Marine Archeology

[turnerjd]

Pia,

That web link you posted to the Roskilde Fjord-gruppen, aren't they associated with all the viking museum, and the workshops etc.. at Roskilde - where they excavated, and raised about 8 viking longboats?

Went there a few years ago!

Jon T

 

[DameDykker]

John

No we're not. They found 8 ships in the Roskilde Fjord in the seventies and then raised a museum - Vikingeskibshallen (Viking ship museum) in Roskilde. Some three years ago they made an excavation to get a small island to put work shops on to be able to make replica ships. Under those excavations they found another 9 ships directly under the museum! That's the place where Scubawrench is.

The Roskilde Fjord Gruppen is attached to Færgegården which is the local museum located juast across the water from Frederikssund. This group is only interestede in stone age finds and indeed the first site gave name to a sub-period in Kongemose kulturen called Black (6400-6100 BC). It also made the Phd for the involved archaeologist.

Pia

 

[DivingGal]

Here's the correct url that I tried to give you a while back

Of interest to you might be the Bill 13 link -- which is the proposed legislation concerning "Ontario Marine Heritage", also the Diver Guides which are for some of the more popular local wrecks.

The forum link is incorrect, but the information can be found here

As the chapter I'm in (SOS - Ottawa) will be hosting a NAS level 1 course, and perhaps a level 2 course, putting in diving buoys,laying new plaques (on US and Canadian wrecks in the St Lawrence) and the forum we're going to be very busy this summer -- I can't wait!

 

[turnerjd]

For those of you interested I found a while ago:-

The underwater dig - introduction to marine archaeology
Robert F Marx
ISBN 1-55992-031-9
Pub:- Pisces books, Houston, TX, USA

Not a very preposessing book, lots of words, and very few pictures, but it does have an absolute wealth of useless information in there. Chapters on everything from preservation to identification.......
The only thing it is missing is actual detailed instructions or protocols, but I suppose those are a bit too specialised.

Jon T

 

[Aegir]

Strange my post is missing? Does anyone know why?

 

[turnerjd]

Aegir - looks like a post to me!

(it might not be the correct post, but a post appeared!)

Jon

 

[DameDykker]

DivingGal

This looks like a really nice way to go about educating divers and getting thier attention. I wish somebody had the enegy and money to make something as high profile as that here. Enjoy your seminars and dives!

DSAO

 

[Aegir]

Jon I posted to tell you and everyone else about a brilliant marine archaeology/diving television program which is on BBC2 in England, called "Journeys to the bottom of the sea". Basically its about old wrecks all over the world and theres plenty of information on the diving side of things too. If you get a chance to watch it, don't miss it.

 

[turnerjd]

Aegir,

Yeah, I saw the post origionally and replied to it. I hadn't noticed it had gone missing! I'm reasonably sure that it was in this threat though.

I know all about the series, my better half has described it to me in great detail, especially since I can't get BBC2 here. Although she is being lovely and recording it for me.

Jon

 

[King_Neptune]

scubawench,

What is the next planned project you are doing?

Looking forward to hearing about it.

=-)