Citizen Science (Other Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "What’s in a Name? Discussions of Terminology, Theory and Infrastructure of Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. To know what is happening to underwater cultural heritage (UCH) sites from natural and cultural activity, sites must be monitored regularly and systematically. Currently, UCH management agencies are largely reliant on a few existing professionals to collect...
Relevant, Refocused, Rehabilitated, Re-engaged: Working with Military Veterans in National Park Service Archaeology (2020)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Archeology, Citizen Science, and the National Park Service" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Beginning in 2016 the National Park Service has been actively engaged with combat wounded veterans who have partnered with us to address archeological needs in our National Parks. At USS Arizona, at Lake Mead, and at Channel Islands, veterans who have suffered physical or emotional trauma as a result of their service...
Smoke on the Water: Addressing the Burning Issue of Threats Climate Change Poses for Submerged Historical Sites in Florida (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Accelerating Environmental Change Threats to Cultural Heritage: Serious Challenges, Promising Responses" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Underwater archaeological sites are often omitted from sea level rise and resiliency discussions, but these resources, which attract tourists and provide critical information about the past, are at risk. Lack of personnel, difficulty with routinely accessing sites coupled with the...
Tracking Ancient Animals to Provide an Archaeological Perspective on Wild Mammal Management, Conservation and ‘Rewilding’ (2019)
This is an abstract from the "HumAnE Archaeology" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Human immigration and biological invasions are high-profile topics in modern politics, but neither are uniquely modern phenomena. Migrations of people, animals and ideas were common in antiquity and are frequently incorporated into expressions of cultural identity. However, the more recent the migration, the more negative modern attitudes are towards them. Native is...
Two Models for Volunteer-Driven Underwater Archaeology in Lake Erie (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Submerged Cultural Resources and the Maritime Heritage of the Great Lakes" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Ohio-based Maritime Archaeological Survey Team (MAST) and the Pennsylvania Archaeology Shipwreck Survey Team (PASST) both rely heavily on amateur, volunteer archaeologists to record and disseminate information about Lake Erie shipwrecks. Both are steered by a single professional maritime archaeologist...
Una experiencia personal en el descubrimiento de la arqueología: mi voz como ciudadano (2015)
Un interés personal por la historia me llevó a buscar cómo entender mejor mi presente, aprendiendo sobre los errores y los éxitos de nuestro pasado. La creación de las investigaciones de Ciudadano Científico coordinadas por Para la Naturaleza da oportunidades al público para obtener experiencia en varias áreas de la naturaleza y personalmente me abrió las puertas hacia el mundo de la arqueología. Mi experiencia en la investigación Descubriendo Nuestras Raíces y en proyectos anteriores del...
What’s in a Name? Discussions of Terminology, Theory and Infrastructure of Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: Session Introduction (2022)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "What’s in a Name? Discussions of Terminology, Theory and Infrastructure of Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Questions have arisen concerning the semantics of and theory behind citizen science in maritime archaeology. Shifts from the use of the term “citizen science” to community and/or public archaeology have led to interest in further understanding the purpose and...