Dayan Weller, M.A., RPA

Dayan Weller, M.A., RPA

Archaeological Field Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Maritime Archaeologist | Senior Archaeologist at R3X Group, Inc.

  • Education

    • East Carolina University

      2021 - 2024
      Master of Arts - MA Maritime Studies

      Thesis - “Monterey Bay Area Shore Whaling 1854-1926: A Maritime Industrial Landscape Study” - Defended April, 2024

    • University of California, Santa Cruz

      2016 - 2018
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Anthropology Cum Laude

      Dean's Honors

    • Cabrillo College

      2013 - 2015
  • Experience

    • Albion Environmental, Inc.

      Aug 2016 - Oct 2019
      Archaeological Field Technician

      Field and lab work including excavation, mapping, and cataloging of recovered material at American and Mission period sites in Santa Clara and other locations in CA.

    • Dudek

      Nov 2019 - May 2021
      Archaeological Field Technician

      Periodic survey and excavation on a number of projects in California.

    • East Carolina University

      May 2023 - Jun 2023
      Crew Chief

      Assisting faculty instruction and leading groups of students during the summer 2023 ECU field school. Students were trained in terrestrial and underwater survey methods, site recording, photogrammetry, towboarding, and identification of ship construction elements. Multiple historic structures were recorded, along with a recent shipwreck in English Harbour.

    • NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

      Aug 2023 - Sept 2023
      Graduate Student Assistant

      Ocean Explorer project aimed at locating the remains of Sv. Nikolai, and assessing the condition of other known shipwrecks in the OCNMS. Assistance with multibeam sonar, side-scan sonar, and magnetometer surveys of potential wreck areas, followed by data processing and target diving.

    • South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology

      Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
      Archaeological Field Technician

      Target diving and preliminary recording of shipwrecks identified in 2022-2023 surveys of the Port Royal Sound.

    • R3X Group, Inc.

      Jun 2024 - now
      Senior Archaeologist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Nitrox Diver

      Technical Diving International (TDI)
      May 2022
    • AAUS Scientific Diver

      American Academy of Underwater Sciences
      Apr 2022
    • Diving Emergency Management Provider

      Divers Alert Network
      May 2022
    • Rescue Diver

      Scuba Diving International (SDI)
      Aug 2023