MAST 2004: Maritime Archaeology Survey Techniques

June 7 - July 9, 2004
Shipwreck Beach, Lana`i

WEEK ONE-INSTRUCTION

WEEK TWO-IN THE FIELD

WEEK THREE-IN THE FIELD

WEEK FOUR-POST-FIELD

WEEK FIVE- WRAPPING UP

THE MAST 2004 TEAM

Suzanne S. Finney
Instructor

Benjamin Rabitor
Crew Chief

Jessica Burns
Concetta Ficicchia
Kelly Joy
Holiday McMains
Ginger McCarthy
Jennifer Watson
Students
The Maritime Archaeology Survey Techniques course offered through the University of Hawai`i is continuing a non-invasive survey of Shipwreck Beach on the island of Lana`i that was begun with the 2001 MAST field school.

Many ships of the 19th and early 20th century ended their careers on Shipwreck Beach and sailboats continue to wash up on-shore in the present.  Ships have been abandoned along the beach by commercial and military interests after their usefulness ended.  This area is filled with the detritus of steam ships, fiberglass sailboats ferro-cement tankers such as the one seen on this page, and prehistoric sites of Hawaiian occupation.

Our goal is to survey the material culture remains found along the beach and near shore waters using global positioning system (GPS) units, photo documentation, mapping and research.

Weekly updates are available through the links on this page.  For more information about the project, contact Suzanne Finney at sfinney@hawaii.edu.

Photo courtesy of Donald J. Froning Jr.