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Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation   J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory Director: Dr. Filipe Vieira de Castro - Frederick R. Mayer Fellow Nautical Archaeology Program, 107 Anthropology Building, College Station, TX 77843-4352, USA. Telephone: (979) 845-6220. Fax: (979) 845-4070. Email: fvcastro@tamu.edu.
Vita - Teaching - Students - Publications - Ship Lab Reports
The Ship Reconstruction Laboratory 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 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.	Schedule: In the Field In cooperation with the Instituto de Investigaciones Costaneras, the CMAC is trying to establish a long-term project in Puerto Rico. Photo: Richard Fontanez
Giving to the ShipLab - Sponsors - J. Richard Steffy Scholarship
Ongoing Research: Portuguese Naus / Iberian Ships / NADL / Italian Seafaring / Treatises / Puerto Rico / Small Craft / Portugal / Other
The reconstructed Pepper Wreck test model is on the stocks. Audrey Wells virtual model is ready and Carlos Montalvão's scale model is advancing. Puerto Rico survey planed for July. Lagos underwater cultural heritage book by Tiago Fraga and his team. Edge of Empire book. NADL transcriptions may be available in August.