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.