Annalies is the newest and one of the busiest members of the ACUA. She is Assistant Professor of Nautical Archaeology, Program in Maritime Studies, East Carolina University specializing in nautical archaeology, material culture, and inland river transportation and immigration. Annalies has directed numerous field schools across the U.S. Most recently in Yellowstone National Park, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. She is the author of The Material Culture of Steamboat Passengers: Archaeological Evidence from the Missouri River (2000), several chapters in edited works, and articles in Historical Archaeology, IJNA, Discovering Archaeology, and Underwater Archaeology. She is the recipient of numerous state, federal, and private grants. Annalies is a board member of the Journal of Northwest Anthropology (JONA), book review editor for Historical Archaeology, and is book room coordinator for the SHA annual conferences. In addition to these endeavors, she is also the Executive Director of the P.A.S.T. Foundation. Annalies received her PhD in 1999 from the University of Idaho, her MA in 1995 from East Carolina University, and her B.S. in 1993 from the University of South Dakota.

Why I got into underwater archaeology . . .

It was a glorious accident! I grew up primarily in the American west, both in the Rocky Mountain region and the great plains; from this experience I developed a passion for the history of those regions. In particular, I was fascinated with the struggle and romance associated with the "taming" of the old west. I would read about the fur trade, wagon trains, Native American villages, and the military exploits with great fascination as a kid. I traveled to many of the places I read about; I stood in the hip high wagon ruts of the Oregon trail and I paused in the very spot were Captain Lewis first realized his journey was far from over. I visited the reconstructed forts and frontier towns. Modern history and archaeology made almost every aspect of what I read about possible for me to see and to touch. The steamboats I had read about, however, were far more elusive. Underwater archaeology in general, and inland river transportation specifically, gave me an opportunity to finally touch and experience one of the things that escaped me, a paddle-wheel steamer on the Missouri River.

About East Carolina University Program in Maritime Studies

The program, was established in 1981 and has a distinguished international reputation for teaching and research. The program integrates hands-on experience with interdisciplinary studies in history, anthropology, geography, geology, and related marine sciences. Faculty and students have pursued many premier projects around the world, including investigations of the USS Monitor, CSS Alabama, USS Tecumseh, USS Arizona, Maple Leaf, the site believed to be the Queen Anne's Revenge, sixteenth century sites in Bermuda and Florida, and the Yorktown Shipwreck Archaeological Project. The Program offers a master's degree in maritime history and nautical archaeology with the option of pursuing a Ph.D. in Coastal Resource Management. Combining classroom lectures and seminars with hands-on field projects and internships, the Maritime Program provides thorough education for those interested in a professional career in maritime history and nautical archaeology.

East Carolina University, Program in Maritime Studies http://www.ecu.edu/maritime/index.htm

About the P.A.S.T. Foundation (Partnering Anthropology with Science and Technology)

The foundation was established in 2000 by an international group of archaeologists (. The P.A.S.T. Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes and facilitates historical and cultural education, protection, and advancement. The Foundation links communities, organizations, and schools with archaeological projects around the world to facilitate participation and education. We have a lot of fun in the process! Most recently we hosted 8 year olds on an odyssey through garbage cans to discover career possibilities "Job Archaeology," undergraduate students explored an early steamboat wreck on the Red River, highschool seniors mapped artifacts in the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park, and students in Montana participated in a live underwater broadcast of the a shipwreck excavation off the coast of Rhode Island. Similar projects are planned for the future.

Past Foundation http://www.pastfoundation.org

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