A Maritimer's Halloween

This year the Halloween Party returned to Dr. Bradley Rodgers house. He graciously offered his home and fire pit to a host of costumed individuals. The costumes showed a wide range of creative. Everyone from Mis. Steak to Kim Possible to Hawkeye and an elephant and his rider made their presence. Two ring masters even graced us. Thanks Dr. Rodgers for opening your doors to us.

ArcGIS Workshop

Yesterday, MSA provided a learning opportunity for students in the program. In an afternoon, students learned about ArcGIS. They learned how to run basic operations, from making maps with unique data points to analyzing the information once the maps were complete. The turn out was so great that some students only had the opportunity to watch and learn. Special thanks to Adam Parker and Jeremy Borrelli for taking time out of their busy schedules to introduce our students to ArcGIS and being available to answer any questions the students had about the computer program and its uses in archaeology.

International Archaeology Day

On October 17, the world celebrated International Archaeology Day. It was a day to help spread interest in what archaeology is and what archaeologists do to the public. To celebrate, MSA members along with CSI and the QAR Conservation lab were invited by NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to the OBX Seafood Festival in Nags Head. The public outreach event reached about three hundred people and shared our love of archaeology with the public. The event allowed us to explain what underwater archaeology is, the different technologies behind it, and create interest among kids in pursuing history and archaeology. Special thanks to Monitor's Kara David and Will Sassarossi for organizing the event and inviting us down. Also, a shout out to Dr. Nathan Richards for allowing us to stay at his house, so we could make it to the event.

MSA members Lauren Christian, Katie Clevenger and Bettie Pratt sharing our program with some interested people.

Dr. Nathan Richards explaining side scan sonar images to the public.