Shipwrecks Throughout History: From Tut to the Atomic Age

Saturday, May 12, 2007
11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.
Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art
Free

If you've ever been fascinated by the wreckage of the Titanic, the
underwater treasure of the ancient Romans, or shipwrecks from the age of
exploration, then don't miss this unique day of special lectures examining
ancient shipwrecks.

The featured lecture topics include:
- Ancient shipwrecks of the Greek and Romans
- Shipwrecks of the Vikings
- Discovered ships of the early explorers and colonial America
- Eighteenth-century slave ships
- Shipwrecks from the Revolutionary through Civil Wars
- Modern shipwrecks including the Titanic and atomic test fleets

Among the featured speakers are:
- Dr. George F. Bass, founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at
Texas A&M University
- Dr. James P. Delgado, co-host of the television series The Sea Hunters
and Director of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology
- Dr. Deborah Carlson, classical archaeologist and Assistant Professor of
Anthropology at the University of Texas
- Dr. Frederick Hocker, Senior Researcher and Research Coordinator for the
National Museum of Denmark's Center for Maritime Archaeology
- Dr. Roger Smith, Archaeology Supervisor of the Underwater Archaeology
Program, State of Florida
- Dr. Corey Malcom, Director of Archaeology at the Mel Fisher Maritime
Heritage Society and Museum
- Dr. John Broadwater, Program Manager at NOAA's Maritime Heritage Program

In addition to the lectures, this event will include an assortment of
family activities, performances, and films. For a full schedule of events
and lecture titles visit DallasMuseumofArt.org.

Presented by the Boshell Family Lecture Series on Archaeology with kind
assistance from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M
University.

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