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"At the
university of Chicago I was lucky enough to go through a general
education program devised by Robert M. Hutchins, where science was
presented as an integral part of the gorgeous tapestry of human
knowledge. It was considered unthinkable for an aspiring physicist not to
know Plato, Aristotle, Bach, Shakespeare, Gibbon, Malinowski, and Freud -
among many others."
Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World,
New York: Balantine Books, 1997:xiv-xv.
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The ShipLab was created
by J. Richard Steffy in 1976 and today is one of the
laboratories of the Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation of
the Anthropology Department at Texas A&M University. Its mission is
to acquire and disseminate knowledge about shipbuilding through time. As
a classroom
its main objective is to provide an effective learning environment. As a research laboratory its objective is to facilitate investigation, seek
public and private research funds, and recruit and retain quality
students for its projects. As an outreach
institution it aims at providing information, education, and
guidance about the discipline of nautical archaeology and the importance
of the world's submerged cultural heritage, perhaps more than ever
threatened by treasure hunting.
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Vitas - Short, Long, Full
Publications
Teaching
Nautical Archaeology Digital Library
Pepper Wreck Project
The Nautical Archaeology of Puerto Rico
The Cais do Sodré
Project
Treasure hunting
NAPWiki
ANAXUM
Project - in cooperation with PROMARE
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