M.A.R.C.

Field Resources in Marine Archaeology

MARC places concrete cannon at Pompano Snorkle Trail in time for Ocean Fest Dedication for the City of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and the Marine Archaeological Council of Broward.

                                                              The MARC team offers an impressive contingent of resources and personnel available to assist in research driven projects in Marine Archaeology.  Dedicated MARC divers aboard  three research vessels armed with a  host of remote sensing, graphic and video production facilities, have mapped, documented and aided in the identification of four Underwater Archaeological Preserves and three NPS Heritage Trail shipwrecks since 2000.  The MARC team also teaches the Marine Archaeological and Historical Society (MAHS) certification class and field school to certified divers interested in assisting in resource documentation and conservation.  The group has professional expertise in crew boat operations, remote sensing, archival research, report preparation, graphic production and archaeological diving.

Georg McJunkin's Video Ray R.O.V. can capture hi-res video from less accessible and forbidding areas.

 

Three dimensional representation of Magnetometer survey of ballast pile.

Data on site is collected by dive teams through hands-on measurement, and observation.  Also remote sensing surveys are employed to gather  magnetic, acoustic and optical data in more general target areas. Hi quality presentation graphics and work products are prepared in house by the MARC research team.

Perspective photograph of rudder assembly on Eleanor Bolling.

MARC Divers trilaterate a ballast pile for NPS in Biscayne National Park.

                                                              The MARC team follows accepted scientific convention in mapping and recording our submerged cultural resources.  Rigorous S.O.P are followed in diver deployment and in carrying out investigator's research designs.  Every effort is taken to maximize man-hour impact and timliness.  Project management is oriented towards meeting target dates for project completion and work product generation.

Divers recover measurements for UAP site plan development at Eleanor Bolling.

Surveyor at Lugano Site off Elliot Key in Biscayne Bay.

The MARC research vessel is outfitted with onboard computer and data storage to interface with the team's remote sensing gear.  Magnetometer data and underwater video can be  recorded with positioning data to produce accurate and reliable surveys and subsequent diver  investigation of anomalies. 

 

Dr. Ray McAllister at the remote sensing station on board Surveyor.

 

 
 

To inquire about MARC services for your research driven project, e-mail us at DIVEMARC@BELLSOUTH.NET

Or Call (954) 942-0988

  

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