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Archive for December, 2009

The Institute of Nautical Archaeology was incorporated as the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and founded as a nonprofit scientific/educational organization with the purpose of gathering knowledge of human past from the physical remains of maritime activities, and disseminating this knowledge through scholarly and popular publications, and lectures. Its funding has been from its Board of Directors, National Geographic Society, the National Endowment “ Humanities, the Institute for Aegean Prehistory, the National Science Foundation and various other foundations and donors Additionally, it draws support from over 950 members, twenty Supporting Institutions (universities, museums, and archaeological organizations), and a modest endowment to pay staff salaries and other operating expenses. Headquarters and research facilities in College Station, Texas are graciously provided by Texas AEtM University, but INA owns extensive equipment and facilities at its overseas center in Bodrum, Turkey. In addition to all of the camping and diving equipment required to mount a major excavation, the Institute owns a sixty-five-foot steel vessel, Virazon, with a double-lock recompression chamber, darkroom, and compressors. Come to this web page for more information on the Institute and for beautifully illustrated, hypertext tours of its various research projects.

The San Diego Society is one of nearly 100 local chapters of the Archaeological Institute of America. The institute and its members are dedicated to the recovery, care, study and publication of archaeological material and the conservation and preservation of archaeological sites world wide. A major activity of the San Diego Society is its program of periodic lecture meetings featuring many of the world’s leading archaeologists. These scholars present timely topics on their own excavations and research. Visitors are always welcome and most lecture programs are free and open to the public. Click on San Diego Society Lectures and Events icon for the current schedule. Their quarterly publication, THE GLYPH—available here in an abbreviated online edition—offers archaeological news, both local and worldwide. The information is timely, educational, and often fun. Recent articles include “Answering the Question of Slavery in Ancient Egypt,”“The .Archaeology of Canada’s Arctic,”“California’s Lost Spanish Settlement at Bodega Bay,”“Ramses II in Jordan,” and “Redating the Sphinx: The Voice of Reason.” The web page also gives you guidelines for would-be authors who would like to contribute to THE GLYPH, information on how to contact the editorial staff, and related links.