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© MMRG. Prof. Lloyd Huff (right), Prof. Nadia Mhammdi (centre) and Mohamed Ali Geawhari
(left) examining echo-sounder data during the Morocco Survey investigation of the Oued Loukkos, Morocco.
The Morocco Maritime Survey investigation of the Oued Loukkos, Morocco, includes
a multi-disciplinary team that
is documenting the remains
of the ancient port of Lixus
and establishing the geological evolution of the Oued Loukkos basin over the last 3,000 years.
In addition to maritime and terrestrial archaeologists, the team also includes hydrographer Prof. Lloyd Huff, of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, and marine geologists Prof. Nadia Mhammdiand Mohamed Ali Geawhari of the Dépt. Physique du Globe, Université Mohamed V- Agdal (Rabat, Morocco). Here, they are examining echo-sounder data in real-time whilst surveying the river in a small fishing boat. The electronics ‘room’ where they are working is protected from the elements by a pvc pipe frame covered by plastic sheeting (October 2010).
be computer database design, engineering skills or a flair for logistics and project management. Most importantly, they are interested in the archaeology for the right reasons and if involved in projects will be assumed to have the same ethical responsibilities as archaeologists.
The requirements for their qualifications and competence will be established by the project director, usually in consultation with the competent authority, or based on formal local or national policy or guidance. Where avocational team members fit into this scheme will vary from country to country, but it will always be the responsibility of the project director to ensure that all avocational team members have a suitable minimum level of training, appropriate to their role in the project. This training may take place as part of the project, or it may have been acquired as part of a more formal training scheme, such as through the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS), whose training scheme developed out of the avocational interest and involvement on the Mary Rose project.
Whether avocationals come to a project with recognized competence, or whether they are given training on the project, project directors and archaeologists on teams should always be aware of the degree of competence of avocational colleagues in the tasks they are given. At the same time, however,
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