History, Conservation, Environmentalism, Archaeology 

‘Bridging the Gap in Maritime Archaeology: Working with Professional and Public Communities’ marks the publication of a conference session held at CIfA 2014. The session was organised by the Marine Archaeology Special Interest Group which is a voluntary group of CIfA Archaeologists which exists to promote greater understanding of marine archaeology within the wider archaeological community. The session focused on ways in which it is possible, given the obvious constraints of working in the marine environment, to engage with a wider audience in the course of maritime archaeological work. The volume presents a series of case studies exhibiting best practice with regard to individual maritime projects and examples of outreach to local communities, including the creation of accessibility to remote and hard-to-reach archaeological sites.Table of ContentsForewordCreating Maritime Archaeology Research Communities – by Katy BellArchaeological Skills in a Commercial Marine Environment: What marine archaeologists need to succeed in a development-led context – by Andrea T. Hamel and Toby GaneExperience is Everything: England’s Protected Wreck Diver Trails – by Mark Beattie-EdwardsNot Necessarily between a Rock and a Hard Place: English Heritage, Tyneside BSAC and Wessex Archaeology working together at the Gun Rocks wreck – by Peta KnottA Maritime Archaeological Case Study on the Understanding and Appreciation of Heritage – by Paola PalmaBamburgh Wreck: Opportunity in the intertidal zone – by Jessica Berry, Kevin Stratford and Steve BrownScottish Island Dwellings: Combining research, fieldwork and local knowledge – by Robert LenfertDeriving Archaeological Information from Potentially-Polluting Wrecks – by A. Liddell and M. SkelhornProtected Wrecks – Community Archaeology in Action – by Terence NewmanBuilding a Community-Based Platform for Underwater Archaeology: MaritimeArchaeology.com and a Web 2.0 solution for public outreach and research collaborations – by Peter B. CampbellDeveloping Maritime Archaeology Education and Outreach in the Balkans – by Peter B. Campbell, Derek M. Smith, Jeffrey G. Royal, Christopher T. Begley, Petra Zdravkovic, Derek IrwinConclusion – by Katy Bell on behalf of MASIG - from Amzon