Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement for Heritage Monitoring and Protection

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2020

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement for Heritage Monitoring and Protection," at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Citizen science, pioneered in the fields of biology and geography, utilizes volunteers to collect and process data. And to answer the call of stakeholder satisfaction and active public outreach and engagement, citizen science has recently been championed as a potentially powerful activity for maritime archaeology. As the volunteers become trained to understand the scope, goals, and outcomes of the research, they also become active participants—or partners—in the scientific inquiry (Haklay 2013; Smith 2014). The infrastructure for citizen science already exists in maritime archaeology with field schools, avocational training, site stewardship, donor support, and community archaeology (Smith 2014). Citizen science can go beyond academic training and engage participants in the scientific experience, while also providing for recourse to respond to local conditions and collaborate on requirements and policies specific to a site and/or region. This symposium explores the use and potential of citizen science in maritime archaeology in varied forms and outcomes.

Other Keywords
Citizen Science • Archaeology • Maritime • Education • Material Culture • Photogrammetry • Training • Public Archaeology • NAS • Community

Temporal Keywords
Modern • Historic • Post Medieval • 18th-19th century • 1778 • Prehistoric - 19th Century • 1770-1840 • historical (19th to early 20th century)

Geographic Keywords
Coahuila (State / Territory) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • Oklahoma (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Texas (State / Territory) • Sonora (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • Chihuahua (State / Territory) • Nuevo Leon (State / Territory) • Delaware (State / Territory)

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  • Documents (12)
Documents
  1. Archaeology of Plastics: On Overcoming, Oceans, and Environmentalism (2020)
  2. Cattewater Wreck: Re-interpretation and the Dog Puppet Project (2020)
  3. Certifying Success: Sport Divers, Citizen Science, and Sustainability (2020)
  4. The Conservation of a Historic Artifact of the Revolutionary War Battle in Southern New Jersey. (2020)
  5. The Curious Case of Steamer City of Rockland: How Citizen Scientists are Helping Investigate Possible 100-year Old Misidentification (2020)
  6. Diver-Archaeological Reconnaissance Cooperative (DivARC): Veterans working with Nautical Archaeological Society-New England (2020)
  7. Maritime Heritage Stewardship in Virginia (2020)
  8. Nautical Archaeology Stewardship - The Experience Of 30 Years Of Engaging The Public (2020)
  9. Shipwreck Tagging Archaeological Management Program (STAMP): A Model for Coastal Heritage Resource Management Based on Community Engagement and Citizen Science (2020)
  10. So Many Shipwrecks, So Little Time (2020)
  11. Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in South Carolina for 8th Graders (2020)
  12. Updating the Outdated for Understanding: Creating 3D models for the Smithsonian Chebacco boats. (2020)