Education Annual Conference 2024 Conference - The Archaeology of Waterways SAVE THE DATE: 16th - 17th November 2024, with associated events on the 15th and the 18th - Durham #ArchConf24 Our two day conference organised in partnership with Durham University and the Finds Research Group will be themed around the Archaeology of Waterways. Call of Papers will be open later this year. ------- 2023 Conference - Protecting Wrecks for 50 Years 18th - 19th November 2023 - Hosted online via the Zoom Webinar platform #ArchConf23 #PWA50 - Presentations / Panel Discussion / Short Workshops and Q&As / Quiz In 2023 our two day online conference and associated activities marked and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Protection of Wrecks Act (1973). You can download the full programme here. The themed conference looked back at the origins of the Act, as well as providing a platform for current practitioners (both professional and avocational) to present their work on Protected Wrecks. The event also looked at the future for heritage management and protection by inviting key people within the sector to discuss their views and vision. ------- Presentations and Panel Sessions Dartmouth: A Golden Jubilee, Dr Colin Martin ----- The Origins of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, Dr Peter Marsden and Valerie Fenwick. ----- Panel Session – Protecting Wrecks for 50 Years, Chaired by Robert Yorke, Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee & NAS Vice President. Panelists include Terry Newman (Historic England), Philip Robertson (Historic Environment Scotland), Colin Dunlop (DAERA Northern Ireland), Julie Satchell (Maritime Archaeology Trust), Dr David Parham (Bournemouth University), Jane Maddocks (BSAC), Peter Marsden, and Mark Beattie-Edwards (NAS). ----- The Misidentification of a Shipwreck in Cardigan Bay, West Wales, Ian Cundy, MADU ----- Making the Past Accessible, Diving Into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny, Nick Reed & David Carter, Portland Museum ----- La Girona and the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, Dr Rory McNeary, Department for Communities NI ----- Day 2: Sunday 19th November 2023 50 Years of Protection: What about the Next 50? Professor Dave Parham, Bournemouth University ----- Women and Protected Wrecks: Examining Engagement, Lauren Tidbury, Maritime Archaeology Trust ----- Guns at Sea – How Nautical Archaeology Transformed the Study of Early Naval Gunnery, Nicholas Hall & Alex Hildred, Mary Rose Trust ----- Frankly my dear, do I give a damn? Graham Scott, Wessex Archaeology ----- Licensee – why would you do it? Mark Pearce, Coronation Wreck Project, Ron Howell, South-West Maritime Archaeology Group. Hosted by Peta Knott, NAS ----- The societal impact of a meaningful understanding of our Protected Wrecks - the A1 submarine as a case study, Dr Douglas McElvogue, TrenDive and Martin Davies & Alison Mayor, Southsea Sub-Aqua Club ----- Investigating the Mortar Wreck, Tom Cousins, Bournemouth University ----- Protecting Wrecks for the next 50 years: Security Schemes, Forensic Marking and Enforcement, Alison James, MSDS Marine ----- 2023 Conference Supporters The 2023 Conference was generously supported by: Historic England , the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust, the Sub-Aqua Association, PADI, Historic Environment Scotland and MSDS Marine & MSDS Heritage ----- 2022 Conference - Sea Change: Human and Climate Influences on our Maritime Past 19th - 20th November 2022 (extra events on 18th and 21st) #SeaChange22 #ArchConf22 - @SeaChange2022 on Twitter In 2022 the Nautical Archaeology Society, Diving Ireland, the National Monuments Service and the CHERISH Project, supported by Techworks Marine, co-hosted a two-day conference showcasing the diversity within our maritime environment (including inland waterways and lakes) and highlight both traditional and state-of-the-art technology and methodologies employed in understanding our maritime past and how this might be impacted by future changes. Presentations included multidisciplinary approaches and how cross-border and community engagement enriches our understanding of coastal, archaeological and climate challenges. The conference was held on the 19th-20th November 2022 at the 4 star "Royal Marine Hotel" in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. The 2022 Conference was generously supported by: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Met Éireann, Marine Institute, Dublin Port Company, Archaeological Management Solutions, Wessex Archaeology, ADCO Professional Diving Solutions, Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust and the Department for Communities Northern Ireland. ----- The full programme of presentations given over the 2022 weekend can be downloaded here. ----------- 2021 Virtual Conference - 50 Years of Nautical Archaeology and the IJNA 20th - 21st November 2021 #ArchConf21 #50Years Dave Johnston - 30 years after Owen (IJNA 1991) another Interim Report on Warship Hazardous Prize Lauren Tidbury & Grant Cox - The Punic Ship of Marsala – a virtual dive in to a fifty-year-old discovery 50 years of Nautical Archaeology Giulia Boetto - Past and Recent Research in Nautical Archaeology at the Centre Camille Jullian, Aix-en-Provence, France Sam Meacham - Data collection and Management for Underwater Cave Sites Robyn Pelling - Introducing Technical Divers to the Archaeological Method Paolo Croce, Mark Harrison & Dr Rod Bale- 'Old Brig' Wreck Excavation at Seasalter, Kent– Joint presentation by Wessex Archaeology, Timescapes Kent and Historic England Wayne Lusardi & Hunter Whitehead - Lake Huron Red Tails! Abigail Parkes - Bows that are Long - a re-examination of the Mary Rose longbows Marwan Mady - Did Ancient Egyptian shipbuilders use Dovetail mortise and tenon technique to fasten their ships? Clare Hunt - Old Timbers, New Discoveries: Investigations onboard HMS Trincomalee Sirin Ghiye - Detection coastal changes through satellite imagery Abigail Darville - The Need for Academic Integrity in Mass Media: A Perspective from Nautical Archaeology in The Bahamas Alex Tyas - Community underwater archaeology: A collaborative project in Iceland Angelos Manglis - The development and prospects of an integrated management model for promoting and protecting of Underwater Cultural Heritage Makanani Bell - Evaluating Community Engagement in Archaeology and Heritage Management" Daisy Turnbull - Actualising the Underwater Museum: Developments in the Dimensions of Maritime Heritage and New Approaches to the Safeguarding of Underwater Cultural Sites Sergey Khoklov - Promotion of Accessible Underwater Cultural Heritage Site (AUCHS) on the example of an XVIIIth-century British-Russian frigate that sank in the Aegean Sea Ivan Nikolaev - Underwater archaeological exhibitions and expositions in museums of Russia Lara Band - Hovering on the Edge: contemporary archaeology on the east coast of Kent Nic Flemming - 50 Years of Marine Geoscience, Sea Level Change, and Human Occupation of the Coast and Continental Shelf Carlo Beltrame - The Routes of the Marble in Antiquity” Project Graham Scott - First World War U-boats – investigating and managing the resource Danielle Newman - Changing Minds, Changing Coasts Daniel Pascoe - Emerging from the 'Ship Swallower': The latest discoveries and challenges from the warship Northumberland Agni Mochtar - Shipwreck sites in Madura Strait, East Java, Indonesia Pornnatcha Sankhaprasit - The Phanom-Surin shipwreck Abhirada Komoot - Thought Becomes a Thing - a hypothetical reconstruction of a 9th century Phanom-Surin Ship in Thailand represented by a scaled model, the Lalita Rev Dr Jay Grave - A Rose of Any Other Name: The Finding of the Votrys 50 years of the IJNA Alicia Johnson - Effective Management of Archaeological and Historical Shipwreck Sites in the Red Sea, Egypt Noran Hamed - Red Sea heritage: presenting the stories of the western coast of Egypt Michael Curtis -The challenge of re-evaluating the maritime landscape of Hellenistic and Roman Crete Yannis Nakas - Harbours and ships in perspective: towards a new understanding of Hellenistic and Roman harbours of the Mediterranean ----------- 2020 Virtual Conference - NAS That's What I Call Nautical Archaeology 21st - 22nd November 2020 - #ThatsNauticalArchaeology In 2020 in light of the unprecedented global situation, we took the opportunity to create a special event, with our best line up ever. We used the Pheedloop Virtual Event Platform to host a weekend including 32 presentations on two virtual stages, networking opportunities, exhibitions, fun stuff for the young (including young at heart), awards, a quiz and the famous NAS raffle. The 2020 event was generously supported by Historic England, DiveMaster Insurance, MSDS Marine, Sub-Aqua Association, Go Dive Scuba Store, and Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust The 2020 conference event was also made possible with the grant support provided from the National Lottery Heritage Fund Covid19 Fund. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund You can rediscover the 2020 conference through recorded presentations on out YouTube Channel here. ----------- Previous NAS Conferences 2021 Conference 50 years of Nautical Archaeology and the IJNA - held online 2020 Conference Now that's what I call Nautical Archaeology - held online 2019 Conference Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions - held in Portsmouth in partnership with the Ordnance Society 2018 Conference Building a Future for Our Maritime Past - held in Newport, Wales with the Friends of the Newport Ship 2017 Conference Discovery Is Just The Beginning - was held in Portsmouth 2016 Conference was held in Glasgow in partnership with the SCAPE Trust 2015 Conference was held in Portsmouth in partnership with the Society for Post Medieval Archaeology 2014 Conference was held in London in partnership with the Thames Discovery Programme, MOLA 2013 Conference was held in Portsmouth Catch up on the selection of recorded talks on our YouTube Channel Manage Cookie Preferences