AR3402 - Maritime Archaeology Field School
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Anthropology & Archaeology |
Available to students who hold appropriate diving certification and satisfy the competency requirements of the University Diving Officer. A quota will apply.
This subject provides the student with a practical introduction to the basic techniques of underwater survey, position fixing, mapping, recording and conservation. Lectures will describe and critique research approaches used by maritime archaeologists and the different techniques they employ in their work.This subject will involve additional costs to cover fieldwork expenses.
Learning Outcomes
- appreciation of the safety factors and logistics involved in carrying out research in the underwater environment;
- develop skills in recording cultural material in the underwater environment;
- instruction in how to excavate and recover cultural material underwater;
- knowledge of the methods and techniques appropriate to the study of different types of wrecks and submerged structures.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AR2402 AND AR5004 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 6 | |
| Census Date 26-Jun-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching 21-Jun-2009 to 29-Jun-2009 (2 days, introduction and debriefing sessions) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Nigel Chang |
| Lecturer: | Dr William Jeffery. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); practical field exercises (60%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.