Well, my hubby and I run a non-profit called Maritime Heritage Minnesota - http://www.maritimeheritagemn.org - we're currently waiting to hear on a grant to conduct a 3-year side-imaging sonar survey of 225 miles of the Mississippi River about 150 miles north of the Twin Cities - we already know of two wrecks in this section of river (the only two known wrecks in Minnesota's bit of the Mississippi - over 600 miles of it so we KNOW there have to be more, just no one's actually conducted any systematic searches for them) and have produced an assessment report for the State of MN that is downloadable from our site. We also just assessed a wreck yesterday in Lake Superior in Duluth - we've been monitoring it for over 2 years, documenting ice and sand erosion and taking photos as it is covered and uncovered by shifting sands. This wreck, the USS Essex, is one of the most important wrecks in the US for many reasons and we'd like to move it out of the surf zone to protect it; our multi-year assessment will help make our argument to MN's National Register archaeologist since the wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's no small feat to move a wreck, but with some patience, we can do it - to conserve it in a wet environment or process it with PEG to exhibit it in a dry environment.
Otherwise, I've worked on many wrecks in North Carolina (wrote a book on one there - and worked on Civil War stuff) while working on my MA (which was on North Carolina Schooners of the 19th Century), Michigan (a dry nautical wreck site), the USS Arizona and a PBY flying boat in Hawaii, worked at a site with part of the city underwater in Greece for 3 seasons with Cornell University (did terrestrial and nautical archaeology with them), and I've conducted research all over Europe, Israel, Egypt, the US, and Canada for my PhD research on Ancient Egyptian Watercraft Models (I just defended in March). I'm also conserve water soaked artifacts and am trained in Archives and Manuscripts management.
So, kind of an eclectic mix of sites and work. I'll be updating our site this weekend with some photos from the MN Archaeology Fair we participated in this past weekend. Was kinda fun! Oh - and sorry for the long answer - when someone asks about what we do, I tend to TELL them! ;-)
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Otherwise, I've worked on many wrecks in North Carolina (wrote a book on one there - and worked on Civil War stuff) while working on my MA (which was on North Carolina Schooners of the 19th Century), Michigan (a dry nautical wreck site), the USS Arizona and a PBY flying boat in Hawaii, worked at a site with part of the city underwater in Greece for 3 seasons with Cornell University (did terrestrial and nautical archaeology with them), and I've conducted research all over Europe, Israel, Egypt, the US, and Canada for my PhD research on Ancient Egyptian Watercraft Models (I just defended in March). I'm also conserve water soaked artifacts and am trained in Archives and Manuscripts management.
So, kind of an eclectic mix of sites and work. I'll be updating our site this weekend with some photos from the MN Archaeology Fair we participated in this past weekend. Was kinda fun! Oh - and sorry for the long answer - when someone asks about what we do, I tend to TELL them! ;-)