Discover what maritime archaeology students learn at East Carolina University and the Mallows Bay shipwrecks.

Did you know there is such a thing as a ship graveyard?
Learn about the WWI ship graveyard at Mallows Bay in Maryland.
Discover how maritime archaeology students are helping document the wrecks.
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"Some of the largest ship graveyards in the world are just vessels stacked together. I've looked at them in Australia, in Bermuda, abandoned vessels in Costa Rica, across the United States. They really are everywhere.” - Dr. Nathan Richards

**ABOUT OUR GUEST**
Dr. Nathan Richards specializes in maritime archaeological theory and method with a focus on cultural site formation processes of the archaeological record. He has an interest in 19th and 20th century maritime history, the history of technology, and in comparative and anthropological approaches to maritime archaeological subjects. He has been involved in field schools run by Departments of Archaeology at Flinders University and James Cook University, and has been employed in cultural heritage management work by the State Governments of South Australia and Tasmania. He is also the author of several journal articles, book chapters, and numerous reports and reviews and his research has appeared in several industry publications, such as the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. Dr. Richards assumed the role of Director of the Program in Maritime Studies (Department of History) at East Carolina University (ECU) in 2018. He has taught classes in the history, theory, method, and ethics of maritime archaeology, field schools, and cultural heritage management at ECU since 2003.

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**RESOURCES**

East Carolina University Maritime Archaeology Program
https://history.ecu.edu/maritime-studies/

Mallows Bay Virtual Heritage Trail
https://www.paddlemallowsbay.org/

Flinders University, Australia
https://www.flinders.edu.au/college-humanities-arts-social-sciences/20-years-of-maritime-archaeology

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**MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST***

Dr. Mark Staniforth
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/mark.staniforth

Garden Island Ships Graveyard
https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/heritage/maritime-heritage/visiting-maritime-heritage-places/ships-graveyards/port-adelaide

Arthur Keel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island_boat_graveyard

Dr. William Still
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_N._Still_Jr.

Dr. Gordon Watts
https://www.iwma-ca.org/staff

Archaeologist Michael Schiffer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brian_Schiffer

Queen Anne’s Revenge Lab (at ECU)
https://www.qaronline.org/conservation/queen-annes-revenge-lab

Dr. Harris
https://history.ecu.edu/lynn-harris/

Dr. McKinnon
https://history.ecu.edu/jennifer-mckinnon/

Dr. Raupp
https://history.ecu.edu/jason-t-raupp/

Donald Shermet
https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/shomette-donald-g-1943

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/

Maryland Historical Trust
https://mht.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Charles County, Maryland
https://www.charlescountymd.gov/

Mallows Bay Virtual Heritage Trail
https://www.paddlemallowsbay.org/

Ferris-type Ship
https://www.paddlemallowsbay.org/shipwrecks/namecki/

BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
https://www.boem.gov/

National Park Service
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1635/index.htm

DPAA (Defense POW/MIA Account Agency)
https://www.dpaa.mil/

Ocean Foundation
https://oceanfdn.org/

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**PODCAST CREDITS**
Kathy A. Smith, Host & Founder
Earth Dreams (Victoria Denyx), Producer, Composer & Virtual Artist
https://www.youtube.com/@EarthDreams-art?sub_confirmation=1

@ Copyright 2025 - Fascinated by Shipwrecks

Fascinated by Shipwrecks Theme Song: 'Secrets of the Deep'

00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Nathan's Thesis
6:55 - East Carolina University
09:55 - ECU Tools
12:00 - Site Formation Processes
15:28 - Mallow's Bay Field Work
21:00 - Duties of a Principal Investigator
23:08 - Scientific Diving
24:27 - Maritime Archaeology Careers

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