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SEAMAHP creates hands-on, innovative programs in Maritime Archaeology. Our non-profit organization offers opportunities to learn about maritime archaeology and history through investigations of sites and artifacts. Dr. Calvin Mires and Captain Laurel Seaborn, as co-founders of this program, believe that experiential learning brings maritime stories to life for students. SEAMAHP courses focus on human creativity…

Upcoming 2023 Field School @ SSU

Be part of the dig! Join us for our summer field school next July, 2023. SEAMAHP will be running a hands-on archaeological dig of a foreshore shipwreck, as an accredited course through Salem State University (SSU) in Massachusetts. Previous field schools occurred on a steamship wreck  believed to be the City of Rockland on Little…

Outreach 2023

Please contact us if you are looking for a speaker for your organization. We are always up for collaborations with interested organizations in order to promote awareness of maritime cultural heritage. (Contact us for more info! seamahp@gmail.com) Upcoming presentations: A past presentation by Capt. Laurel Seaborn (Jan 2022) is available on replay Sirens & Pirate…

Past SSU Field School (2018)

Our SSU field school adventure (16-20 July, 2018) took us to investigatate the steamship wreck of the City of Rockland on Little Misery Island. The landing-craft type boat Naumkeag dropped us off on the shore, and as the tide went out, the shipwreck slowly became revealed. Guests included Stephen Young who came to take drone footage…

Experiencing a Field School

Wondering about what you might experience on site with us next summer? — Visit Alli’s Blog (Objects & Archaeology: Where does the story take you? from 17 Nov, 2015 for her description of our field school. Stay tuned for our upcoming projects and courses… photo © SEAMAHP

2017 SSU Field School

We had a great field school with our adult and college students! We expanded the investigations of the Ada K. Damon shipwreck on Steep Hill Beach at the Crane Estate held by the Trustees of Reservations. From sailing on schooner Fame to a visit at the  Essex Shipbuilding Museum, and tour of the Burnham shipyard, students were immersed…