Charlotte Jarvis

Charlotte Jarvis is a maritime historian and archaeologist based at the National Maritime Museum, Netherlands, researching topics from early modern wooden shipbuilding to threats to Ocean Heritage. She holds degrees in maritime archaeology from Texas A&M University and history from Durham University and specialises in bringing archaeological research into the museum’s exhibitions.

She has research and excavation experience across the Atlantic world and her previous research included alcohol consumption at sea and the archaeological footprint of Dutch bottles on shipwrecks; superstition at sea; women’s work on early modern Dutch shipyards; and marine climate change with an interest in early modern sailors’ beliefs and how we can use history to inform environmental policies. She is part of the Ocean Decade Heritage Network, the Advisory Council for Underwater Archaeology, the International Congress of Maritime Museums, and works with the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.