Jason T. Raupp
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Flinders University
Office: Eller House 103
Email: rauppj14@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-1966
Spring 2022 Office Hours: History 3980: Tuesday 1-3 pm and by appointment; History 6820: Wednesday 1-3 pm and by appointment
Jason Raupp specializes in maritime archaeology and maritime history. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Northwestern State University, M.A. in History from the University of West Florida, and Ph.D. in Archaeology from Flinders University. Over the past twenty years he has been involved with maritime and terrestrial archaeological research in the United States, West Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific region. Raupp’s research interests include historical and maritime archaeology of the Pacific Ocean, historical and maritime archaeology of the Latin America and the Caribbean, culture contact, historic fisheries, military technologies, battlefield studies, and contact-period rock art. Past employers include the U.S. National Park Service, the University of West Florida, Florida’s Bureau of Archaeological Research, Flinders University, South Australia’s Department for Environment and Heritage, and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. He was most recently employed as the Staff Archaeologist in the Program in Maritime Studies at ECU and is also a Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University (Australia). Raupp has authored or co-authored chapters in books, papers in conference proceedings, book reviews, and professional reports, as well as numerous articles which have appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, the Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, and Florida Historical Quarterly.
Selected Publications:
Scott-Ireton, Della A., Jennifer E. Jones, and Jason T. Raupp (eds.) Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology: The Power of Public Engagement for Heritage Monitoring and Protection. University Press of Florida. Expected Publication Date is January 2021.
Borrelli, Jeremy, Jason T. Raupp, and Tyler McLellan. “A Futile Endeavor: Exploring Internal Improvements on Inland Waterways through the Remains of an Antebellum River Lock in Greenville, North Carolina.” North Carolina Historical Review 98(3):283-308.
Raupp, Jason T., Anne E. Wright and Omar Fernández López. “Landing for Water and Wood Can Leave a Mark: Ship Graffiti as Evidence of Visitation to Cocos Island, Costa Rica”. Submitted to Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology Conference Proceedings, Society for Historical Archaeology Conference 2018.
Springer Press, NY.
Raupp, Jason T., and David Steinberg. “Carpeted with Ammunition: Investigations of the Florence D shipwreck site, Northern Territory, Australia.” Submitted to Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology Conference Proceedings, Society for Historical Archaeology Conference 2017 Volume 1:98-104.
Roth, Madeline, Jason T. Raupp, Kelly Keogh and Bert Ho. “Exploring the Sunken Military Heritage of Midway Atoll.” In Proceedings of the Asian Academy for Heritage Management Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Nov 26-Dec 2, 2017. Volume 1:123-140.
Wright, Annie and Jason T. Raupp. “A Mystery Wreck at Morgan’s Island.” Maritimes: Magazine of the National Museum of Bermuda 30(2):26.
Price, Melissa, Jason T. Raupp, Kelly Keogh, and John Burns. “Managing a Sigh of Relief: The Wreck of USNS Mission San Miguel.” Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 40:17-26.
Raupp, Jason T., Jennifer F. McKinnon, Peter Harvey and John D. San Nicolas. “The Archaeological Survey of Submerged WWII heritage: A Multi-Agency Approach.” In Pacific Battlescapes: Underwater Archaeology of the WWII Battle of Saipan. Jennifer McKinnon and Toni Carrell (eds.), Springer Press.
Jennifer McKinnon, Sarah Nahabedian, and Jason T. Raupp. “A Welcome Addition: Investigation of a Colonial Period Shipwreck in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.” International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 45(1):94-104.
McKinnon, Jennifer, Daryl Wesley, Jason T. Raupp, and Ian Moffat. “Geophysical Investigations at the Anuru Bay Trepang Site: A New Approach to Locating Macassan Archaeological Sites in Northern Australia.” Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 37:106-112.
Wesley, Daryl, Jennifer F. McKinnon, and Jason T. Raupp. “Sails Set in Stone: A Technological Analysis of Non-Indigenous Watercraft Rock Art Paintings in North Western Arnhem Land.” Journal of Maritime Archaeology 7(2):245-269.
Raupp, Jason T., Suzanne Finney and Kelly Gleason. “Multidisciplinary Research Potential of Whaling Heritage in the Pacific Region.” In Proceedings of the Inaugural Asian Academy for Heritage Management Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage. Manila, Philippines.
McKinnon, Jennifer F. and Jason T. Raupp. “Potential for Spanish Colonial Archaeology in the Northern Mariana Islands.” In Proceedings of the Inaugural Asian Academy for Heritage Management Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage. Manila, Philippines.
Nahabedian, Sara, Jason T. Raupp and John D. San Nicolas. “Filling the Gap: A 19th Century Shipwreck in Tanapag Lagoon, Saipan.” In Proceedings of the Inaugural Asian Academy for Heritage Management Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Nov 8-12, 2011.
2011
Raupp, Jason T.Book Review of “The Shore Whalers of Western Australia: Historical Archaeology of a Maritime Frontier” by Martin Gibbs. Newsletter of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Newsletter 30:2, 23-24.
Raupp, Jason T., Cosmos Coroneos and Jennifer McKinnon. “Excavation and Relocation of the Former Hovell Pile Light.” In Public, Professionals and Preservation: Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Vicki Richards and Jennifer McKinnon (eds.), pp. 77-85. PAST Foundation Publications, Columbus, OH.
Raupp, Jason T. and Kelly Gleason. “Submerged Whaling Heritage in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.” Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 34:67-76.
Raupp, Jason T. “Snapper O’: The Historic Red Snapper Fishery of Pensacola.” Pensacola and Northwest Florida History Illustrated 1(1):17-23.
Gleason, Kelly and Jason T. Raupp. “Lost and Found in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument: The Possible Wreck Site of the Nantucket Whaleship Two Brothers.” Historic Nantucket Magazine 60 (3):13-17.
May, Sally K., Jennifer McKinnon and Jason T. Raupp. “Boats on Bark: An Analysis of Groote Eylandt Bark Paintings featuring Macassan Praus from the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition.” International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 38(2):369-385.
Viduka, Andrew and Jason T. Raupp. “Research, Cultural Tourism and Diver Education: The Undersea Explorer Expedition 2007.” Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 32:20-26.
Moffat, Ian and Jason T. Raupp. “A New Approach to Investigating Shipwreck Sites in Littoral Environments: Multi-Technique Geophysical Investigations of Port Elliot, South Australia.” Technical Briefs in Historical Archaeology 3:1-7.
Raupp, Jason T. “Darwin Harbour Iron Ore Wharf Underwater Survey.” Newsletter of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Newsletter 27:4, 5-6.
Raupp, Jason T. and Andrew Viduka. “Heritage Tourism in the Great Barrier Reef.” Newsletter of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Newsletter 27:1, 1-3.
McKinnon, Jennifer F. and Jason T. Raupp (eds). A Year in Review: 2006 Program in Maritime Archaeology. Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Manuscript Series 13. Shannon Press, Adelaide, SA.
McKinnon, Jennifer F. and Jason T. Raupp. “Introduction.” In A Year in Review: 2006 Program in Maritime Archaeology. Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Manuscript Series 13. Shannon Research Press, Adelaide.
Moffat, Ian, Jason T. Raupp and David Van Zandt. “Attention to Detail: Geophysical an Historical Investigations around Port Elliot, South Australia. In A Year in Review: 2006 Program in Maritime Archaeology, Jennifer McKinnon and Jason Raupp (eds.), pp. 72-81. Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Manuscript Series 13. Shannon Research Press, Adelaide, SA.
Raupp, Jason T., Karson Winslow, Agnes Milowka and Brian Williams. “A View from Above: Archaeological Site Inspections of East Gippsland, Victoria.” In A Year in Review: 2006 Program in Maritime Archaeology. Jennifer McKinnon and Jason Raupp (eds.), pp. 46-60. Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Manuscript Series 13. Shannon Research Press, Adelaide, SA.
Raupp, Jason T. “Fish On: Pensacola’s Red Snapper Fishery.” Florida Historical Quarterly 85(3):324-341.
Raupp, Jason T. “Southeast Coast Shipwreck Investigation.” Newsletter of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Newsletter 26:2, 10-11.
Raupp, Jason T. 2006. “Port Elliot Magnetometer Survey.” Newsletter of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Newsletter 25:4, 6-7.
Collaboration with ECU Students:
Raupp, Jason T., Anne E. Wright and Omar Fernández López. “Landing for Water and Wood Can Leave a Mark: Ship Graffiti as Evidence of Visitation to Cocos Island, Costa Rica”. Submitted to Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology Conference Proceedings, Society for Historical Archaeology Conference 2018.
Roth, Madeline, Jason T. Raupp, Kelly Keogh and Bert Ho. “Exploring the Sunken Military Heritage of Midway Atoll.” In Proceedings of the Asian Academy for Heritage Management Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Nov 26-Dec 2, 2017. Volume 1:123-140.
Courses Offered:
HIST 1030 World Civilizations to 1500
HIST 1050 American History to 1877
HIST3980 Shipwreck Archaeology
HIST6650 Field Research in Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology
HIST5530 Field School in Maritime History and Underwater Research
HIST6810 History of Marine Architecture and Ship Construction
HIST6820 Research Methods in Maritime Archaeology
HIST6850 Maritime Heritage of the World Since 1815