Marine Archaeology

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Committee
Chair
Mark James
Secretary
Stephanie Said
Vice-chair
Alison James
Committee member
Christian Dalton
Committee member
Hefin Meara
Committee member
Terry Newman
Committee member
George Stewart-Phillips
Committee member
Laura Tidbury
Committee member
Jasmin Folland
Advisor
Victoria Boothby
Advisor
Iro' B. Camici
Specialist competence matrix

No matrix available.

Three year plan

The group provides a forum for practicing marine archaeologists and advises CIfA Advisory Council on issues relevant to underwater sites, intertidal and nautical archaeology.

MASIG aims to

  • promote the advancement of marine archaeological practice and individual professional development
  • promote greater understanding of marine archaeology within the wider archaeological community through the publication of technical papers and guidance documents
  • organise seminars and conferences to act as a forum for the development and maintenance of good practice in matters relating to marine archaeology
Group publications and newsletters

Offshore Development: Creating a Legacy for Marine Archaeology by Vic Cooper for MASIG, November 2019
A short document with notes of MASIG's session at the 2019 CIfA conference, detailing the outcomes of the session and each of the papers. 

Offshore Development: Creating a Legacy for Marine Archaeology by Vic Cooper for MASIG, November 2019 (PDF | 399.67 KB)

Bridging the Gap in Maritime Archaeology: Working with Professional and Public Communities
Edited by Katy Bell this marks the publication of a conference session held at CIfA 2014 organised by the Marine Archaeology Special Interest Group. The session focused on ways in which it is possible, given the obvious constraints of working in the marine environment, to engage with a wider audience in the course of maritime archaeological work. The volume presents a series of case studies exhibiting best practice with regard to individual maritime projects and examples of outreach to local communities, including the creation of accessibility to remote and hard-to-reach archaeological sites. You can download it for free or buy a hard copy via the link below.

Bridging the Gap in Maritime Archaeology: Working with Professional and Public Communities

Slipping Through the Net: Marine Archaeological Archives in Policy and Practice
Maritime archaeological archives currently face a bleak future. There are few, if any, public repositories with the remit or capacity to collect from the marine zone, a lack of clarity over roles and responsibilities and a tendency for those collections which are not split or sold to remain uncurated and inaccessible. Marine Archaeology Group (then Maritime Affairs Group) have produced 'Slipping Through the Net: Marine Archaeological Archives in Policy and Practice' (Ransley & Satchell) which examines the current state of maritime archives and highlights principle issues which must be addressed to ensure a more positive future. 'Slipping Through the Net' was put out to consultation. This version of the document includes revisions following consultation.

Slipping Through the Net': Marine Archaeological Archives in Policy and Practice (PDF | 3.39 MB)
Group meeting minutes and documents

Events

Event date
Marine Archaeology Group online day conference