Today, two groups basically finished working on the cannon and anchor site. My group was in charge of taking the compass bearings for each of […]
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Trilateration, Trials, and Tribulations
After a successful day of diving and rectifying the spatial distances between each cannon yesterday, my team was confident that finishing the last of these […]
Read moreSkills: How to lay a baseline
Today, we set, what might be, the perfect baseline on a maritime archaeology site. We will be systematically mapping the Brick site using the baseline […]
Read moreLaying the Baseline for the Brick Site
Today on our second site (The Brick Site), we were able to successfully lay our baseline! We originally snorkeled around the site to find the […]
Read moreLow Visibility? No Problema!
Today’s diving consisted of low visibility, persistence, and good communication. Visibility varied between <1 foot to 1 ½ feet depending on of the amount of […]
Read moreDay 1: Site Orientation
After a full day of being stuffed into vehicles with little, or no, leg room (oh, the hard life of a tall man), beginning our […]
Read moreDiscovering Cannon – recording what we found
During this morning’s dive, the group was tasked with using proforma to mark, measure, and sketch the cannon we found the previous day. This task […]
Read moreBeginning of Field School: A Crew Chief’s Perspective
I have been fortunate enough to be involved in several ECU projects. This year, I am a crew chief. The position is offered to select […]
Read morePost-Dives and Preparations
Scientific diving is one of the major components of preparing for field school. Besides packing, making sure you have enough of the essential sun screen, […]
Read moreScientific Diving; Part II:
http://youtu.be/y0IXqexFdh8 Here are clips taken during two days of Nitrox dives on the Indra. Located off the coast of North Carolina, USS Indra was a landing craft […]
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