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Peter Campbell – a short biography

Hello! I’m Peter Campbell, one of the facilitators for the Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds course and a maritime archaeologist who works all over the world. I research everything from ancient Greek and Roman trade to American Civil War Ironclads and Royal Navy gunboats to sunken cities and underwater caves. Continue reading →

Amelia Astley – a short biography

Hi, I’m Amelia Astley, a PhD student at the University of Southampton. Although my office is within the National Oceanography Centre my PhD focuses on the dynamics of shipwreck sites, specifically looking at the effects of varying marine environments on the evolution of wreck sites. Presently I am focusing on the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery, a WW2 liberty ship, which wrecked after becoming stranded on a sandbank off the Sheerness. Continue reading →

Helen Farr – a short biography

Hello! I'm Helen Farr. I am a Maritime Archaeologist at the University of Southampton and one of the educators on this Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds course. As a keen sailor, HSE commercial diver and general lover of the life aquatic, I would happily spend most of my time in, on, or under the waves. Continue reading →

Danielle Newman – a short biography

Hello! My name is Danielle Newman and I am currently working towards a PhD in Archaeology at the University of Southampton. My work focuses on how theories and models of public engagement are currently being applied to maritime archaeology. I look at how academics think maritime archaeologists are communicating with the public and then go and interview people who are working on engagement programmes to see how theory is being applied. Continue reading →

Tamsyn Smith – a short biography

Hello! I'm Tamsyn Smith and I'm a Learning Designer. I've been supporting the academic team in creating Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds. My background isn't in archaeology, so I've had the fortune to learn a lot during the creation of the course - I hope you enjoy it as much as I have! I've been present when the videos for the course were being filmed, looking over the shoulder of Joe, our amazing camera-man. Continue reading →

Esther Unterweger – a short biography

Esther Unterweger, Karl-Franzen University Graz, Austria and University of Southampton, England (BA Art History, MA Provincial Archaeology and Maritime Archaeology, Scientific Diver) While studying Art History in Austria (Karl-Franzens University of Graz) and in Spain (University of Valencia) I developed an interest and later on passion for Archaeology. During my MA in Archaeology in Austria I focused on Provincial Archaeology especially in the provinces of North Africa and Asia Minor. Continue reading →

Crystal Safadi – a short biography

Hello! I'm Crystal Safadi and I've been a postgraduate student at the University of Southampton for almost two years now. I completed an MSc in Archaeological Computing- Spatial Technologies which focused on Early Bronze Age settlement patterns in the Beqa'a valley, Lebanon. In the summer of 2013 I was awarded a scholarship by the Honor Frost Foundation for a Masters in Maritime Archaeology, followed by a Ph.D. Continue reading →

Important New Decision by Minister of Culture, Haiti for UNESCO protection of possible “Santa Maria” wreck

Hello Everyone Just wanted to relate a landmark decision that has profound significance for the maritime archaeological protection of shipwrecks in Haitian waters regarding the investigation of the possible remains of the “Santa Maria”. It’s a good day for maritime archaeology! Michael Murray From: http://www.haitilibre.com/article-11546-haiti-patrimoine-barry-clifford-n-est-plus-autorise-a-poursuivre-ses-fouilles-sous-marines-en-haiti. Continue reading →

Important New Decision by Minister of Culture, Haiti for UNESCO protection of possible “Santa Maria” wreck

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