Field School Archives

Nov 18, 2024
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Summer Field School 2024: Coastal NC

The Program in Maritime Studies held its summer 2024 field school in two areas of coastal North Carolina: Edenton Harbor on the Albemarle Sound and Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic...

Aug 09, 2024
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Fall Field School 2023: FKNMS

The Maritime Studies 2023 fall field school took place in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, specifically Summerland Key, Florida. Over the course of 2-weeks, Dr. Jen McKinnon and Dr. Nathan...

Aug 09, 2024
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Summer Field School 2023: Antigua

The Program in Maritime Studies held its summer semester 2023 field school in English Harbour, Antigua led by Dr. Lynn Harris. Working in partnership with the Antigua & Barbuda National...

Apr 05, 2023
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Fall Field School 2022: Antigua

Excavation The Program in Maritime Studies held its fall semester 2023 field school in English Harbour, Antigua. Working in partnership with the Antigua & Barbuda National Parks Authority (NPA) and...

Jul 06, 2022
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Summer Field School 2022: Mallows Bay

The Maritime Studies 2022 summer field school took place in the Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, located in Nanjemoy, Maryland. Led by Dr. Nathan Richards and Dr. Jason Raupp,...

Mar 01, 2022
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Fall Field School 2021: Castle Island

Castle Island The focus for the 2021 fall field school related to the history of Castle Island, located in the Pamlico River just off the historic waterfront in Washington, North...

Mar 01, 2022
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Summer Field School 2021: Cape Lookout

The Program in Maritime Studies held its summer 2021 field school at Cape Lookout (Core Banks) and on Shackleford Banks on the North Carolina Outer Banks. The goals of the field school...

ECU students document shipwreck in Washington NC
Nov 12, 2020
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Fall Field School 2020: Short St. Schooner Wreck

Amidst a global pandemic (COVID-19), faculty, staff and graduate students from East Carolina University's (ECU) Program in Maritime Studies investigated a shipwreck near the site of the old Eureka Lumber...