Mark
Staniforth
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Mark Staniforth is a Senior Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology (Department of Archaeology) at Flinders University in Australia. Mark spent six years as curator of maritime archaeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) in Sydney (1987-1993). Before that he was the Senior Maritime Archaeologist at the Victoria Archaeological Survey (VAS) for five years (1982-1987). He has been involved in maritime archaeological work in every Australian state and has published extensively in Australian and overseas journals. Prior to becoming a member of the ACUA, Mark served as president and vice-president of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (AIMA), former AIMA/NAS Senior Tutor in Australia, and former chair of the NSW Maritime Archaeology Advisory Panel (MAAP). He is currently President of the Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH) and the Book Reviews Editor of the refereed journal The Great Circle. Why I got into underwater archaeology ... In 1974 I was one of more than 100 people who attended a summer lecture series in maritime archaeology offered through the University of Western Australia that was presented by Jeremy Green and other staff members from the Western Australian Maritime Museum. At the end of the lecture series an avocational group called the Maritime Archaeology Association of Western Australia (MAAWA) was established and I was a founding member. As a result, I spent my summer holidays while at University during the late 1970s as a volunteer diver on maritime archaeology excavation projects such as Batavia (1629), Zeewyk (1727) and James Matthews (1841). Favorite quote "As
an archaeologist I deal with concrete material things as much as any natural
scientist. But as a (pre)historian I must treat my objects always and
exclusively as concrete embodiments of human thoughts and ideas in a world
of knowledge." About the Department of Archaeology, Flinders University The Department of Archaeology at Flinders University (Australia) offers a fully integrated program of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in maritime and underwater archaeology. The program has an emphasis on immigration and convict shipwrecks, shipwrecks and the importation of material culture (shipwreck cargoes), the archaeology of Australian-built ships, ships graveyards, underwater cultural heritage management, whaling shipwrecks and shore-based whaling stations. Research facilities include a research laboratory as well as links to maritime archaeology projects and underwater cultural heritage management agencies and maritime museums in Australia. An annual Underwater Archaeology Field School is offered in February each year and an ongoing research project deals with the Archaeology of Whaling in Southern Australia and New Zealand (AWSANZ). Degrees offered include a Graduate Studies in Maritime Archaeology program with a Master of Maritime Archaeology (by coursework and thesis) a Master of Arts (by research and thesis) as well as a PhD (by research and thesis). Department
of Archaeology at Flinders University http://wwwehlt.flinders.edu.au/archaeology/ |