HIST 5520: Field School in Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology

3-4 week fieldschool somewhere in the world.  Skills taught vary by location, but may include: shoreline mapping, site map preparation, project logistics, remote sensing.

2004: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena, MI (PI, Dr. Bradley Rodgers, Co-PI, Dr. Nathan Richards).

2005: USS Otsego, vicinity of Jamesville, NC, Roanoke River, NC (PI, Dr. Lawrence Babits, Co-PI; Dr. Nathan Richards).

2008: Shipwrecks of Black Bay, Bermuda (PI, Dr. Bradley Rodgers; Co-PI, Dr. Nathan Richards).

2010: Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks I (shipwreck Oriental, Corolla Wreck, Laura A. Barnes, 159 Buffel Head Road Wreck, Nags Head Wreck) (PI: Dr. Nathan Richards; Co-PI: Dr. Bradley A. Rodgers).

2015: Cahuita, Costa Rica (PI, Dr. Lynn Harris; Co-PI, Dr. Nathan Richards).

2018: Saipan, CNMI (PI, Dr. Jennifer McKinnon; Co-PI, Dr. Nathan Richards).

2021: Cape Lookout and Harkers Island, North Carolina (PI, Dr. Nathan Richards; Co-PI, Dr. Jason Raupp).

2022: Shipwrecks of Mallows Bay, Maryland (PI, Dr. Nathan Richards; Co-PI, Dr. Jason Raupp).