s archaeology programs, such as project review and compliance, and outreach activities.

Interns serve a maximum of 400 hours over a period of 10 consecutive weeks to begin on or about May 20, 2024.

Fieldwork will require occasional work outside of normal business hours (early mornings, evenings, weekends, & holidays), extended days, overnight travel, and camping. Office/lab work will be conducted during normal business hours.

Interns will receive a total amount not to exceed $6,600.00 paid in bi-weekly increments based on the number of hours worked at a base rate of $16.50 per hour.

Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center (KUDAR) short-term residential fellowship in Istanbul, in the Spring of 2024

Call for Applications: KUDAR Short-Term Residential Fellowship

The Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center (KUDAR) will be offering one short-term residential fellowship in Istanbul, in the Spring of 2024.  The fellowship is supported by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) Istanbul. We are seeking applicants to conduct desk-based research on specific maritime aspects of the ancient city of Pergamon and its surrounding region, preferably focusing on the carrying capacity of its three main ports at Elaia, Pitane, and Kane.  This research may be a stand-alone project, or part of the applicant’s larger research agenda. 

The successful applicant will have housing in the residence of the DAI in Istanbul for the duration of their research.  They are expected to be in residence in Istanbul for approximately two to three months, and ideally between the middle of March and the middle of June, 2024.  The residential fellow will also be awarded a stipend during their residency of approximately 1200 EUR per month.  To apply, please send the following items as email attachments:

  • Research Statement (two pages maximum): Proposed plan of research while in residence, which should include the research topic, methodology, and use of DAI resources.
  • Personal Statement (one page maximum): Applicant’s scholarly background and experience to undertake the proposed research plan.
  • Curriculum Vita, including contact information

The deadline for applications will be Monday, January 15th, 2024.  For more information about the application process, this opportunity, and expectations, please feel free to contact Dr. Matthew Harpster at mharpster@ku.edu.tr.

Funded MA Positions in Maritime Archaeology

Call for Applications: Funded MA Positions in Maritime Archaeology

The Koç University Mustafa V. Koç Maritime Archaeology Research Center (KUDAR) is seeking candidates for funded MA positions to begin in the Autumn of 2024.  We are seeking applicants who propose a research agenda that compliments the center’s strengths in maritime archaeology in the Mediterranean, which includes desk-based and field research, as well as topics in conservation science.

Interested individuals are encouraged to apply for this open call through the Koç University application system; the approximate deadline for applications will be May 1, 2024.  Successful candidates will begin in the Autumn of 2024, and will receive a full tuition waiver, a monthly stipend, and possible housing on campus.  Questions about the post may be directed to Dr. Matthew Harpster (mharpster@ku.edu.tr). 

In addition, we also seek applicants who are motivated to pursue the following topic:

Marine and coastal sites on the World Heritage List are found around the world.  Very commonly, these sites are valued for their environmental characteristics or terrestrial cultural heritage, whereas associated underwater cultural heritage is often coincidental or not considered at all.  As part of the ongoing efforts of a working group in the International Council on Museums and Sites (ICOMOS) presently investigating this imbalance between underwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites and the World Heritage List, we are seeking a pro-active, motivated individual to pursue MA research incorporating three elements:

  1. Identifying which marine or coastal sites on the World Heritage List may contain UCH, although this is not evident in either their inscription files or management plans;
  2. Identify the challenges of inscribing or inserting marine or coastal heritage sites into the World Heritage List;
  3. Based upon the results of 1 and 2, make recommendations regarding how UCH may be better integrated into the World Heritage List. 

Interested individuals are encouraged to apply for this position through the Koç University application system; the approximate deadline for applications will be May 1, 2024.  One successful candidate for this specific post will begin in the Autumn of 2024, and will receive a full tuition waiver, a monthly stipend, and possible housing on campus.  Questions about the post may be directed to Dr. Matthew Harpster (mharpster@ku.edu.tr).

Maryland Archaeological Conservator

The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, located at the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in St. Leonard, MD, is  recruiting for a full time contractual conservator.
*Main Purpose of Job:* This position will function as Conservator working under the direction of the Lead Conservator on a wide range of archaeological objects from marine and terrestrial excavations, including iron, copper alloy, ceramic, glass, leather, stone, and wood. The position will examine and document objects, perform analytical tests, prepare treatment proposals, perform chemical and mechanical conservation treatments, package or mount artifacts for transport, storage and display, and submit full reports of all activities, thus fulfilling contractual obligations and providing revenue generation for the Conservation Program of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab).
*Minimum Qualifications: *Applicant must have a degree in the conservation of Objects, from an accredited conservation degree program. Current students seeking a minimum 12-month internship either post-graduate or as a graduation requirement, are eligible. Equivalent work experience of two years practical conservation of archaeological materials maybe excepted in lieu of a conservation degree.
*Desired or Preferred Qualifications:* The applicant should be able to lift 50 pounds, work on ladders or in crouching positions, have experience with taking and processing photographs, and experience with computers operating the Windows Office Suite (Work, Excel and Access), or other equivalent computer software programs.  Prior training in health and safety and the use of lifting and moving equipment is desired.
The deadline to apply is July 20, 2017. For more information and to apply online, go to:

Underwater Archaeology on St. Eustatius

Class is filling up. Sign up now. The Caribbean in January.

The St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (SECAR) and Terramar Museum are organizing an underwater archaeological field school from January 4 to January 18, 2018, on St. Eustatius in the Dutch Caribbean.

http://www.pasthorizons.com/worldprojects/Details.asp?ID=27996

 

 

RFP Underwater Archaeology Survey

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 

Ashtabula County Underwater Archaeology Survey 

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) seeks professional consultant services for completion of a survey to identify and evaluate marine cultural resources within the Lake Erie waters of Ashtabula County, Ohio. The survey area for this project will include areas of higher potential for submerged cultural resources within an estimated 30 square miles of the approximately 30 linear-mile Ashtabula County shoreline area. To date, three shipwrecks have been previously identified within this area and no professional archaeological survey has been conducted. Results of this project will be used as a model for the planning of future surveys within Lake Erie, the coordination of relevant federal and state projects under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and for disaster planning in Ohio waters as it relates to marine cultural resources. The available funding for this project, which is supported by Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief funds (CFDA 15.957), is $40,000-$60,000.

https://connect.ohiohistory.org/emailviewonwebpage.aspx?erid=9444564&trid=ab50c110-b0f0-4c43-a198-a184ca2d4a67

Get your bids in now.