What does a marine archeologist do?

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thanks

Answer 1

A marine archaeologist typically investigates shipwrecks. However she/he may investigate any site that ends up under water. When a bridge collapses into a river a marine archaeologist often helps with/conducts the investigation.

See this article for an interview with a marine archaeologist working for NOAA. http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/04weirich/welcome.html

The wikipedia site about this job: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_archaeology

This is also a good site: http://www.carf.info/kingstonpast/marinearchaeology.php

There are plenty of google hits if you want to do some in depth research, but these sites should be a good starting point for a basic idea.

Answer 2

Mostly paperwork since accounting for all work in-progress is everything worthy in that Title. It is 'grad' students that wash bottles, label, and hold stupid end of all measure tapes. Tourists, 'tho, sometimes pay to swim in-lieu-of graduate students for whatever credit that lends them afterward.
Having the 'Old Thing' in the trench away from the laptop
and working seabed next to you is considered an honor.
The bottom line marine archeologist helps uncover truth.

Answer 3

my understanding of an archeologist >is someone who digs up achient tomb's and maps it out before they do so, so put it in the same light but underwater >hence Marine Archeologist !

Answer 4

searches for atlantis?