Article and News Links

Below you will find links to a selection of academic articles and news stories about ongoing and completed projects.

Penn-Brock statement of principles and best practices for underwater archaeology

Penn-Brock statement of principles and best practices for underwater archaeology and the stewardship of underwater cultural heritage in the Mediterranean Two-part workshop series titled, Who owns underwater cultural heritage? Perspectives on archaeological law and ethics in the Mediterranean, was convened at Brock University in St Catharines, Ontario (22-25 October 2009) and at the University of […]

NOAA: Quest for the Gaspee (2003)

NOAA: Quest for the Gaspee (2003) Rhode Island waters host the largest collection of Revolutionary War shipwrecks in North America. These include the infamous HMS Gaspee and at least 12 other British warships, 16 British merchant ships, and an unknown number of late 18th-century American merchantmen, warships, and fishing vessels. This summer, Dr. Rod Mather […]

Virginian-Pilot

Virginian-Pilot: Researchers return with clues to ship from late 1500s (2006) NORFOLK – Archaeologists, looking for the sailing ship that carried the oldest English cannon ever found in the United States, have returned from offshore waters with new surveys of the ocean floor that they hope will help locate the 400-year-old vessel. Click HERE for […]

The Guardian: Archaeologists find candidates for Cook’s ship Endeavour (2006)

The Guardian (via ArchaeologyNews.org): Archaeologists find candidates for Cook’s ship Endeavour (2006) One of four 18th-century ships found on the sea bed off Rhode Island could be the Endeavour, the vessel Captain Cook commanded on his first epic voyage across the Pacific Ocean, according to US archaeologists. Click HERE for more information

Mapping our Underwater Marine Resources

Mapping our Underwater Marine Resources The Mapcoast and BayMap Partnerships. Click HERE for more information.