ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings 2012

The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA), the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA), and The PAST Foundation are pleased to present the 2012 ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the 45th Annual on Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The Underwater Archaeology Proceedings present current research conducted by academics, avocationals, students, and resource managers. All of the papers published in this volume were originally presented as talks in organized conference sessions and are the edited print versions of the research presented. They cover a broad range of topics related to underwater and nautical archaeology, from discussions of specific ship types and the results of scientific studies to broad-based data management tools.