Job Posting: Vancouver Maritime Museum
The Vancouver Maritime Museum has two current job openings, a collection associate and a curator. Find the job descriptions here. Applications will be accepted until May 29,...
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Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds Free Online Course Begins May 25
Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds: Maritime Archaeology Learn how maritime archaeology investigates our changing relationship with the oceans and seas, from 2.5m years ago until today. People have explored and depended on the oceans of our planet for millennia. During that time the geography of our world has changed radically as coastal regions have flooded and islands have risen up, or been lost beneath the waves. With 70% of the world’s surface covered by water, an...
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The Centre for Maritime Archaeology Research Group, at the University of Southampton, welcomes attendees to its maritime based Post-Graduate and early career researchers symposium: Beyond the Sea (29th -20th of May, 2015). Following on from the successful Land and Sea conferences, the new symposium (Beyond the Sea) addresses the following topics: Maritime Technology (including shipwrecks), Heritage Management, Submerged Landscapes, Ports & Harbours and New...
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Underwater. Nautical. Marine. Why maritime?
In 1978 Keith Muckelroy argued for maritime archaeology over the others. Nautical refers to ships, but archaeologists also work on sunken cities. Marine refers to the ocean, but we dive in lakes and rivers, too. Underwater seems fitting, but Vikings chiefs were buried in ships on land. Recognizing these issues, Muckelroy chose the "maritime" to encompass all aspects of seafaring cultures. MaritimeArchaeology.com explores the many treasures of the past available to scientific research.
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