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Nature and Maritime Archaeology – Can Revealing Massachusetts’ Hidden History Be Used to Better Understand Sea Level Rise and Global Warming?
June 4, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Presentation by Victor T. Mastone. Archaeologists generally use shipwrecks as windows to the past. However, the archaeological past can inform us about the present and where we can go in the future. For example, how can a shipwreck be used to study a severe storm? This presentation will illustrate the effect of changing environmental conditions on shipwrecks and other archaeological sites and how this information can be used to better understand sea level rise and global warming.
Victor T. Mastone is the Director and Chief Archaeologist for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources, Vice President of the North American Society for Oceanic History, and Vice President of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society. Vic earned baccalaureate and masters degrees in Anthropology and was an appointed member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Marine Protected Areas 2008-2011. He is a Visiting Instructor at Salem State University where he teaches a maritime archaeology field school. Spaces in the refuge’s 85-seat auditorium will be filled on a first come, first served basis. This free evening program is sponsored by the Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and the Parker River NWR. NO preregistration for this program.