Underwater archaeology update PSU professor worked on Greek archaeology project

Last July, Plymouth State Professor Emeritus and marine archaeologist David Switzer traveled to Greece to serve as a member/observer of The Chios 2005 Expedition Team. At the invitation of the Ephorate (directorate) of Underwater Antiquities, a department of the Greek Ministry of Culture, a team of computer experts, archaeologists and technical support staff from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and MIT partnered with the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) to document ancient shipwreck sites using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The project leader, Dr. Brendan Foley of WHOI, was the lead American archaeologist. A UNH graduate with an advance degree from MIT, Foley has been a PSU nautical archaeology field school student under Switzer's direction, and they have worked together on underwater surveys in New Hampshire.