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Quarterly Reporter “Helping to preserve and protect South Carolina’s maritime heritage through research, education, and public outreach.”

January 2014 Volume 4, Issue 4 The Maritime Research Lecture Series, organized and aiding in the education Division is very pleased to and participated in a and outreach initiatives for welcome Nate Fulmer as a College of Charleston the division. secondary archaeologist for SDAMP artifact workshop, Nate will be working • 2013 Quarter 4 Reports Due the Charleston office. even been named Hobby hard to streamline the by January 1, 2014 Nate is a South Carolina Dive of the Quarter. He reporting process even

native and a 2012 graduate worked with us as a more to make licensing and • Wing Night January 29th of the anthropology volunteer for the 2013 reporting even easier. He program at the College of Field Training Course Part will also be available to • Artifact Workshop March Charleston. He has I, the Hampton Plantation conduct site assessments 22 nd worked on both terrestrial Project, and the Black and identify artifact and underwater sites. Nate River Project. Nate has collections. Nate will be has been diving since 2003 also teamed up with other reviewing your artifact and has extensive black volunteers to go explore recovery reports and will

Nate Fulmer 1 water experience, making various underwater sites in be happy to answer any right at home with the South Carolina. questions you may have division. Recently, Nate Nate will be working about the artifacts you find. January Reports 2 excavated a Cold War alongside Ashley Deming We are thrilled to have Film Festival 2-3 fallout shelter in his sister’s for SDAMP. His main Nate joining our crew and backyard in Aiken and responsibilities will be we hope that you will SDAMP News & Events 3 produced a short managing the hobby diver welcome him to the documentary film about licenses and databases, program. You can reach Artifact Workshop 4 the investigation. This film conducting research, Nate at 843-762-6105 or was featured at the 2013 managing the email him at Hobby Diver  of the Quarter 4-5 Arkhaios Film Festival and archaeological equipment, [email protected]. will also feature in an Oyster Roast 5 upcoming International Film Festival sponsored by Features 6-7 The Archaeology Channel in 2014. To watch the Diver Safety 8 video, follow the link: Helter Shelter. Conservation In addition to his work Corner 8-9 with local archaeologists, Paleontologist’s 10 Nate has also been Panel involved with SDAMP for the past few years. He has Notes from Editor 11 taken the Field Training Course Part II, written newsletter articles, given a

lecture for our October

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This is a reminder that versions of the forms. We Curator of Natural your 4th quarter 2013 will no longer be accepting History reports are due by January outdated versions. 301 Gervais St. 10, 2014. These reports Columbia, SC 29201 should cover all of the Artifact Reports collecting you have done Your artifact reports Make sure that you file between October 1st and should be filed online or reports with both agencies st may be sent to: December 31 of 2013. even if you have not done Please file your artifact any collecting. If you have reports using our online Artifact Report Forms not done any collecting, system. You can submit PO Box 12448 just tick the box that reads forms online at: Charleston, SC 29422 “No Recoveries Made This src6.cas.sc.edu/sdamp Quarter” and send it to the (Note: If this is the first You may also fax forms appropriate agency. time you are filing on this to: (843) 762-5831 If you have any system, you will need to Email forms to us at: questions regarding activate your account by [email protected] reports, please visit our website at: following the directions on the home page). Fossil Reports artsandsciences.sc.edu/scia All report forms can be Your fossil report forms a/mrd/sdamp_hdl_forms. found on our website at: should be emailed to html artsandsciences.sc.edu/scia Dave Cicimurri at: Or give us a call at: a/mrd/sdamp_hdl_forms. dave.cicimurri@scmuseum. (843) 762-6105. html org Please use the newest Or mailed to:

M agic was in the air at the nominated some of the Thursday October 24, 2013 Friday October 25, 2013 - festival. Some 14 movies on films made by South "The 2000 Year Old "Mi Chacra", producer cultural heritage and Carolinian moviemakers as Computer," producer Tony Jason Burlage (Peru). archaeology were award-winner or runner-up. Freeth (UK). Runner-up: "In Search of presented, most of them Artist Amiri Farris, Runner-up: "Helter Shelter: Ambrosio Gonzales: already award-winners at who designed the poster, a Backyard Time Capsule in Soldier under Two Flags", festivals around the world. joined the Arkhaios Film the Shadow of the Bomb producers Tim Fennell, The films were introduced Festival founder Jean Plant," producer Nate Virginia Friedman (USA). by Dr Kim Cavanaugh on Guilleux for the Award Fulmer (USA). Thursday, and by Dr Ceremony and autographed Charlie Cobb on Friday and the Awards for the winners. Saturday. The audience The audience feedback was very nominated their favorite complimentary on the film movie each day of the selection and the Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film organization. The South Carolina Heritage track, Festival held at the Coligny which showed three hours Theater on Hilton Head, of films related to South SC. The winners of the Carolina history, had a very "Audience Favorite Film strong start. The audience Award" are:

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Saturday October 26, 2013 Last Farmer-cum- competition and a submission to the 2014 "Discovering Dave: Spirit Prehistorian" by Sophie screening committee will Arkhaios Film Festival will Captured in Clay," directors Cattoire was awarded the choose the films that will be issued at the end of George Wingard, Mark Arkhaios Founder Award. feature during the Festival. January 2014. Albertin (USA). The 2014 Arkhaios A jury will award the Congratulations to all!!! Runner-up: "6 Film Festival will take the various Arkhaios prizes. Of Generations," director Paul format of a competition. course the audience will Goldsmith (USA). Moviemakers will register vote for their favorite films. The closing film "The their films for the The first call for film

Wing Nights on the Charleston Harbor 2014 Black River Project. Identification SDAMP will kick off 2014 Stone Fleets in Washington The overall theme for the Workshop on Saturday, Wing Night on January 29th DC this February. The conference this year is: March 22nd. This all in Charleston from 6:30- Division will also conduct “Digging Through day workshop is $35 9:00pm at Kickin’ Chicken two weeks of remote Boundaries: Archaeology with seats for 15 on Folly Road. There will sensing and diving and History of African people. See page 4 for be a Columbia Wing Night operations in April. This is America.” details on how to sign th on February 26 . Wing an ongoing project and The Maritime Research up. Night is a free and open volunteers may be needed. Division will be at the invitation event, so please Fields of Conflict Please continue to read bring friends, family, and Archaeology Conferences battlefield archaeology the Quarterly Reporter, artifacts and fossils to show SDAMP will be presenting conference March 12-15 in emails, our website, and or have identified. We and have a display at the Columbia. The Charleston follow us on Facebook hope you will join us! 2013 South Carolina State office will be closed during for information about Parks Archaeology this time. upcoming events and Stone Fleet Research Conference on February volunteering nd The Maritime Research 22 at the College of Artifact Workshop opportunities. Division will conduct one Charleston. We will be SDAMP will host our week of archival research presenting our work on the Charleston Artifact

It is important to us that Underwater Perspective.” installed an artifact exhibit James Island Middle our Hobby Divers are The four lectures featured and gave a presentation to School Science Day aware of the education and the 2013 Black River the Georgetown Historical discussing underwater outreach we do throughout Project, Mars Bluff Navy Society regarding the archaeology with 6th the year. We hope to keep Yard research, a Cold War project. See story on page graders. th you updated on all that we fallout shelter, and 7. ▪Wing Night January 29 . Lowcountry oral history December February are involved in so that you too will get involved. legends. ▪MRD conducted diving ▪SC State Parks November operations at Mars Bluff Archaeology Conference Remember that SDAMP is ▪ SDAMP held our 3rd Navy Yard December 2nd- February 22nd. on Facebook! Leave a Annual Oyster Roast. The 5th. ▪Columbia Wing Night message on our wall! roast was attended by 50 ▪MRD attended the annual February 26th. people and we raised Dive Safety & Control December October ~$600. For the full article, Board meeting on ▪The SDAMP Office will ▪ SDAMP co-hosted our see page 5. December 11th. be closed March 11th-15th October Lecture Series ▪The new Georgetown for the Fields of Conflict with the Charleston County Museum dedicated Upcoming… Conference.

County Public Library. a display case to SDAMP January ▪Artifact Workshop March The theme was “Our Own and the Black River ▪ Quarter 4 2013 reports 22nd. Backyard- Public Project. Ashley Deming are due January 10th. ▪Wing Night March 26th. and intern Olivia Adams ▪SDAMP will be part of Archaeology: An

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Each year SDAMP offers activities designed to help identification guide methods: cash, check, or two Artifact Identification identify some of the types handbook. money order. Before you Workshops to the public as of artifacts found in South can be on the official list, part of their education and Carolina. SDAMP staff SDAMP Artifact payment must be received. outreach initiatives. These gives lectures and lead Identification Workshop The deadline for fees is one-day workshops are hands-on sessions about Date: March 22, 2014 March 7, 2014. aimed at the sport diver bottles, historic ceramics, Time: 9am-5pm This is always a fun day community, but are Native American pottery Location: Charleston, SC and you will learn a lot. appropriate for anyone and projectile points, and Cost: $35 (make checks We look forward to having interested in learning more other historic cultural payable to USC) you join us! about South Carolina material. Workshop Send fee to: To sign up and for artifacts. The workshop students have the Artifact Workshop more information, please focuses on how to identify opportunity to get real, PO Box 12448 email SDAMP at and date artifacts using a practical experience in Charleston, SC 29422 [email protected] or call 843- diagnostic approach to identifying and Workshop fees may be 762-6105. field identification. This is understanding a variety of paid using the following something that everyone cultural materials. can do. With some simple Workshops are open descriptions, artifacts can to a maximum of 15 be identified in a manner students to ensure that useful to both hobby each student has the collectors and opportunity to work one- archaeologists. This on-one with instructors workshop is designed to and get the most out of the help collectors better day. The workshops are understand and identify highly interactive and artifacts so that they can students work in groups to appreciate their collections identify the archaeological even more from an material during the hands- archaeological and on sessions. historical context, but also SDAMP will be to report finds more offering a workshop Saturday, March 22, 2014 accurately to archaeologists and researchers. in Columbia, SC. The cost The workshop features for the workshop is $35 a mixture of lectures and per person and includes an

This section of the been a general inspiration nominate them, please send licensee since 2009, but he newsletter is devoted to the to other licensees, the us a brief email of who and has been a model one! hobby diver(s) who go public, or us. why you think they should Robert’s reports are always above and beyond the call Each quarter we will be Hobby Diver of the on time and include many of duty. He/she has pick a licensee that Quarter. pictures from different submitted excellent reports, resembles one or more of The honor of Hobby angles with scale for been an exceptional these noteworthy traits. Diver of the Quarter for reference and wonderful volunteer, has gone out of Hopefully, it will be you! If Quarter 4 2013 goes to descriptions of each artifact their way to preserve you know of someone who diver Robert Benfield he recovered. Extra points cultural and/or natural fits some or all of these (#4953). go to him for using scale! heritage in the state, or has categories and would like to Rob has only been a

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The 3rd Annual Maritime music from the hills of all of our kind sponsors for not have been possible Heritage Awareness Oyster Georgia graciously their generous additions to without the well-rounded Roast was another rousing provided by College of the auction! support. Amazing job success! The roast was held Charleston students Matt The roast raised over $600 everyone! We are already on the evening of Lohan and Corey for the education and looking forward to the 4th November 16th within Campbell. Huge thanks to outreach programs we annual roast in 2014, it will shouting distance of the Matt and Corey for lending provide at SDAMP. Thank be even bigger and better SDAMP headquarters at their talent to our cause you to every one of our than the 3rd. Ashley and I Fort Johnson Marine and Dixieland Delights for sponsors, event volunteers hope we will see you Resources Center here in the tasty food. and attendees, as this there! Charleston. It was a This year’s silent auction outstanding event would beautiful night down here, featured fantastic items

and a campfire fanned by such as passes for a special light winds off the VIP Behind-the-Scenes Charleston Harbor tour of the H.L. Hunley, provided an ambient local dive charters and atmosphere for classes, gear and apparel camaraderie and from Charleston Scuba and conversation. About fifty the Wateree Dive Center, attendees enjoyed an museum vouchers, a 1-year incredible buffet of fresh Passport to SC State Parks, local oysters, delicious chili, harbor tours, and many a variety of trimmings and other items that had more delectable dessert while than a few folks involved listening to live bluegrass in bidding wars. Thanks to

Rob has taken our attendee of our Columbia natural and cultural Artifact Identification Wing Nights heritage. Workshop to learn as much enthusiastically chatting to Thank you, Robert! as he can about the artifacts Dave Cicimurri and us You are truly an inspiration he is finding. His reports about artifacts and fossils to us all! reflect the great deal he has and asking great questions. learned and his ability to We look forward to identify and date artifacts is working with Robert more getting better with each in the future to preserve report. He is a frequent our amazing South Carolina

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Besides the notorious dark waters exhibits showing the work of local artists. obscuring visibility from nil to inches Recently, a patron of the Tapp’s Art even with lights, another factor limiting Gallery and an Archaeological Research the public’s knowledge of the maritime Trust board member, William “Bill” archaeological legacy in the rivers and Schmidt, thinking well outside the box coastal waters of South Carolina is that and perhaps as well as artistic bounds, they are underwater. “Out of Sight, Out of approached the Maritime Research Mind” aptly describes the general Division about our interest in creating a awareness of the state’s submerged window display case exhibit to reflect the archaeological record by the public and maritime archaeological legacy in South visitors. There are important exceptions, Carolina. Ashley Deming and I hopped for example, the Brown’s Ferry Vessel on aboard on this opportunity to create and display at the Rice Museum in install a display at the art gallery. Georgetown, and H.L. Hunley at the Working within the hot confines of Hunley Conservation Center in North the window display case, listening to Charleston, along with several Hobby snippets of arguments and conversations Diver Licensed-sport diver artifact of people on cell phones, and smart-aleck collections on display in various remarks such as “Do you think he is art?” museums. The vast majority of the we persevered in installing a multi-level archaeological sites in our waters, exhibit focusing on underwater however, remain obscured to most folks. archeology in South Carolina. Hanging The Maritime Research Division has from the ceiling, several enlarged undertaken an initiative to raise awareness photographs of the Turtle Island Canoe, and document unknown historical sites in of this important and rich archaeological H.L. Hunley, and the Hilton Head Island Black Mingo Creek and to record two record in the state by forging partnerships Wreck, and a line drawing of the Malcolm known vessels at the historic Brown’s with local museums and HDL-sport Boat highlighted several significant Ferry Landing. In addition to the exhibit, divers to develop exhibits showcasing the shipwrecks documented in state Ashley presented the scope and findings state’s underwater archaeological heritage. waterways. Another group of artifacts of the project to the Georgetown The ultimate goal is for these displays to arranged on a pedestal included several Historical Society that operates the leave the visitor impressed with the range bottles, a cannonball, and a swivel gun museum. and types of shipwrecks and artifacts in from a Revolutionary War shipwreck in The MRD is also collaborating with South Carolina. the Cooper River. Along the floor, two other museums, the Upstate Museum In launching this initiative, we skillfully arranged to resemble a in Greenville, and Coastal Discovery installed our first exhibit in the old Tapp’s shipwreck site, were several ship timbers, Museum on Hilton Head Island, to create Department Store located at Main and ceramics, bottles, and other finds from exhibits focusing on the state’s Blanding Streets in downtown Columbia. local waters, including prehistoric artifacts underwater archaeological legacy. The No longer a department store, the and fossils. In a corner, dive equipment Upstate Museum intends to feature an building is now occupied by the Tapp’s and recording gear, and a banner about exhibit centered on upstate finds, and Art Center that caters to the visual and the MRD round out the exhibit. Installed then perhaps broaden its view to other performing arts. Local artists rent studio in early September, the temporary exhibit submerged sites throughout the state. space, display their work in the gallery, was removed in late November. The exhibit will open by November 2014 and hold special events. A unique feature In furthering this initiative, Ashley to coincide with the annual Southeastern of the art gallery is the opportunity for and Olivia Adams, a College of Archaeological Conference. The Coastal artists to present their work in the old Charleston intern, installed an exhibit in Discovery Museum exhibit will highlight department store’s window display cases November centered on our recent work underwater archaeological remains from that once featured mannequins dressed in on the Black River at the new the Civil War, specifically focused on the the latest styles, new appliances, and Georgetown County Museum. The wrecks of two ships used by the Union seasonal themes that greeted and exhibit features artifacts recovered from navy as a Floating Machine Shop. The beckoned the shopper into the store. Black Mingo Creek, along with signage exhibit will consist of sign boards, Instead of empty cases, pedestrians are describing the project’s goals and finds. artifacts, and imagery documenting the once again treated to window display The project intended to revisit known

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E ach quarter we would relates to South Carolina’s your article is accepted, we love to feature one or two past. Feel free to include will contact you to let you articles by you, the hobby images that can be used know. diver. Your article can be with your article. We want to hear from about an artifact or fossil You should submit your you, so get writing! Submit you found, your collection, articles to SDAMP for your articles to: your research, your review and editing. Once [email protected]  experience with the we have approved your program, a humorous article, we will do our best diving anecdote, or just to get it into the next issue of the Quarterly Reporter. If something interesting that

history and archaeology of in sharing their finds with collection of artifacts and alligator and snake-infested this novel solution to museum visitors. fossils. waters of the state to visit repairing the naval ships of Following a several month We look forward to underwater archaeological the South Atlantic run at the Georgetown combining museology and sites in museums, we hope Blockading Squadron, County Museum, we intend archaeology to educate to raise the awareness and including the monitors. to switch out the Black visitors to these institutions appreciation of these kinds This exhibit is planned to River exhibit with one about the vast and rich of sites as educational, open in spring 2015. featuring finds from local archaeological (and recreational, and scientific Another element of HDL-sport divers. And paleontological) record in assets worthy of protection this initiative is to showcase then periodically switch out state waters. We intend to and study. If you are the finds of Hobby Diver those finds with another set keep this initiative going for interested in assisting by Licensed -sport divers. of artifacts from a HDL- years to come in loaning artifacts or Each quarter, we get sport diver collection. partnership with local installing exhibits or to information on a plethora Dave Cicimurri of the cultural institutions and learn more about this of artifacts, as well as South Carolina State Hobby Diver Licensed- initiative please contact fossils, that are worthy of Museum has also agreed to sport divers. By increasing Ashley Deming at exhibition. We hope to participate in this endeavor the opportunity for folks [email protected] or 843- identi fy a number of HDL- and has provided space for who don’t don SCUBA- 762-6105. sport divers with an interest a HDL-sport diver gear to brave the dark,

On November 21, about a potential display a wonderful organization 2013, SDAMP intern Olivia case for hobby diver and facility to promote

Adams and I installed an artifacts, I had no idea it responsible collecting and exhibit centered on our would happen so fast or be cultural heritage. We look recent project on the Black one of the first dedicated forward to future displays River at the new exhibits at the new museum and public programming at Georgetown County which will open January 7, the Georgetown County Museum. We were also 2014. The Georgetown Museum. A huge thanks to privileged with the Historical Society was kind the museum for letting us opportunity to present enough to allocate us a case be a part of their success! regarding our project to where we will be able to If you are interested in nearly 100 members of the display a variety of thematic becoming involved with Georgetown Historical exhibits from project our exhibit program, please Society. exhibits to hobby diver contact me at When I first spoke to finds. [email protected]. Museum Director Jill We are very excited to Santopietro earlier in 2013 be partnering up with such

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T here are a variety of ear it possible to equalize These symptoms also equalize passively, but injuriesBy associated with during descent by forcing represent possible inner ear congestion can impair this improper equalization. It is air through mucus, but the decompression sickness, process. Symptoms include important to know how to mucus may act as a “one- which may require facial pain, tooth pain and recognize and manage way valve” during ascent hyperbaric treatment. possible blood from the them. preventing proper venting Outer Ear Barotrauma: nose or mouth. If Middle Ear and resulting in a reverse A tight hood, ear wax symptoms are observed, Barotrauma: The most block. buildup or ear plugs may seek a medical evaluation. common ear-related diving Signs of middle ear create a dead air space in The bottom line is if injury, middle ear barotrauma include a the outer ear that cannot be you are unable to equalize, barotrauma may occur feeling of fullness in the ear equalized during descent discontinue the dive. If you during descent generally as and crackling sounds. This causing the eardrum to experience an injury, a result of incomplete injury may be painful and bulge outwards and the ear discontinue diving and seek equalization of the middle susceptible to infection. If canal to fill with blood and a medical evaluation; do not ear or blockage of the you experience symptoms, fluid from surrounding continue to try to equalize Eustachian tubes by mucus. discontinue diving and seek tissues. A diver as this may exacerbate the A reverse block on ascent a medical evaluation. experiencing outer ear injury. For more may also result in Inner Ear Barotrauma: barotrauma may experience information about ears and barotrauma. During ascent, Improper equalization or similar fullness symptoms ear injuries, visit DAN.org. equalization is typically a forceful attempts can lead characteristic of middle ear Divers Alert Network (DAN) passive process; the air in to inner ear injury. barotrauma. Prevention: is a nonprofit organization the middle ear is at a higher Symptoms of inner ear keep your ear canal clear to dedicated to the safety and health pressure and vents on its barotrauma include vertigo, avoid creating a closed air of scuba divers. DAN operates own via the Eustachian tinnitus, hearing loss, space. a 24-hour emergency hotline tubes. Air tends to flow nausea and vomiting. If a Sinus Barotrauma: This (+1-919-684-9111) to help from higher pressure to diver surfaces exhibiting injury may result from divers in need of medical lower pressure, but if the these symptoms, have a ineffective equalization of emergency assistance for diving or passageway is blocked the trained oxygen provider the sinuses and can occur nondiving incidents. middle ear cannot equalize. administer oxygen and seek on descent or as a reverse Congested divers may find emergency medical care. block. Sinuses usually Conservation Corner

A through a series of physical months. It took nearly 150 even be applied, major fter sitting in cold water forBy over a decade, the and chemical changes. Salts years for the salts to structural changes have to H.L.Hunley submarine soon from the sea water slowly become integrated in the be made to the area will be ready for the next penetrated the iron hull structure so it will take a surrounding the Hunley’s step on its conservation creating a series of changes little while before we can 90.000 gallon holding tank. treatment. that if left untreated the extract them. The submarine has sat in While the Hunley was submarine would rust and Before the actual this tank of fresh water lost at sea, it was going crumble within a matter of conservation treatment can

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under an impressed current submarine will be soaked in day of work, the will have to work quickly to system, since it was the caustic solution for a submarine’s tank will be re- lessen the exposure of the recovered in 2000 in an long period of time. This filled with the caustic metal to air, wearing effort to stop further bath is designed to slowly solution. protective equipment that corrosion of the iron. The remove the salts from the All these years, we have will protect us from any tank is drained periodically hull. Once the solution been hesitant to remove the chemical residue. to allow us time to conduct reaches a certain level of concretion because, until Removing the excavation work and salts (or chlorides) the tank now, it has served as a concretion that has been analysis. The Hunley’s will be drained and then re- protective layer for the obscuring the view of the facility is not currently filled with a fresh solution. vessel. But this concretion submarine’s hull will be a equipped to handle the This process will be that in the past has stopped daunting and incredible chemicals needed for its repeated several times until harmful air from getting task. It will allow us to see conservation. The drainage no more chlorides are into the hull and reacting the hull for the first time, system, access stairs and detected in the caustic with the salts will also stop analyze its surface and walls will have to be solution. It’s difficult to the salts from getting out maybe even identify replaced with materials predict how long it will take into the caustic solution. gunshot damage from the capable of withstanding the to remove the salts, but Since the caustic solution battle with the USS solution of sodium projections are anywhere will be the one now Housatonic or other clues hydroxide that the tank will between 5 and 7 years. providing protection to the that might help us hold. Many measures, such During this period we hull, it will be safe for us to understand the events that as a special cover for the will begin the painstaking begin the removal of the led to the Hunley’s loss and tank and safety procedures job of removing the hard concretion. However, we the death of its crew. must be put in place to crust of concretion (a ensure that no harm comes mixture of shells, sand and to the people working on silt) covering the the submarine in close submarine. For this the proximity to the chemicals. submarine’s tank will have These changes just to be drained, the chemical started this past November solution stored in holding and once the retrofitting of tanks, and the hull the tank is finished, the thoroughly rinsed. After a

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Paleontologists Panel

W ell, it’s good to be back SDAMP here in South on the construction of the on the program itself, but inBy the newsletter! Last time Carolina. new planetarium, the goal is to rotate new I was off roaming around We’re in the middle of observatory, and 4D themed displays twice a western and southern the holiday season, which theater. I’m happy to say year and highlight material Ireland for a few weeks means that fourth quarter that the State Museum’s found by hobby divers. It’s with family. For some reporting for 2013 is just fossil collection has grown a great way for SDAMP, reason I couldn’t convince around the corner. There thanks to a number hobby the State Museum, and the folks here that it was a was a lot of dive activity divers, and some of these hobby divers to work work related trip, even this year, and through fossil specimens are featured in together to promote the though we visited a lot of reports and emails I’ve seen the Museum’s newest program and help educate museums and a lot of the neat fossils that exhibit, “This Just In”. the public. We also mulled archaeological sites. With have been found. More Another big natural history over some ideas for fossil artifacts from pre-Roman and more divers are exhibit, slated to open in workshops or seminars times all the way up to the reporting each quarter, the middle of next year, will geared towards helping early 20th century, the which is great, and with the include a few of the other divers learn more about the museums and historic streamlined reporting specimens that hobby things that they’re finding. houses were packed with process that we’re hoping divers have recently Stay tuned. things to see. Each time we to have in place early next donated. As always, feel free to walked along the Liffey year, it’ll be harder NOT to Ashley, Nate and I contact me with River in Dublin, or along file. recently met to talk about questions/comments about the Shannon River near It was a busy year for the SDAMP exhibit that your fossils or paleontology Lough Derg, I couldn’t help SDAMP, what with the will be hosted by the State in general. Happy New thinking about all of the various field projects and Museum. The first Year! history waiting to be workshops that were run. installment, which should discovered – Ireland Here at the State Museum, be in place by the first doesn’t have a program like we’ve seen a lot of progress quarter of 2014, will focus

The Sport Diver If you have something that questions, comments, and read. Archaeology you would like to say about concerns and we will post Just like your artifact Management Program the program or have them here. You can also report forms, you can questions that you think send in comments email, fax, or send your others like yourself would responding to letters from letters to SDAMP. We like to have answered, look other hobby divers. Ashley look forward to hearing no further. This section of and Carl will respond to from all of you. the newsletter is just for your comments and answer you. Send in your your questions for all to

Happy 2014 everyone! preserve our cultural and requirements are for your This year is going to be natural heritage. safety and our liability. We extremely busy with There will also be are going to be cracking projects, conferences and many opportunities to get down on volunteer training educational/volunteer involved with us. If you this year too. If you are opportunities. We’re not are interested in going to volunteer for a going to make it easy for volunteering with us this project, you will need to be new staffer Nate. He is year, you need to make available prior to the already working on sure that you are up to date project for minor training Ashley Deming- Chief Editor streamlining the technology with your CPR/First Aid and project meetings. in our office and online. and O2 training. If you Sounds serious, I Nate Fulmer- Editor We will be working with need some information on know, but it’s much more Dave Cicimurri at the SC how to access these classes, fun and productive when State Museum to have an we will be happy to help we are all safe and on the online fossil reporting you. We also require that same page. system up and running this you have supplemental It’s going to be an year as well as fossil diving insurance (like amazing year! identification workshops DAN). These are NOT and hobby diver find negotiable. These exhibits.

If you would like to loan artifacts or fossils to the museum or any of our other exhibit installs this year, we must already have a submitted report regarding those finds. Only those finds that have been collected and reported legally will be

featured in the exhibits. We are thrilled to showcase SDAMP the program and divers PO Box 12448 Charleston, SC 29422 who have followed the law and worked with us to PHONE: (843) 762-6105 Useful Website Information

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