Mires, Calvin H.
Robinson, David S.
Mastone, Victor T.
Article History
Accepted: 1 October 2022
First Online: 14 August 2023
Declarations
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: While the authors believe that there are no conflicts of interest, in order to ensure objectivity and transparency in research, and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, they wish to inform the readers of <i>Historical Archaeology</i> that Mr. David Robinson is the current director of the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (MBUAR), and Mr. Victor Mastone served as director before retiring in 2018. The MBUAR is charged by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to protect, preserve, and document all maritime cultural resources in Massachusetts State waters. Dr. Calvin Mires, the senior author, has no conflict of interest.