Lessons from the Inland Seas: A Submerged Landscape Study in the Great Lakes
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Lessons from the Inland Seas: A Submerged Landscape Study in the Great Lakes
Description
The topic of this abstract fits best within Session15 because it is a case study of 9,000-year-old archaeological sites
on a submerged landscape under a lake. The case studies under consideration are the following 1) conducting
prehistoric archaeology 30 meters below water, 2) studying a submerged landscape in an inland setting, in this case,
a large freshwater lake, and 3) novel data preserved underwater in the Great Lakes challenges our previous ideas
about hunter-gatherer societies. The resources available to conduct the work include funding from the National
Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (both based in the United States) and
methods include sonar surveys, remote operated vehicle investigations, photogrammetry, scuba diving,
environmental sampling, and virtual reality computer modeling. The research questions/approach/problems are 1)
how can we conduct anthropologically relevant underwater archaeology, 2) how do you investigate sites 30 meters
below water, and 3) what can submerged data tell us about prehistoric peoples? The [expected] results are stone
tools and debitage, stone constructed hunting features, and ancient peat deposits.
on a submerged landscape under a lake. The case studies under consideration are the following 1) conducting
prehistoric archaeology 30 meters below water, 2) studying a submerged landscape in an inland setting, in this case,
a large freshwater lake, and 3) novel data preserved underwater in the Great Lakes challenges our previous ideas
about hunter-gatherer societies. The resources available to conduct the work include funding from the National
Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (both based in the United States) and
methods include sonar surveys, remote operated vehicle investigations, photogrammetry, scuba diving,
environmental sampling, and virtual reality computer modeling. The research questions/approach/problems are 1)
how can we conduct anthropologically relevant underwater archaeology, 2) how do you investigate sites 30 meters
below water, and 3) what can submerged data tell us about prehistoric peoples? The [expected] results are stone
tools and debitage, stone constructed hunting features, and ancient peat deposits.
Creator
Ashley Lemke
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Lemke, Ashley . 2023. “Lessons from the Inland Seas: A Submerged Landscape Study in the Great Lakes.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Jennifer McKinnon. In Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL: https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/1992
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Ashley Lemke , “Lessons from the Inland Seas: A Submerged Landscape Study in the Great Lakes,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed January 15, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/1992.