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| Unit name |
Maritime Archaeology |
| Unit code |
ARCHM0050 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
M/7
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Alex Bentley |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit provides a maritime perspective on the development of human cultures, through the study of their boats and ships, maritime technology and material culture. While global in scope, particular sessions will be devoted to prehistoric maritime cultures in north west Europe, Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean, early medieval Europe and the maritime cultures of the Atlantic world and the Indian Ocean.
Aims:
- Students will develop a perspective on the importance of the sea as a form of communication, linking cultures, developing trade and commerce and long distance communications.
- They will understand the relationships between world cultures and maritime technology.
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate a detailed knowledge of maritime and boat building technologies, including the major institutional and economic shifts in maritime activity in the past.
- They will develop skills in recording historic vessels and develop a familiarity with nautical terminology.
Teaching Information
20 two hour lectures (including fieldtrips).
Assessment Information
4,000 word essay.
Reading and References
- McGrail, S. 2004. Boats of the World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Unger, R. W. 1999. Cogs Caravels and Galleons: The Sailing Sip 1000-1650. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books.
