Volume 17, Number 1, March 1998
ISSN 0814-1479
Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (Inc)
Editors: Kieran Hosty & Lindsey Shaw
Australian National Maritime Museum
GPO Box 5131
SYDNEY NSW 1042
PH: 02 9552 7777 FAX: 02 9552 2318
Registered by Australia Post, Publication No. WBH 1635
AIMA Executive Council for 1997-1998
President: David Nutley
Sen Vice President: Bill Jeffery
Vice President: Myra Stanbury
Vice President: Terry Arnott
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Secretary: Tim Smith
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Treasurer: Cosmos Coroneos
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Honorary Auditor: Tom van Leeuwen
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SOUTH PERTH WA 6151
PH: 09 277 1611
Contributors please note the deadline for contributions for the next issue of the Newsletter (17.1) is March 30, 1998.
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR
MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY INC
NEWS
NEWS NEWS
Australian National Maritime Museum
Heritage Office (NSW)
Consultancy News
Northern Territory
Queensland Museum
South Australia
State Heritage
Bill Jeffery
State Heritage Branch
GPO Box 1047
Adelaide SA 5001
Ph: (08) 8204 9311 Fax: (08) 8204 9455
e-mail address; bjeffery@denr.sa.gov.au
Flinders University
Victoria
Address Change:. The new address is
Maritime Heritage Victoria
Nauru House
Level 22, 80 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Ph (03) 9655 9752
Fax: (03) 9655 9720
E-mail change: Please note the following
e-mail address changes for the troops from Heritage Victoria re change from "@dpd.vic.gov.au" to "@doi.vic.gov.au"
Peter.Harvey@doi.vic.gov.au
Ken.Gurney@doi.vic.gov.au
Ross.Anderson@doi.vic.gov.au
Maritime Archaeology Association of Victoria
Western Australian Maritime Museum
News from the Internet
International and Miscellaneous News
Associations
Historical Archaeology (ASHA). ASHA founded in 1970 encourages archaeological research on historical sites, buildings, artefacts and relics by historical research, survey, recording, excavation and analysis and the publication of results of such research. The wide range of historical archaeology in Australia is reflected in ASHA's publications Studies in Historical Archaeology, Australasian Historical Archaeology and the quarterly Newsletter. Membership is open to both amateur and professional levels of archaeology. Subscriptions are as follows: Individual membership (per annum) $25.00. Corporate membership (per annum) $30.00.
For further information please contact
The Secretary
Australasian Society of Historical Archaeology, Box 220
Holme Building
University of Sydney, NSW 2006.
NAS: Nautical Archaeology Society and International Journal of Nautical Archaeology offer a special joint membership/subscription rate to professional and avocational maritime researchers. Join NAS and receive both NAS Newsletter and IJNA for $US60. Contact Membership Secretary, 206 Moorview Way, Skipton, N Yorks, BD23 2TN, England
Grants and funding
Australia Council Grants. The Council provides grant money for many cultural activities. For comprehensive details of the Australia Council grants and application procedures please see the Australian Council for the Arts Grants Handbook 1997. Available from the Australia Council on (02) 9950 9000
The Getty Grant Program of Santa Monica, California has awarded a grant to the University of Canberra to establish a post graduate internship program. It funds graduates from the Conservation of Cultural Materials program to complete a one-year internship at a recognised conservation laboratory in Australia or overseas. Persons eligible are graduates who completed their studies in 1995-96. Approximately AUD $20,000 for one year. Contact Professor Colin Pearson, Director, NCCHSS, University of Canberra, PO Box 1, Belconnen, ACT, 2616. Ph (02) 6201 2368.
The One Stop Arts Shop: Launched by the Federal Government in August the aim of this site is to provide a single access point to all possible avenues of support available for people in the cultural sector. It brings together information on the wide array of cultural grants, support programs and industry development programs offered by all levels of government and their agencies as well as the assistance available through corporations, foundations and non-government bodies. Access through the website www.artsinfo.com.au or by a free telephone service 1800 241 247. (From Museum Matters)
George Alexander Foundation & Ian Potter Foundation - Value up to $100,000. Awarded to Australian organisations for projects in areas including arts, fellowships, travel, grants and research. Closing dates mid April; mid July. Contact Executive Secretary, George Alexander Foundation and Ian Potter Foundation, Level 5, 1 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Ph (03) 9650 3188.
Fellowships: From National Maritime Museum, Head of Research, Greenwich, SE10 9NF, England:
Sackler Research Fellowship in the History of Astronomy and Navigational Sciences, 12,500 pounds p.a., tenable two years.
Caird Senior Fellowship - 17th century Dutch maritime paintings - medals - 18th century prints, 12,500 pounds p.a, tenable one year.
Caird Junior Research Fellowship in (British) Naval and Maritime History and Associated Studies, 8,500 p.a, tenable one year.
British Council: Travel Grant Scheme; Academic Link and Interchange Scheme (ALIS); Visitors Scheme; Post Graduate Bursaries; and for a listing of their international courses and seminars contact PO Box 88, Edgecliff NSW 2027. Ph (02) 326 2022, Fax: (02) 327 4868
United States Cultural and Academic Specialist Grants: Awarded to American specialists to spend two to six weeks at an Australian museum or gallery to work on specific projects or work as consultants. Available on a shared cost basis with USIS (United States Information Service) Contact: Noeline R. Milson, USIS, Ph (06) 270 5966, Fax: (06) 273 3051.
New Books, Publication and Videos
Excavating Ships of War Vol II, International Maritime Series. Edited Mensun Bound, Oxford University MARE. 210 pages, fully illustrated, black and white photographes, line drawings. Second publication based on the two- day conference The Archaeology of Ships of War, that was held at Greenwich in 1992. Papers have been expanded to include others solicited by the editor. They focus of specific surveys and excavations, many of which are ongoing. The papers include ones by Myra Stanbury (The Sirius: Norfolk Island, Australia, 1790) and Peter Gesner (The Pandora, Queensland, Australia, 1797). Release date January 1998. Further information from Anthony Nelson Publishers, PO Box 9, Oswestry, Shropshire, England, SY11 1BY.
British Museum Encyclopaedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology. Edited James P Delgado, 120 colour, 300 black and white illustrations. The first comprehensive reference book on the discovery and recovery of the submerged past. Written by an international team of over 180 expert contributors (including Peter Gesner, Jeremy Green, Graham Henderson, Bill Jeffery, Mike Nash and Mark Staniforth), the Encyclopaedia contains over 450 entries, covering all aspects of underwater and maritime archaeology, from prehistory to the modern era and will be an invaluable resource for students, historians, archaeologists, professional and recreational divers.
The Editor who is well know to many AIMA members, is Executive Director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Canada.
For further information please contact British Museum Press, 46 Bloomsbury Street, London,, England, WC1B 3QQ.
Scientific Diving : A General Code of Practise: Diving Books, the Worlds Largest Publisher of Diving Books has announced the release of the second edition of this popular text.
The Code of Practise for Scientific Diving was first published in 1988 as Vol 53 of the series UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science. The first edition attracted input from 100 scientific divers in more than 30 countries. The Second Edition has been prepared and edited by the Scientific Committee of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS) for UNESCO. Edited by N.C. Flemming and M.D. Max.
Priced at US39.95 the publication is available from Best Publishing Co, P.O. Box 30100, Flagstaff, AZ, USA 86003 - 0100.
Credit card orders accepted.
Forthcoming Conferences
Salt Lake City, Utah
January 5-10, 1999
Suggested Symposia and Topics:
* 18th Century Shipwrecks
* GIS Applications for Maritime Archaeology * Western Seaboard and River Tradition
* Maritime Archaeology in the 21st Century * Regional Approaches
* Anthropological Theory in Maritime Archaeology
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 1998
For general information and applications contact:
Don Southworth, Program Coordinator
Sagebrush Consultants, L.L.C.
3670 Quincy Avenue, Suite 203
Ogden,Utah 84403
Phone: (801) 394-0013, Fax: (801) 394-0032 Email: sageb@aol.com
Adriane Askins Neidinger & Matt Russell, Co-Underwater Program Chairs Submerged Cultural Resources Unit
US National Park Service
World Archaeological Congress 4 in conjunction with an Organising Committee here in Cape Town. This congress will take place on the campus of the University of Cape Town from 10 - 14 January 1999.
For further information please contact
Carolyn Ackermann
Conference Co-ordinator
Global Conferences
e-mail: carolyn@globalconf.co.za or wac4@globalconf.co.za
Visit the website for WAC4 on http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/age/wac
NASOH The North American Society of Oceanic History will hold its annual conference 9 - 12 April 1998 in San Diego, California. For more information please contact William Dudley, Naval Historical Centre, Washington Naval Yard, Building 57, Washington, DC, USA, 20013-7127
International Council of Museums. In partnership with ICOM, Museums Australia is to host the next International Council of Museums Conference in Melbourne, Victoria in 1998. For further information please contact Anthea Hancock at the Museum of Victoria (03) 9651 6783
Further Studies and Internships
MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY TECHNIQUES COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
The Marine Option Program at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa will offer a maritime archaeology techniques course during the summer of 1998, June 15-July 17. The graduate level course (OEST/ANTH 668, 6 credits) includes lectures, field trips, and an underwater training project in archaeological surveying techniques. Participants in the course must qualify as University of Hawai'i scientific divers under guidelines established by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) in order to participate in course related scuba diving activities. Non-divers may be considered on a space-available basis.
The field course (plans subject to change) will commence on Oahu, then move to the island of Hawai'i for three weeks of field work. The majority of the work will take place on the shipwreck of the SS Maui, a site located at a depth of approximately 20 ft. on the leeward coast in warm tropical water, teeming with marine life. Training will include hands-on operation of remote sensing equipment. After the field work is completed, the course will return to Oahu for report writing, map completion, and wrap-up.
Instructor for the course is Hans Van Tilburg
(MA Nautical Archaeology and Maritime History, East Carolina University).
Currently Hans is a PhD student in the department of history at the University
of Hawai'i. The cost of the course is $158/credit (resident and non-resident
rate) plus an institute fee of approximately $1000. The institute fee includes
partial room and board, ground transportation, airfills, and inter-island
air fare (Oahu-Hawai'i re>
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mpus is available
to course participants during week one and five at a slight additional cost.
Applications will be available in January 1998. Application receipt deadline is 15 April 1998, with notification of acceptance by 1 May. The course is limited to 15 participants. For more information, contact:
Marine Option Program
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology 1000 POpe road #229
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 USA
phone: (808) 956-8433
fax: (808) 956-2417
e-mail: mop@hawaii.edu or russells@hawaii.edu http://www2.hawaii.edu/mop/
Graduate Maritime Archaeology and History Certificate Program: The University of Hawaii is exceptionally well-located, staffed and equipped to conduct education, research, and service for Pacific Ocean maritime archaeology and history of Polynesians and other Pacific Islanders as well as the maritime peoples of Asia--with expertise spanning from coastal wetlands to the technologies required for deep water exploration. This Graduate Certificate is offered as a complement to classified graduate students pursuing advanced degrees or as a stand-alone credential for non-degree students who have completed their baccalaureate degrees. This will be the first program in the field which is based at an academic institution in the Pacific. It has evolved over the past nine years from symposia, workshops, field schools and courses developed by the University of Hawaii Marine Option Program.
Cooperating faculty from throughout the UH system are supplemented by faculty and professionals from agencies and institutions throughout the Pacific and U.S. mainland. The program will be guided by a steering committee, chaired by Dr. William N. Still, Jr., formerly of East Carolina University, now with the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) Some of the topics of particular interest related to Hawaii and the Pacific will include traditional fishponds, Polynesian voyaging, the Spanish galleon trade, explorers (Pacific, Asian and European), whaling, maritime commerce, naval history, lighthouses, fisheries and seafood processing facilities, waterfront preservation, cultural resources management, museums and public education programs. The curriculum consists of three components: traditional coursework, practical experience with field and/or laboratory methods, and an integrating seminar requiring a major paper. Information and applications are available from
Sherwood Maynard, Director
Marine Option Program
School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology. University of Hawaii at Manoa. 1000 Pope Road, MSB 229. Honolulu, HI 96822 U.S.A. TEL: (808) 956-8433 FAX: (808) 956-2417
E-MAIL: mop@hawaii.edu
Graduate Diploma of Museum Studies, Masters of Letters (Museum Studies), Museum Studies Unit, University of Sydney, includes Foundation Studies (The Museum, Context, Research, and Information Management, Communications and Public Programs); Management Studies (Principles of Management, management Practise, marketing and Fundraising); Collection Studies (Collection management, material Culture Study 1 and 2); Access Studies (Visitor Studies, Evaluation and Criticism, museum Education, Exhibition Project Management)
For further information contact Ms Shar Jones, Museum Studies Unit, Sydney University. Ph (02) 351 3800
BA and BA Hons in Cultural Heritage Studies, Graduate Diploma in Applied Heritage Studies (also Maritime Archaeology), MA in Cultural Heritage Studies (by project); Contact The Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Curtin University, GPO Box U 1987, Perth WA, 6001, Ph (09) 351 3831
Certificate in Cultural Preservation. Six hours per week for 36 weeks. To equip students with skills to provide technical assistance in the cultural preservation industry. Contact Geoff Bell, Course Coordinator (06) 207 3469 of the School of Applied Science (06) 207 4300.
Graduate Diploma (Cultural Heritage Studies) & Bachelor of Arts (Cultural Heritage Studies): Charles Sturt University is offering by distance or on-campus study further education in Cultural Heritage Studies.
The Graduate Diploma is for those who have completed a tertiary degree and wish to gain more specific heritage skills. It is offered by distance over two years. Students successfully completing the course may choose to upgrade to an MA. Subjects offered: Cultural Theory, Visions of the Past, Heritage Practise, Museum Technology, Preserving the Public Record, Politics of the Past and Research Methods.
The BA is a three year degree preparing students for careers in ,museum heritage and consultancy work. Students major in heritage studies and anthropology and select additional subjects from photography, park management, Japanese, conservation, curatorship or art history.
Further information from: The Secretary. School of Cultural Heritage, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 780, Albury, NSW 2640.
Museums Australia New Museum Internship is now available. The Standing Committee of Regional, Local and Specialist Museums has been given funding by the Department of Communications and the Arts for two internships of up to $3000 each for people working in museums, art galleries, keeping places in Australia. Applicants must be individual members of Museum Australia and may be volunteers, part or full time staff. The internship should occur between February and June 1998. Closing date for applications in 30 January 1998. For further information contact Museums Australia (02) 9358 1760.
AIMA Publications
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What is AIMA?
The Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) is an organisation formed to promote the advancement of maritime archaeology in Australia and to assist in the co-ordination of national and international programs. Join AIMA and find out more about what is happening in the world of maritime archaeology.
Ordinary Member: A$40.00
Student Member A$30.00
Institutional Member A$80.00
Associate Member A$20.00
For further information on membership please contact the Treasurer, Cos Coroneos
