Aloha,
FYI-- following is an announcement of this summer's underwater
archaeology field school in the beautiful state of Hawai'i. At the end
you will find contact information for official inquiries. For unofficial
answers to "unofficial" questions, please feel free to contact me. As an
active participant in the course for the past two offerings, I am a
veritable fountain of fiddly bits of info. :-)
Komol tata,
Ceil
Maritime Archaeology Surveying Techniques Course
University of Hawaii at Manoa,
June 16 - July 18, 1997
Field School Update (1/3/97)
Tuition: residents $786 ($131/credit), non-residents $900 ($150/credit)
Institute Fee: $700
Term Fee: $14
Following is an update on the 1997 Maritime Archaeology Surveying
Techniques Course offered by the University of Hawaii Marine Option
Program and the Department of Anthropology through Summer Session.
Detailed plans for the field school are presently being made. The
overview of the course provided here could change slightly.
The course is offered for six graduate credits. Undergraduates
are encouraged to apply. The instructor, Mr. Hans Van Tilburg, will
consider accepting students who are not scuba divers or who are not able
to qualify for University of Hawaii scientific diver status as defined by
the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). Participants who are
not divers will not be able to participate in diving activities (except
snorkel diving). However, they will be able to assist in the diving
surveys in a non-diving capacity.
The five-week course is scheduled for 16 June - 18 July 1997.
Week one of the course (June 16- 21) will be held on the island of Oahu at
the main campus of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Participants
must make arrangements for short term housing and food for week one.
Short term and inexpensive housing is available in University dorms and
dorms operated by the East-West Center, located adjacent to campus.
Contacts for both housing options are listed below. Week one of the
course will include classroom lectures, a field trip on Oahu, library work
and a check out dive with the University of Hawaii Diving Safety Officer,
Dave Pence.
On Sunday, June 22 the entire class will relocate to the island of
Hawaii, known locally as the Big Island. The flight from Oahu to the Big
Island (and return) is included in the Institute Fee. Dorm-style housing
from 22 June - 18 July, 1997 is also included in the Institute Fee. The
current plan is to stay in condominiums located in Kailua-Kona on the west
coast of the Big Island. The accommodations will be dorm-style as several
people will be sharing rooms and bath facilities (approximately 4/room and
bath). You must provide your own bedding. Meals (breakfast, lunch {in the
field}and dinner) from dinner on June 22 through breakfast on 18 July) are
also included in the Institute Fee. However, Sundays will be "off" days
and meals will not be provided. Participants will have several options for
meals on Sundays (do your own shopping and cooking, or plan to eat out in
Kailua-Kona). Cooking and cleaning duties will be shared by and rotated
among the dive teams made up of participants in the field school. Field
school staff will make up menus (with input from the participants) and
handle grocery shopping duties. No alcohol or other drugs will be
tolerated during the field school.
During week two (approximately 23-27 June), participants will be
taking part in underwater archaeology training exercises at Mahukona
Harbor on the remains of an early 1900s shipwreck, S.S. Kauai. The
shipwreck is at a depth of approximately 30 ft., in protected waters where
coral reefs flourish and visibility is usually 75+ feet. Access to the
site is from shore.
During week three (approximately 28 June - 2 July) the class will
survey a traditional Hawaiian fish trap located offshore from the
Kaloko-Honokohau National Park, just north of Kailua-Kona. The fish trap
is located from the shoreline to a depth of 20 ft. Surveys and mapping
exercises will be conducted by diving and snorkeling.
Week four (approximately 3 July - 10 July) will be spent
conducting remote sensing and scuba diving surveys in Kealakekua Bay, the
site of Captain James Cooks death, located just south of Kailua-Kona.
Students will have an opportunity to learn first-hand operation of a towed
magnetometer and side-scan sonar. Diving surveys will also be made in
Kealakekua Bay.
Week five (approximately 11-18 July) will be spent preparing maps
and writing reports. Dive teams will also make presentations on various
aspects of work conducted during the field school at a mini-symposium at
the end of the field school.
The Institute Fee includes the following:
airfills used during the field school surveys and training
use of scuba tanks
ground transportation from campus to airport on 22 June
all ground transportation associated with the field school while
on the Big Island
round-trip inter-island flight (Honolulu/Kailua-Kona/return)
dorm style, shared housing from 22 June - 18 July 1996
meals (from dinner 22 June - breakfast 18 July) excluding Sundays
all course materials and handouts
use of field equipment
boat charters
University of Hawaii campus housing:
Gail Char phone: (808) 956-8177
Internet: [log in to unmask]
Student Housing
2555 Johnson Hall A Basement
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
East-West Center Housing Office
1711 East-West Rd. phone: (808) 944-7805
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848 Internet: [log in to unmask]
Application deadline: 1 April 1997
Inquiries: Steve Russell, Educational Specialist, Marine Option
Program
phone: (808) 956-8433, fax: (808) 956-2417
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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