Expert: Ralph Salier - 11/10/2007

Question
hey mr. salier i am a huge fan of under water archeology and really want to be a underwater archeologist so im a 9th grade student at an IB league school and will be taking full IB but i was wondering which colleges are best to go to for underwater archeology..do you have any suggestions of colleges?

Answer
Hi Jazmine,

Congratulations for being in the IB program, my youngest son is a junior in the IB program in a Texas school and my older children both graduated from the IB program several years ago.  

So, what kind of underwater archaeology are you interested in? modern ship wrecks, early historical ship wrecks or ancient ones?  Are you interested in deep sea or coastal water ways, or riverine ship wrecks?  Perhaps harbor excavations both on dry land and on the water.  

European, Asian or the Americas?

Lots of variables but it will help me to have a better understanding of your focus. This way I can recommend the top three in your interest area.