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Summer 2002
Fall 2002
Summer 2001
Fall 2001
Summer 2000
Fall 2000
Week Five Highlights
Giovanni Wagemans and Marc Porter enjoy the morning on board theR/V Perkins.
Sonar on the Perkins
A highlight of this week was an overnight trip on the R/V Perkins to test the sonar equipment in Pamlico Sound. The crew left Tuesday morning for what became a leisurely trip down the Pamlico. As we neared Pamlico Sound the sonar was turned on and the students took turns looking at the computer screen that showed the images the tow fish was sending. This experience gave the students the opportunity to learn how to operate the side scan sonar, a valuable tool in underwater archaeology today.
Wrapping Up
Friday was the day to wrap everything up. The baseline and crosslines were removed from the wreck site. The boats were ferried to Greenville to be trailered at ECU. This involved a very nice trip up the Tar River to the Greenville landing. The final map was set up at Eller House and everyone took turns putting their sections onto the larger map. The success of this field school might be measured in the fatigue everyone felt at the end of the day. This field school gave students a real hands-on opportunity to learn all aspects of putting together an underwater archaeology project. Now it's on to the rest of the summer and more projects for the crew!
The town of Washington, NC.
Mapping the Wreck
This is the last week of the field school. Our goals this week were to finish mapping Wreck #10 and gain some experience on the side scan sonar equipment. The former goal was completed Thursday. Each student was assigned one section of the wreck. These sections will be combined on one large map of the wreck and will be used to help interpret the site. The completed map will be a major portion of the final report for this project.
Brad Rodgers, principal investigator for this field school and professor at ECU, at the helm of the R/V Perkins.
Research
Suzanne Finney, a Ph.D. candidate in the Coastal Resources Management Program, took a trip to the library Monday to research the storm of 1913. Local informants claim the storm was worse than Hurricane Floyd of last year and the newspaper accounts seem to support that conclusion. The water rose ten and a half feet, more than the floodwaters of Floyd. An important piece of information was the discovery that all the bridges had indeed washed out, leaving Washington isolated from the rest of North Carolina. This supports the information previously received concerning the use of ferries after the storm to transport people to and from Washington.
Scott Whiteside on board the R/V Perkins.
Further Information
Week Three Highlights
Week Four Highlights
Photo Album
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