THE TEAM

Welcome To The News From the Deep

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this newsletter and to ADMAT. I see this newsletter as a vehicle for information, news and articles from everyone in the team.

We are delighted to announce that ADMAT-FRANCE is continuing to provide good archival research with new French wrecks being discovered in the French archives by Dr. Gendron and Florence Prudhomme. All the French research is then collated at ADMAT-FRANCE's office which is in the Institut de Paléontologie Humaine in Paris.

In addition the Team continues to analyses French artefacts as they have access to the specialised Museum laboratories which enable us to conduct scientific research on the artefacts and hull structures. The information is then analysed by the ADMAT scientific committee.  In addition publications have already started, with our first French article in "Archéolgia" in February 2007 and another article in "Pour la Science" in December 2007.

Our Dominican Republic Maritime Archaeological Field School, will continue in 2008 continuing our work on The Tile Wreck which may have sunk in Monte Cristi in the 1720's. This will be a unique field school project and information is on this web site www.admat.org.uk/tw1.htm . We are currently taking bookings and will run through 2008, so if you are interested in further information, please contact Jeremy Schomberg.

If you want to take part, please contact us ASAP, as there are maximum 4 student places for each of the two week slots and places will go fast.

ADMAT's Maritime Archaeological Centre is running well in Monte Christi. This new centre provides ADMAT with a scientific base in the Caribbean with accommodation for 12 people, wet lab, 12,000 sqft of conservation tank space, living area with full kitchen, 6KVA back up power system and generator and two dogs, Isabella and Basil.

So to all the members, Museums, Universities, Archaeologists, Divers, Volunteers and Companies, I welcome you all to take part in any way you can. Whether this be to provide equipment, finance, manpower and support or to actually take part in the archaeological work; all assistance is greatly appreciated. I know that together we can save these important archaeological wreck sites placing the information and rescued artefacts in museums for generations to enjoy. In doing so we are preserving and protecting the underwater cultural heritage of  the Caribbean and the world. 

I look forward to taking part in these exciting project with you!  

Simon Q. Spooner

ADMAT's Field School on The Tile Wreck at Monte Cristi on the North Coast of The Dominican Republic. Dates for 2008 are now out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new PhD Conference in Paris, organised by Dr. Aïcha GENDRON-BADOU et Pr. François FRÖHLICH on the 17-21 March.   Histoire naturelle de l'Homme L’Enquête archéologique « L’homme et les matériaux »   Above Top: Dr. François Gendron, one of the speakers at the Paris Conference. Above: Dr. Aïcha Gendron-Badou the co host and one of the speakers at the conference Speakers at this conference include:   François Fröhlich, Pr-MNHN et Dr Aïcha Gendron-Badou, IE-MNHN, USM204-UMR5198, dép. de Préhistoire, MNHN & ADMAT-FRANCE Marie-Hélène Moncel, CR-CNRS,  UMR-5198, USM 204, dép. Préhistoire, MNHN & Paul Fernandes Doctorant, Université Bordeaux I. Josette Renard, Pr-Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier I. Christophe Commentale, Conservateur général du Patrimoine, USM 204-UMR 5198, dép. Préhistoire, MNHN. Dr François Gendron, IE-MNHN, USM 204-UMR 5198, dép. Préhistoire, MNHN & ADMAT-FRANCE & Dr. Simon Q. Spooner, BSc, MRICS, PhD, MIFA - Anglo-Danish Maritime Archéological Team (ADMAT & ADMAT-FRANCE. William Mourey, IR-CNRS, UMR 5608, Université de Toulouse. Eric. Rieth, DR-CNRS, LAMOP, Musée national de la Marine, Paris. François-Xavier Le bourdonnec, Doctorant – université Bordeaux III. Thomas Calligaro, IR-UMR 171, C2RMF-Paris. Pierre-Jacques Chiappero, MCM-MNHN, USM 201-UMR 7160, dép. Histoire de la Terre, MNHN. Eric Gonthier, MCM-MNHN, USM 204, UMR 5198, dep. Préhsitoire, MNHN. P. Voinchet, MCM-MNHN & Matthieu Lebon, Doctorant-Moniteur-MNHN, USM 204, UMR 5198, départ. Préhistoire,  MNHN. Daniel Lévine, Pr-Université Paris-Sorbonne-Paris IV. Alain Dandrau, MCU- Sorbonne-Paris IV. Alain Dandrau, MCU-Sorbonne-Paris IV. Jean-Baux, responsable du service audiovisuel, DiCAP-MNHN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMAT are delighted to anounce that Dr. Spooner is contuining the important maritime archaeological field school on The Tile Wreck in Monte Cristi in the Dominican Republic from May 2008. This will continue ADMAT's work surveing a number of historic shipwrecks for their Government.  Any person who wishes to be part of these historic surveys, must contact Jeremy Schomberg ASAP as places are extremly limited. He can be contacted on jeremy@jschom.com For more information click on the red arrow below for the link to the newsletter.

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