Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry

Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry," at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

It is time to assess the lessons learned from the last half century of underwater cultural resource management (CRM) in a way that propels current and future practitioners to uphold high standards and advance the field of study. Over the last several decades, significant progress has been made regarding remote-sensing technology and techniques, management protocols, and research methods. Advances in the underwater CRM industry regularly coincide with the ‘ebb and flow’ of development needs, sometimes allowing for the testing of new equipment and improvement of preservation guidelines. At other times, there is a lack of expansion in the field, which can lead to stagnation of progress. This symposium is meant to facilitate a dialogue between university archaeologists, cultural resource managers, and other professionals to ensure that underwater cultural resources are assessed appropriately with the best technology at hand and in ways that will best preserve cultural heritage for future generations.

Other Keywords
Underwater Archaeology • Cultural Resource Management • Geoarchaeology • Technology • Remote Sensing • Methods • Underwater • Diversity • Submerged • Texas

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • United Mexican States (Country) • Cayman Islands (Country) • Turks and Caicos Islands (Country) • Bermuda (Country) • Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre (Country) • Republic of Cuba (Country) • Canada (Country) • Commonwealth of The Bahamas (Country) • Russian Federation (Country)

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  • At the Precipice of Change: 50 years of Underwater Resource Management at the Texas Historical Commission (2022)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Amy Borgens.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. With one of the earliest state-level underwater programs in the nation, the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Marine Archeology Program (MAP) has been a leader in underwater regulatory management and guidance for 50 years. In resource management, changes in...

  • Beyond the Founding Fathers: The Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Submerged Cultural Resource Management’s Past, Present, and Future (2022)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Amanda M. Evans. Amy Mitchell-Cook.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Early pioneers or innovators may be given the moniker “Father” or “Founding Father” of their chosen field or specialty, and quite often those pioneers happen to be white males. In reviewing the history of cultural resource management it is easy to assume that...

  • Factors Affecting the HALD Method: Implications for the Industry (2022)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Therese M Westman.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Recently, researchers have reevaluated remote sensing techniques and what they have to offer the archaeological community, leading to new methods like the human-altered lithic detection (HALD) technique, utilizing sub-bottom profiling to identify lithic artifacts...

  • Geoarchaeology Underwater: Florida State’s Approach to Preparing Students to do Offshore CRM (2022)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jessi Halligan.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. As offshore wind farm development continues to expand, there is an increasing need for archaeologists with the training and experience to assess our nearshore continental shelves for evidence of drowned landscapes with potential for preserved cultural resources....

  • The Human-Altered Lithic Detection (HALD) Method: The Latest Innovation in Submerged Precontact Archaeology (2022)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Shawn Joy. Morgan Smith.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Offshore wind is increasingly important in reducing carbon footprints and improving energy security. Improving the industry’s capabilities in cultural preservation is critical for renewable energy development. The human-altered lithic detection (HALD) method of...

  • Sharing and Using Knowledge Derived from Experience: Early Cultural Resource Evaluations of the OCS (2022)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Hunter W. Whitehead. Charles E. Pearson.

    This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In the 1970s, the United States federal government initiated a program to protect submerged cultural resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from the impacts of federally permitted undertakings. The impact of permitted mineral exploitation on cultural...