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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

  1. Institution Name:
    Texas A&M University
  2. Department Title:
    Department of Anthropology
  3. Faculty in Nautical Archaeology:
    1. Carlson, Deborah (Ph.D., Texas 2004; Asst. Prof.) nautical archaeology, Classical seafaring, Greek and Roman archaeology.
    2. Crisman, Kevin J. (Ph.D., Pennsylvania 1989; Assoc. Prof.) nautical archaeology, historical archaeology, ship construction, Western Hemisphere.
    3. Hamilton, Donny L. (Ph.D., Texas 1975; Prof, Program Head, and President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology [INA]) historical archaeology, nautical archaeology, artifact conservation, North America, Caribbean.
    4. Pulak, Cemal M. (Ph.D., Texas A&M 1997; Assoc. Prof.) nautical archaeology, Bronze Age seafaring, maritime trade, Mediterranean, history of seafaring.
    5. Smith, C. Wayne (Ph.D., Texas A&M; Assoc. Prof.) nautical archaeology, artifact conservation, Caribbean.
    6. Vieira de Castro, Luis Felipe (Ph.D., Texas A&M 2001; Asst. Prof.) nautical archaeology, European maritime expansion, Portugal (medieval and post-medieval), history of ship construction and ship reconstruction.
    7. Wachsmann, Shelley (Ph.D., Hebrew 1990; Assoc Prof.) nautical archaeology, Biblical archaeology, pre-classical archaeology, Near East, Mediterranean.
    8. Dostal, Christopher (Ph.D. Texas A&M 2017; Asst. Prof.) nautical archaeology, conservation, digital archaeology, Western Europe, North America
  4. General Statement:
    Nautical Archaeology is a program within the Department of Anthropology that offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The Maritime Archaeology and Conservation Program is a Master of Science program intended for students interested in employment in maritime museums, cultural resource management firms, the oil industry, and federal state or local agencies. The M.S. is completed in two years and requires a thesis.  The emphasis of the Ph.D. program is academic rather than technical. Candidates for admission are evaluated on their research and communication abilities rather than their diving records. A B.A. degree in a relevant field is required for admission to the Ph.D. program, though students may enter with an M.A. in hand.  Students can choose from a wide range of specializations, ranging from the pre-classical Mediterranean to medieval northern Europe to the colonial New World, among others. Students also have the opportunity to study the history of ship construction and conservation. An interdisciplinary program with the Department of Oceanography provides training in remote sensing and deepwater surveys and excavations. There are excellent conservation and ship-reconstruction laboratories and opportunities on shipwreck projects around the globe.  The Nautical Archaeology Program and Center for Maritime Archaeology benefit from their affiliation with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), headquartered on the TAMU Campus, which provides field and research opportunities in the Americas, Europe, and the Mediterranean where INA has a research center in Bodrum, Turkey. Valuable training in anthropological and archaeological methods and theory are also offered by the Dept. of Anthropology.
  5. For More Information Contact:
    The Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4352 USA; phone: 979-845-6398; fax: 979-845-6399; email: nautarch@tamu.edu; Web page: http://anthropology.tamu.edu/.