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What
is the ACUA
The Advisory Council
on Underwater Archaeology has been at the forefront of underwater archaeology
for over 45 years. Its genesis as the Council on Underwater Archaeology
was in 1959 and its purpose was fully realized at a meeting in 1963
when a group of archaeologists, historians, and sport divers met in
St. Paul, Minnesota for the first international Conference on Underwater
Archaeology (CUA). That auspicious beginning eventually led to two
more bi-annual conferences in 1965 and 1967. In 1970, the first papers
on underwater archaeology were given at the then fledgling Society
for Historical Archaeology conference. By 1973, the present structure
and name of the ACUA were established and shortly thereafter a merging
of the SHA and CUA conferences. In 2003, a Memorandum
of Agreement between the ACUA and the SHA was signed, formalizing the relationship
between the two organizations.
The ACUA serves as an international advisory body on issues relating
to underwater archaeology, conservation, and submerged cultural resources
management. It is working to educate scholars, governments, sport divers,
and the general public about underwater archaeology and the preservation
of underwater resources. The ACUA assists the SHA Conference Committee
in organizing the annual SHA Conference on Historical and Underwater
Archaeology and aids the editor in producing special thematic issues
on underwater archaeology. The ACUA developed an introductory brochure
on underwater archaeology that you can request from the SHA. The brochure
has been translated into Spanish and French and a Portuguese version
is planned.
History of the
ACUA
If you are interested
in learning more about the formation of the ACUA you can download a short
article History of the ACUA in PDF
format.
Who We Are
The ACUA is composed
of twelve men and women elected on a rotating basis by the membership
of the Society for Historical Archaeology. It includes professionals from
state and federal archaeology programs, museums, non-profit institutes,
and avocational societies involved in underwater archaeology. It also
includes professionals in the fields of conservation and education. Our
members hail from Europe, Canada, Australia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and
the US. Many
avenues led each of us to underwater archaeology as a profession and a
passion. Discover who we are and why we do underwater archaeology.
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Officers
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Marc-Andre
Bernier
Vice
Chair 2007-2010
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Amanda
Evans
Secretary
2007-2010
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Board
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Susan
Langley
2007-2010
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David
Ball
2008-2011
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Ian
Oxley
2008-2011
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Mark
Staniforth
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Emeritus
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In addition to regularly
elected members, the ACUA has Associate Members who provide us their insights
and expertise on technical issues, education, sport diver training, shipwreck
preserves and management, and international issues.
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Individual
Associate Members
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Jonathan
Adams 2008-2009
Director, Center for Maritime
Archaeology
Department of Archaeology
University of Southampton
Highfeld, Southhampton SO17 1BJ UK
Bus [44] (170) 359-2247
Fax [44] (1700 359-3032
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Chris
Amer 2008-2009
State Underwater Archaeologist
State of South Carolina
S. C. Inst. of Archaeology & Anthropology
Maritime Research Division
1321 Pendelton Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Bus
803-777-8170 or 803-734-0567
Fax 803-254-1338
Cell 803-331-2672
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Rod
Mather 2008-2009
Associate Professor
Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology
Department of History
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: 401-874-4093
Fax: 401 874 2595
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Michael
Pomeroy
(ACUA Webmaster)
Scientific Diving International .. MLPSoftware.com
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Institutional
Associate Members
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Australasian
Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) 2008-2009
Contact Person: Ross Anderson
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Mailing Address:
Jennifer Rodrigues, AIMA Secretary
c/- Dept. Maritime Archaeology
Western Australian Maritime Museum
47 Cliff Street
Fremantle, WA 6160 Australia
Bus [61] 8 9431 8488
Fax [61] 8 9431 8489
Cell [61] 400 933 111
AIMA Website http://aima.iinet.net.au
Other contacts:
Bill Jeffery
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Parks Canada Agency,
Underwater Archaeology Services 2008-2009
Contact Person: Jonathan Moore
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Ontario Service Center
Underwater Archaeology Service
Parks Canada Agency
1800 Walkley Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5 , Canada
Fax: 613-993-9796
Bus (613) 993-2125
Other Contacts:
Daniel LaRoche
email
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Nautical Archaeology
Society (NAS) 2008-2009
Contact Person: Chris Underwood
Project Director International Initiatives
email
Mailing Address for Chris (international)
Programa de Arqueología Subacuática
Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano
3 de febrero 1378 - 1426
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nautical Archaeology Society (HQ office address)
Fort Cumberland, Fort Cumberland Rd
Eastney, Portsmouth
Hampshire, PO4 9LD
UK
Bus [44] (239) 281-8419
Fax [44] (239) 281-8419
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Maritime
2010-2011
Contact Person: Steven Anthony, President
Tel: 301-652-2622
Fax: 301-652-0216
MAHS (office address)
Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society
P.O. Box 44382
L'Enfant Plaza
Washington, DC 20026
Tel: 301-419-8222
Web: www.MAHSnet.org
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Graduate
Student
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Alicia
Caporaso 2009 - 2010
(PhD program URI)
Institute for Archaeological Oceanography
Graduate School of Oceanography
University of Rhode Island
200 South Ferry Rd.
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone: 401-874-6113
Cell: 402-214-9051
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Grace
Turner 2009 - 2010
(PhD program College of William and Mary )
Department of Anthropology
103 Washington Hall
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Tel: 757-814-7785
Fax: 757-221-1066
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Revised January 12, 2009
1. All terms run from January 1
through December 31 of the years indicated.
2. Individual Associate Member terms are two years commencing
with appointments beginning in 2006. Limited to five members
per January 2007 vote of the ACUA Board.
3. Graduate Student Associate Member terms are two years.
4.
Institutional Associate Member terms are two years commencing
with appointments beginning in 2006. Limited to ten members
per January 2007 vote of the ACUA Board.
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