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AR2401:03

Maritime Archaeology

[Offered in odd-numbered years]

Townsville

HECS Band 1

26 hours lectures, 12 hours tutorials. April block mode.

Staff:

Dr M Gibbs.

This subject examines the history and development of maritime archaeological investigation in both the International and Australian contexts. It examines the range of underwater and terrestrial archaeological resources available, including shipwrecks and their contents, submerged settlements, Indigenous maritime sites, evidence for past trade, defence and navigation networks, as well as canals and sites on inland waters. Various techniques for archaeological, documentary and ethnographic research on maritime themes are reviewed and in particular the notion of cultural `seascapes' is considered as a means of investigation and interpretation.

Learning Objectives:

to acquire knowledge of the development of current practice and theory in maritime archaeology;

to become aware of the techniques used in the location, survey and excavation of maritime archaeological sites;

to understand how the evolution of watercraft and seafaring has been interpreted through archaeological data.

Assessment by tutorial presentation and paper (20%); major essay (20%); three class tests (60%).