I'm hoping to organize a symposium for SHA 2010 on coastal archaeology and 
the effects of hurricanes.  Below is a very preliminary abstract to test the 
waters, so to speak.  If anyone is interested in participating in such a 
symposium, please let me know off-list at [log in to unmask]

Hurricanes can be creators or destroyers of archaeological sites.  Over the 
centuries, underwater and terrestrial sites have been created and destroyed 
by hurricane forces.  Ships caught unprotected at sea sank, carrying crew and 
cargo to the bottom.  Storm surges push ashore, altering and erasing the 
landscape in their path.