What first got me interested in underwater archaeology came from a course about the BC west coast and past people. Due to the changes sea levels many of the sites where these people lived and hunted are now under water. We breifly looked into the various techniques that are used in order to safely and successfully conduct an excavation in a fully submerged setting but I decided to look a little further.
A fantastic website, the Underwater Archaeological Society of BC (http://www.uasbc.com/) explains about some of the finds that have been explored in various rivers, lakes, and along the pacific coast of BC.
Shipwrecks galore! As well as many of the old campsites and hunting grounds of the first native people known to have occupied North America.
This website also provides information about different upcoming events relating to the topic of underwater archaeology, speakers, and expeditions.
It's like entering another world once below the surface; I find it fascinating and while reading through some of the research accounts I am ever so hugely pushed towards the desire to obtain a diving ticket so that I can take advantage of the profound learning opportunity that "mermaid" archaeology would bring.
To do so, would I have to give up the name Indiana Jones and instead op for the more fitting, Atlantis Jones??
This image shows a diver who has set a grid for the site and is in the process of sketching the context of materials found.
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