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Scott Tucker

Scott is an historical and maritime archaeologist from Maryland, USA, holding an MA in maritime archaeology from University of Southampton and a BA in anthropology and sociology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, USA. His research interests include medieval and post-medieval European maritime trade networks, 18th and 19th century African-American archaeology in a maritime context, and early European colonization of the New World. He has worked extensively on sites around the Chesapeake, as well as the Florida Keys and United Kingdom. His current PhD research is focusing on early British mercantilism in the Chesapeake and changes in shipbuilding and merchant practises throughout the seventeenth-century.

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Postcard from South Africa #4.

Wednesday 6th May. Today we make the long drive from the border down to the south of Kruger and sadly neither Clare nor I are able to share in the driving so it is all on poor Johan, but he is very laid back about it all. As you’ll expect from me by now, the prospect of a long drive across South Africa is something I am looking forward to. But first a real treat. A bush walk with Brigitta who showed us Koaxa’s Shelter yesterday. Continue reading →

Postcard from South Africa #3

Tuesday 5th May. We were supposed to have an early start this morning so we could make good time as we head north for the border – guess who blew it! Yup yours truly set the alarm wrong. A timely call from Clare who couldn’t quite hold back the giggling got me out of bed and off to breakfast in a hurry. Johan bundled me and my stuff into the bus and off we went. Once again the drive was an instruction as Johan filled in all the gaps in the landscape with stories and titbits of local history. Continue reading →

17th-century English ship remains found in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, USA

Ship Remains Identified in the St. Mary’s River Working and pleasure boats have plied Maryland waters for centuries.  No one knows how many wrecked or abandoned ships lay hidden In Maryland’s rivers and bays.  One suspected underwater site that was first mapped in 1994 gave up some of its secrets this summer.   Scott Tucker, archaeologist and doctoral candidate from University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, has been exploring what may be the remains of a ship in the St. Continue reading →

Digital Boat Recording: The Latest Technologies

Digital Boat Recording: The Latest Technologies The University of Southampton Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Archaeological Computing Research Group, with the support of the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, are pleased to announce a workshop on ‘Digital Boat Recording: the latest technologies’, that will be held at the University of Southampton, Faculty of Humanities, Lecture Theatre B on May 20th 2013 between 09:30 – 13:15. Continue reading →

Digital Boat Recording: The Latest Technologies

Digital Boat Recording: The Latest Technologies The University of Southampton Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Archaeological Computing Research Group, with the support of the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, are pleased to announce a workshop on ‘Digital Boat Recording: the latest technologies’, that will be held at the University of Southampton, Faculty of Humanities, Lecture Theatre B on May 20th 2013 between 09:30 – 13:15. Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who participated in PGRAS 2012!

Well, it’s over. Thanks to all of our presenters, symposium organizers, volunteers and faculty members for making this year’s symposium a huge success. We saw a a lot of exciting new research from our colleagues, received feedback from a broader audience than we often receive, and had a great time doing it. We also managed to raise around £270 for our charity, Action on Addiction! Congratulations to Dr. Continue reading →

Symposium Starts Today – #pgras

Hi Folks, Today marks the start of our two day symposium! We have been hard at work preparing everything and we hope you all enjoy it. People in attendance can tweet about the event using the hashtag: #pgras We have booths set up for cakes, lots of used books for sale, and voting for the photo contest! Also, we will be standing by with a laptop to get your presentations in a folder so they are ready to go when your session starts. Continue reading →

PGR Archaeology Symposium is this week!

Hi all, The big week is finally here! If you’re presenting, you’re surely busy preparing your presentation at the moment. Remember to keep them no longer than 15 minutes as we are quite short on time. For the first 2 sessions on Thursday, we ask that you please send in your presentation via email to pgrsymposium@gmail.com by Wednesday evening so we can make sure that these are ready to go Thursday morning. Continue reading →

Photo contest deadline is today!!!

[flickr-gallery] Today is the final day for submissions of your photos for the contest to be held during the symposium! We have received quite a few today, but more would always be better! Just send the images to our email, pgrsymposium@gmail.com Early next week we will have them printed and on display in the main archaeology building, and a vote will be held during the symposium on the 24th and 25th. The winner will be announced prior to Professor Hinton’s keynote address on the 25th. Continue reading →