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The Gunboat Philadelphia Preservation Project

We are proud to announce that the Nautical Archaeology Program is working with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as part of “The Gunboat Philadelphia Preservation Project”. The new exhibit will allow members of the public to see the…
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NAP at Conferences

Several NAP faculty and students are presenting at two different conferences this January: the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) conference and the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference. Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Dr. Cemal Pulak and Dr. Deborah Carlson…
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Texas A&M Investiture Ceremony
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Kennedy receives NEH Grant for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

Shipwreck Weekend

Shipwreck Weekend is an annual open house hosted by the Nautical Archaeology Program (NAP) during the spring semester (sometimes during Texas A&M’s Family Weekend in April). It is a student-run event in which all NAP laboratories are open to the public.

Shipwreck Weekend 2026 is on April 11, 2026 with guest speaker Jennifer Jones from the Smithsonian.

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