Maritime Archaeological Association of Western Australia in Fremantle, Western Australia | Organisation
Maritime Archaeological Association of Western Australia
Locality: Fremantle, Western Australia
Address: Shipwrecks Galleries, Cliff Street 6160 Fremantle, WA, Australia
Website: http://www.maawa.net
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24.01.2022 Are you interested in maritime archaeology and trade networks? Check out this upcoming online event organised by the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore: C...hina and the Maritime Silk Road: Shipwrecks, ports, and products. This webinar will cover a range of topics from archaeology to policy regarding the maritime silk road, including research by Archaeology at UWA PhD candidate Abhirada Komoot. The event will be held via Zoom on 21-23 August 2020, and a nominal registration fee (SGD 10) applies. More details can be found at: www.silkroadsymposium.sg
24.01.2022 Our Archival Research Course is this time next weekend! If you're interested in Western Australia's maritime history, you won't want to miss this. Places are limited so make sure to save spot now: http://www.maawa.net/courses/archival-research-course
23.01.2022 Miss the meeting last night? John's CAA talk covered a lot of what he discussed, and is available here: https://youtu.be/kQlYSkqwPaU
23.01.2022 Only a few days until our special Archival Research Course this Saturday! If you'd like to learn about shipwreck stores, maritime history and underwater cultural heritage - this is the course for you. Don't miss out... http://www.maawa.net/courses/archival-research-course
23.01.2022 3D photogrammetry is how we make 3D models of shipwrecks, buildings, artefacts and landscapes, using a combination of still photography and computing. Sign up for our November 28-29 course here: https://www.maawa.net/courses/3dcourse Not only is this an essential archaeology tool it's also a great way to show people where you've been diving. Check out this great example from MAAWA member, Dave Jackson, of Freo's popular North Mole wreck: https://sketchfab.com//north-mole-barge-225598e30b2f49b1b2
21.01.2022 This #MuseumShelfie is actually a #ContinentalShelfie It comes to you from Kevin Edwards, our Assistant Curator, Maritime Archaeology. Our National Arch...aeology Week celebrations continue! Here’s Kevin (pictured) on his work 3D mapping the Abrolhos Islands, some 60km off Geraldton... "The Houtman Abrolhos is an archipelago of some 122 islands. They’re well-known for the 1629 shipwreck of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia. However, a relatively overlooked aspect of the islandsand one that quite literally shaped the present physical environmentis their association with the guano industry. Guano is the accumulated excrement of seabirds and bats (amazing fertiliser for farming!). Beginning in the 1840s, the southern Abrolhos later emerged as one of WA’s main centres for guano extraction, until the industry collapsed in the early 20th century. In 2019, I was part of a team that used remotely operated aircraft (‘drones’) to record the islands using a process known as ‘photogrammetry’. It allows us to create 3D models from a series of overlapping photographs. This technique allowed us to map the islands in extraordinary detail, from tramways down to more humble structures such as footpaths, wells, and long-collapsed buildings. Photogrammetry is important to the Museum because it helps us understand guano harvesting both as an industrial process and as an environment shaped and inhabited by people. #NAW2020
15.01.2022 Some exciting news to share this morning: publication of Australia's first Aboriginal archaeological site preserved on the seabed. Guess what, it was found it WA! This is an exciting new frontier for underwater archaeology. "The early peopling of Australia took place on land that is now under water. To fully understand key questions in human history, as ancient as they are, researchers must turn to both archaeology and marine science."... https://theconversation.com/in-a-first-discovery-of-its-kin
14.01.2022 We're super excited to resume face-to-face meetings this month! Our meeting this month will be held next Tuesday 18th August at 7.15pm at Shipwreck Galleries (Cliff St, Fremantle). We are lucky to have special presentation from Chelsea Wiseman (photographed here in her element). Chelsea is a PhD candidate at Flinders University and the University of Haifa, researching submerged landscape archaeology as part of the Deep History of Sea Country project. The Deep History of Sea ...Country project is an Australian Research Council-funded investigation into submerged landscapes and archaeological potential in Australia, with a focus on Murujuga (the Dampier Archipelago). The project team recently presented the discovery of two subtidal ancient Aboriginal sites on the seabed, indicating the significant archaeological potential of the continental shelf of Australia. You won't want to miss it! See you next Tuesday
14.01.2022 We're excited and proud to introduce our next #CovEDTalk in the series coming to you next week - Women of Maritime Arts, Science and Technology Learn about wh...at’s happening in the world for #WomeninArchaeology, and how you can activate this space in your own communities. Register free here: https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/coved-talks-week
13.01.2022 Back by popular demand! We will be running another 3D photogrammetry course later this month, November 28-29. This course sold out last time, so if you're interested please get your ticket early: http://www.maawa.net/courses/3dcourse
11.01.2022 Exhibition now open at the WA Shipwrecks Museum.
08.01.2022 Last call! There's only a few tickets left for our 3D photogrammetry course this weekend. Learn how to create your own 3D models of shipwrecks and other underwater objects. Save your spot now: https://www.maawa.net/courses/3dcourse
08.01.2022 A new initiative for women and girls who are, or want to be involved in any sort of maritime research - with some excellent maritime archaeolgists on board!
07.01.2022 Our special presentation this month is from Dr John McCarthy on the Ship Shapes Project. The Ship Shapes Project is the first attempt to 3D scan the 20 surviving contemporary scale models of Dutch East India ships held in various museums across the Netherlands, including the collections of the Rijksmuseum and Scheepvaartmuseum. These incredibly detailed models were built at the same time as the ships and have much to tell us about ship construction in this period. Techniques... for scanning include photogrammetry, CT scanning and endoscopy. The scans have been compared directly with archaeological material and used to create accurate 3D reconstructions, animations and virtual reality simulations as well as supporting analysis of the changing characteristics of Dutch East Indiamen in the seventeenth/eighteenth centuries. Dr John McCarthy is an expert in 3D archaeological site recording and interpretation, and an experienced field archaeologist and scientific diver. John is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and received an MPhil from Queens University, Belfast. In 2017, John was awarded the prestigious European Union's Europe Nostra Award for cultural heritage for community engagement with maritime communities including recreational divers in Scotland, through the SAMPHIRE Project. Prior to receiving a competitive international scholarship for doctoral research at Flinders, John was a Project Manager with Wessex Archaeology based in Edinburgh, Scotland. John has recently completed his PhD in Maritime Archaeology at Flinders University, which focused on advancing methods and theory for 3D site recording, interpretation, reconstruction and dissemination methods for maritime archaeology.
05.01.2022 As Western Australia prepares for the storm this evening, we wonder what will be uncovered by the powerful waves? Shipwrecks are often rediscovered in the weeks following - but did you know submerged forests are also common across the world? They can be on beaches, or in deeper water. Divers and non-divers alike should keep an eye out for tree stumps in the sea bed, they may be glimpsing a landscape from thousands of years in the past.
05.01.2022 Three Micronesian men had set out in a seven-metre boat to make a 42-kilometre atoll-to-atoll journey last month, when they veered off-course and ran out of fuel, landing on a tiny island 190 kilometres from their intended destination. After almost a week, they were finally spotted by a search plane. The Australian Navy delivered food and water by helicopter while the men awaited their rescue boat.
02.01.2022 We're happy to report that despite some windy and wild weather last weekend we were able to successfully complete our annual spring MAAWA trip to Rottnest Island! Unfortunately, the weather meant we weren't able to do our usual diving but we were able to conduct a number of land-based surveys for the Rottnest Island Authority, investigating a variety of different sites. Thanks to all the MAAWA members who attended and particularly to Kevin Edwards for providing training and expertise throughout the weekend! Looking forward to our next Rottnest Trip in March 2021.
01.01.2022 Are you interested in learning about Western Australia's maritime history? Join our archival research workshop next Saturday the 31st October and start your journey of discovery! Places are limited so please RSVP to save your spot: http://www.maawa.net/courses/archival-research-course
01.01.2022 Reminder that our monthly meeting tonight at 7.20pm will be held online via zoom. We have a special presentation from Liam Phillips, a maritime archaeologist for Heritage Victoria. While he's currently based in Victoria, Liam is originally from Perth and is also a former MAAWA member! Liam will be presenting on his work with Heritage Victoria and their partnership with the Maritime Archaeology Association of Victoria (MAAV). Check your monthly newsletter for the connection details to join the meeting or send us a message on Facebook.
