Special thanks to Chelsea Colwell-Pasch for compiling this week’s news Kurt Bennett, Nicolas Bigourdan, Jose Luis Casaban, Kim Faulk, Paul Johnston, Victor Mastone, Anya Murphy, Ania Legrá, Richard Pauley, Ulrica Söderlind, and Dave Meadows’ Explorator team for sending in news items.
1) AIMA scholarship 2013 winners!
http://www.aima-underwater.org.au/aima-scholarship/
2) Maritime archaeologist, you say? You just strap on a tank and mask don’t you?
http://flindersarchaeology.com/2013/11/06/maritime-archaeologist-you-say-you-just-strap-on-a-tank-and-mask-dont-you/
3) Shipwreck recovery will be part of Fox River dredging operation.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20131109/GPG0101/311090289/Shipwreck-recovery-will-part-Fox-River-dredging-operation?nclick_check=1
4) Shipwreck in river was used as a dock [Fayetteville]
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2013/11/07/1294481
5) 100 years ago, deadliest Great Lakes storm was at its peak.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/283039/
6) After 100 years, search goes on for 2 sunken ships [Great Lakes]:
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=243650293&m=243650282
7) Great Lakes Aquarium breaks ground on a new exhibit.
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Great-Lakes-Aquarium-breaks-ground-on-a-new-exhibit–231063771.html
8) New dates for Alaska’s fluted spear points raise questions.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1498-131107-alaska-points-clovis
9) Ancient naval battle site ‘rammed’ with relics of war.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2013/november/ancient-naval-battle-site-relics-of-war.aspx
10) University expert dives deep in quest for relics of ancient battle.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/University-expert-dives-deep-quest-relics-ancient/story-20056656-detail/story.html
11) La France est-elle au fond de la rade?
http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr/actualite/culture/la-france-est-elle-au-fond-de-la-rade-241046.php
12) Viking graves yield grisly find: sacrificed slaves.
http://www.livescience.com/40792-viking-slaves-sacrified-burial.html
13) Shipwrecks off the coast of Ireland.
http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2012/1115/345783-shipwrecks-off-coast-of-ireland/
14) Did Bamburgh shipwreck inspire first coastguards?
http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/news/local/all-news/did-bamburgh-shipwreck-inspire-first-coastguards-1-3176683
15) Community worried about intervention in Convoys Wharf [London] development.
http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/11/community-groups-worried-about-boris-johnsons-intervention-in-planning-application-for-1-9m-redevelopment-of-deptfords-convoys-wharf/
16) Got silk? Vikings’ refined tastes show vast reach of ancient trade routes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/06/persian-silk-viking-burial-silk-road_n_4221037.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1484-131104-norway-viking-silk-trade
17) U-Boat wreck off Rhode Island coast a dark reminder of WWII.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode-island/2013/11/03/boat-wreck-off-coast-dark-reminder-wwii/qVu3voONOCOiWg15CSGYqK/story.html
18) High Court judge ruling on contentious Longboat Café scheme due next week [UK].
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/High-Court-judge-ruling-contentious-Longboat-Caf/story-20053731-detail/story.html
19) Unravelling the social hierarchy within Viking society.
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/11/2013/unravelling-the-social-hierarchy-within-viking-society
20) Surveying the Roman port network.
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1490-131105-surveying-rome-mediterranean-ports
21) 5 Maritime disasters you might not know about.
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/5-maritime-disasters-you-might-not-know-about
22) The men who chased shipwrecks.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/the-men-who-chased-shipwrecks/281251/
23) Beijing’s ‘Forbidden City’ built using ice roads, ancient documents reveal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/forbidden-city-ice-roads_n_4218310.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=World
http://www.archaeology.org/news/1488-131105-beijing-forbidden-city-ice-roads
24) The Latin American and Caribbean Region seeks to protect its underwater cultural heritage in Lima (Peru).
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/dynamic-content-single-view/news/the_latin_american_and_caribean_region_seeks_to_protect_its_underwater_cutlrual_heritage_in_lima_peru/
25) Odyssey Marine Exploration may be in trouble.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-04/short-seller-calls-treasure-hunter-odyssey-marines-stock-worth-zero
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omextruth/omexreport.pdf
26) Griffin exploration findings to be revealed.
http://www.petoskeynews.com/charlevoix/featured-cvx/griffin-exploration-findings-to-be-revealed/article_d403f97e-4896-11e3-bc43-0019bb30f31a.html
27) Treasure hunters, GME, seek funds for deepwater salvage.
http://seadiscovery.com/mtStories.aspx?ShowStory=110347
28) Proposal to salvage cannons from sea at Cabo de Rama Fort.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-09/goa/43853928_1_cannons-reis-magos-fort-artillery
29) Frozen in time: divers recover stunning collection of British treasure from the wreck of a 500-year-old galleon sunk in Caribbean.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487043/Treasure-recovered-Caribbean-wreck-historical-value-bounty-Mary-Rose.html#ixzz2kEJQHZN5
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/519437/20131104/punta-cana-pewter-wreck-dominican-republic-shipwreck.htm
30) A short seller calls for-profit treasure hunter a sinking ship.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-04/short-seller-calls-treasure-hunter-odyssey-marines-stock-worth-zero
31) Odyssey Marine Exploration sees strong financial finish for 2013.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/odyssey-marine-exploration-sees-strong-financial-finish-for-2013-2013-11-07?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Wendy van Duivenvoorde, PhD
Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology
Deputy Director, Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC)
President Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology (AIMA)
Department of Archaeology | Flinders University
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