Event Details

Vitual Heritage Monitoring Scouts Training

Time: 9:00 am til 11:00 am

Location: Virtual Training

Description: Heritage Monitoring Scouts (HMS Florida) is a public engagement program focused on tracking changes to archaeological sites at risk, particularly those impacted by climate change in the form of erosion and sea level rise. The public is encouraged to apply to the program and will receive monthly updates on training and resources available for HMS Florida participants statewide.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required! Click the link below to register. This training will be hosted by FPAN's Northeast and East Central regions.

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Zoom into Archaeology: Drawn to Archaeology

Time: 3:30 pm til 4:30 pm

Location: Online; Central Time

Description: Join us for the next installment of FPAN's "Zoom into Archaeology" series: "Drawn to Archaeology: The Art of Scientific Illustration" by FPAN Public Archaeologist Malachi Fenn!

In a world of 3D scanning, macro lenses, and digital site visits, how can illustration still be a useful skill? If you want to learn the basics of drawing artifacts, biofacts, and more, join this scientific illustration workshop! To participate, you will need graph paper, a ruler or other straight edge, seamstress tape, a pencil, and something to draw.

This presentation is most appropriate for teens and adults, but is family-friendly.

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"Zoom into Archaeology" is a free online series that features a short presentation by a researcher via Zoom and an opportunity for participants to ask questions at the end of the presentation. Space is limited, however, and a password will be required for access. RSVP at the link below!

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Virtual Heritage Awareness Diving Seminar

Time: 5:00 pm til 7:00 pm

Location: Online; Central Time

Description: The Heritage Awareness Diving Seminar is intended to explain the advantages of conserving shipwrecks and other submerged cultural resources, not only to preserve information about our collective past, but also to preserve the vibrant ecosystems that grow around historic shipwrecks. HADS focuses on providing scuba training agency Course Directors, Instructor Trainers, and Instructors with a greater knowledge of how to proactively protect shipwrecks, artificial reefs, and other underwater cultural sites as part of the marine environment. Upon completion of HADS, participants can teach the new Heritage Awareness Diving Specialty Course, approved by PADI, NAUI, and SDI, as well as incorporate underwater historic preservation into other courses. HADS is taught in partnership with the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

The cost for this program is $100; registration is available at the link above or FPAN.us/HADS. E-mail ngrinnan@uwf.edu for more information or questions.

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