Maritime Archaeology
2011-12 Laughing Schedule for spring 2012

Läsåret 2011-12 arrangeras grundstudier i marinarkeologi i samarbete med Åbo universitet.
Undervisningen äger rum i universitetets lokaliteter i Åbo under hösten och våren 2011-12 och avslutas med fältkurser i Hangö i maj-juni. Undervisningsspråk är engelska.

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, basic studies 25 ects

General information
Hangö sommaruniversitet and the Open University at the University of Turku, i.e. Brahea Centre for Training and Development, conduct basic studies in Maritime archaeolgy 2011-12. The education is arranged in Turku during the autumn of 2011 and in the spring of 2012 and is ending with field courses i May-June in Hangö / Hanko. The lectures are held in English.
The fee for the course is € 75 for the Summer university per year, plus the regular standard registrationfee of € 60 charged by the Open University at the University of Turku. Students presently studying at the University of Turku are free of these fees.
For further information please contact Hangö sommaruniversitet, phone number 0400 727 814.


BASIC STUDIES, 25 ects

Objective
The basic studies give an overview of the basics of maritime archaeology and provide a preparedness to understand the relation between maritime archaeology and other sciences. It also guides into central archives, literature, research methods and important historical sites especially connected to the history of the Baltic Sea. The students are encouraged to learn field survey and excavation techniques and to independently widen their knowledge in the subject.

Content
Basic studies including independent studies in seafaring history of the Baltic Sea; practice in field methods in shallow waters in Baltic Sea environment.

Evaluation
Numeric 1-5

The course unit is also offered to following groups:
Visiting students under the JOO system
Students from the Open University


Lecturers (during the autumn of 2011)
Stefan Wessman,
Ph. D. stud. in Maritime Archaeology at the University of Turku, Senior research officer / National Board of Antiquities
Guy Mickelsson,
Master Mariner, Senior Lecturer / Novia University of Applied Sciences; Maritime Studies; Aboa Mare

Place of courses in Turku
Juslenia (XXVII)
School of history, culture and arts studies
Department of archaeology, University of Turku

Teaching language
English



ARKE 1101 Introduction to maritime archaeology (1 ects)
The course is held 5/10 and 12/10 2011.
Lecturer Stefan Wessman
Wed  5/10  14.00-18.00 at Juslenia (XXVII)
Wed 12.10  14.00-18.00 at Juslenia (XXVII)

The course consists of 8 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. The deadline for the essay is 15/11.

Learning outcomes
The basic concepts of maritime archaeology. Research history in Nordic countries and internationally. Maritime archaeologies relation to archaeology, history, ethnology, museology, seafaring and shipbuilding traditions.

Content
The development of maritime archaeology, general theory and methods and the application of them. The lectures supplement the study material and present maritime archaeology in its field of activity. Relation to other sciences is discussed.

Study material
Babits, Lawrence E & Van Tilburg, Hans ed 1998: Maritime Archaeology. A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contributions. The Plenum Series in underwater Archaeology. Plenum Press, New York NY

Dean, Martin et al (ed) 1996: Archaeology under Water. The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice. NAS, London

Rose, Susan 2007: The Medival Sea. Hambledon Continuum, London & New York NY

Rönnby, Johan 2001: Sjunket förflutet. Arkeologiska möjligheter under vatten. Runius & Co, Stockholm

Rönnby, Johan ed 2003: By the water. Archaeological Perspectives on Human Strategies around the Baltic Sea. Södertörn Academic Studies 17, Södertörns högskola, Huddinge

Additional articles according to the instructions from the lecturer



ARKE 1102 Artifacts, wrecks and ancient monuments (3 ects)
The course is held 19/10 and 26/10 2011.
Lecturer Stefan Wessman and Guy Mickelsson
Wed 19/10  14.00-18.00 at Juslenia (XXVII)
Wed 26/10  14.00-18.00 at Juslenia (XXVII)

The course consists of 8 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. The deadline for the essay is 30/11.

Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge of maritime archaeology source material

Content
Relationship between form, material and manufacturing technique in the artifacts. Structure and spreading of Ancient monuments.

Study material
Johnson, Matthew 2000: Archaeological Theory. An Introduction. Blackwell Publishers, London

Norman, Peter 1995: Sjöfart och fiske. De kustbundna näringarnas lämningar. Fornlämningar i Sverige 3. Riksantikvarieämbetet, Stockholm

Opedal, Arnfrid 1998: De glemte skipsgravene. Makt og myter på Avaldsnes. AMS-Småtryck 47, Arkeologiskt museum i Stavanger, Stavanger

Redknap, Mark ed 1997: Artefacts from Wrecks. Dated Assemblages from the Late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution. Oxbow Monograph 84, Oxford

Shopland, Norena 2005: Archaeological Finds. A Guide to Identification. Tempus, Stroud

Additional articles according to the instructions from the lecturer
 

ARKE 1103 Seafaring history (1 ects)
The course is held 30/11 2011.
Lecturer Stefan Wessman and Guy Mickelsson
Wed 30/11  14.00-18.00 at Juslenia (XXVII)

The course consists of 4 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. The deadline for the essay is 22/12.

Learning outcomes
General history of seafaring

Content
The development of seafaring in a geographical, economical, technical and social perspective.

Study material
Adams, Jonathan 2003: Ships, Innovation and Social Change. Aspects of Carvel Shipbuilding in Northern Europe 1450/1850. Stockholm Studies in Archaeology 24; Stockholm Marine Archaeology Reports 3, Stockholm University

Casson, Lionel 1995: Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World. Hft. ill. London.

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1994: Conway´s History of Ship: Cogs, Caravels and Galleons. London

Gardner, Robert (ed) 1995: Conway´s History of the Ship: The Age of the Galley. London 1995.

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1996: Conway´s History of the Ship: The earliest Ships. London

Greenhill, Basil & Morrison, John 1995: The Archaeology of Boats and Ships. An Introduction. Conway Maritime Press, London

McGrail, Seán 2004: Boats of the World from Stone Age to Medival Times. Oxford University Press, Oxford

Additional articles according to the instructions from the lecturer

 



Cources in 2012:

 


ARKE 1104 Wrecks of the Baltic Sea (1 ects)
Person in charge: Stefan Wessman & Marcus Lindholm 
LaughingThe course is held 14/3 2012 14.00-18.00 at Juslenia 1 (arkeologian seminaarihuone)

Learning outcomes
Famous wrecks in the Baltic Sea

Content
Examples of wrecks in the Baltic Sea are presented

Teaching methods
Lectures 4 h, essay with deadline at 15/4.

Required qualifications
Essay based on lectures and literature.

Additional information about the required qualifications
The course consists of 4 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. In addition to the study material articles are read according to the instructions from the lecturer.

Study material
Ahlström, Christian 1995: Spår av Hav, Yxa och Penna. Historiska sjöolyckor i Östersjön avspeglade i marinarkeologiskt källmaterial. Bidrag till Kännedom om Finlands Natur och Folk 148, Helsingfors 
or
Ahlström, Christian 1997: Looking for Leads. Shipwrecks of the past revealed by contemporary documents and the archaeological record. Annales Academiœ Scientiarum Fennicæ. Ser. Humaniora tom. 284, Helsinki

Cederlund, Carl Olof 1981: Vraket vid Älvsnabben. Fartygets byggnad. Projekt Undervattensarkeologisk dokumentationsteknik. Statens sjöhistoriska museum, rapport 14, Stockholm

Cederlund, Carl Olof 1982: Vraket vid Jutholmen. Fartygets byggnad. Projekt Undervattens-arkeologisk Dokumentationsteknik. Statens sjöhistoriska museum, rapport 16, Stockholm

McGrail, Seán 1998: Ancient Boats in North-West Europe. The Archaeology of Water Transport to AD 1500. Longman Archaeology Series, London & New York

Rönnby, Johan & Adams, Jonathan 1994: Östersjöns sjunkna skepp. En marinarkeologisk tidsresa. Tidens förlag, Stockholm

Rönnby, Johan & Adams, Jonathan 1996: Furstens fartyg. Marinarkeologiska undersökningar av en renässanskravell. Statens sjöhistoriska museum, rapport 32, Stockholm


 

ARKE 1105 Field course in maritime archaeology I (5 ects)
The course is scheduled to be held 28/5 – 2/6 2012 in Tvärminne, Hangö
Person in charge: Odd Johansen, Stefan Wessman & Mårten Engberg  

Learning outcomes
Field methods in practice

Content
Measuring, mapping, observations and documentation. Wreck diving in pairs.

Teaching methods
Lectures-instruction 24 h, essay.

Required qualifications
Essay based on lectures and literature.

Additional information about the required qualifications
The course consists of 24 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. In addition to the study material articles are read according to the instructions from the lecturer.

Study material
Adams, Jonathan 2003: Ships, Innovation and Social Change. Aspects of Carvel Shipbuilding in Northern Europe 1450-1850. Stockholm Studies in Archaeology 24, Stockholm Marine Archaeology Reports 3, Stockholm University

Ahlström, Christian 1995: Spår av Hav, Yxa och Penna. Historiska sjöolyckor i Östersjön avspeglade i marinarkeologiskt källmaterial. Bidrag till Kännedom om Finlands Natur och Folk 148, Helsingfors 
or
Ahlström, Christian 1997: Looking for Leads. Shipwrecks of the past revealed by contemporary documents and the archaeological record. Annales Academiœ Scientiarum Fennicæ. Ser. Humaniora tom. 284, Helsinki

Babits, Lawrence E & Van Tilburg, Hans ed 1998: Maritime Archaeology. A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contributions. The Plenum Series in underwater Archaeology. Plenum Press, New York NY

Greenhill, Basil & Morrison, John 1995: The Archaeology of Boats and Ships. An Introduction. Conway Maritime Press, London

Hicks, Dan & Beaudry, Mary C ed 2006: The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Johnson, Matthew 2000: Archaeological Theory. An Introduction. Blackwell Publishers, London

McGrail, Seán 2004: Boats of the World from Stone Age to Medieval Times. Oxford University Press, Oxford

Norman, Peter 1995: Sjöfart och fiske. De kustbundna näringarnas lämningar. Fornlämningar i Sverige 3. Riksantikvarieämbetet, Stockholm

Rönnby, Johan 2001: Sjunket förflutet. Arkeologiska möjligheter under vatten. Runius & Co, Stockholm

 

 


ARKE 1106 History of seafaring in the Baltic Sea (3 ects)
The course is scheduled to be held summer 2012 in Tvärminne, Hangö
Person in charge: Marcus Lindholm 

Learning outcomes
History of seafaring and the development of costal seafaring in the Baltic.

Content
History of seafaring and the development of costal seafaring in the Baltic from a northern European perspective.

Teaching methods
Lectures 8h, essay.

Required qualifications
Essay based on lectures and literature.

Additional information about the required qualifications
The course consists of 8 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. In addition to the study material articles are read according to the instructions from the lecturer.

Study material
Gould, Richard A 2000: Archaeology and the Social History of Ships. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Larsson, Gunilla 2007: Ship and Society. Maritime Ideology in Late Iron Age Sweden. Aun 37. Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala.

Litwin, Jerzy, ed 2000: Down the River to the Sea. Eight International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Gdansk 1997. Polish Maritime Museum, Gdansk

Nörgård Jörgensen, Anne, Pind, John, Jörgensen, Lars & Clausen, Birthe ed 2002: Maritime Warfare in Northern Europe. Technology, organisation, logistics and administration 500 BC – 1500 AD. PNM Studies in Archaeology & History Vol. 6. Copenhagen

 

 

ARKE 1107 Documentary sources in maritime archaeology (3 ects)
Person in charge: Stefan Wessman, Marcus Lindholm 
LaughingThe course is held 21/3 and 28/3 14.00-18.00 at Juslenia 1 (arkeologian seminaarihuone)

Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the main documentary sources in maritime archaeology

Content
Presentation of the main documentary sources especially with the Baltic Sea in mind.

Teaching methods
Lectures 8h, essay with deadline at 30/4.

Required qualifications
Essay based on lectures and literature.

Additional information about the required qualifications
The course consists of 8 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. In addition to the study material articles are read according to the instructions from the lecturer.

Study material
Ahlström, Christian 1995: Spår av Hav, Yxa och Penna. Historiska sjöolyckor i Östersjön avspeglade i marinarkeologiskt källmaterial. Bidrag till Kännedom om Finlands Natur och Folk 148, Helsingfors 
or
Ahlström, Christian 1997: Looking for Leads. Shipwrecks of the past revealed by contemporary documents and the archaeological record. Annales Academiœ Scientiarum Fennicæ. Ser. Humaniora tom. 284, Helsinki

Crumlin-Pedersen, Ole & Munch Thye, Birgitte, ed 1995: The Ship as Symbol in Prehistoric and Medieval Scandinavia. PNM Studies in Archaeology & History Vol. 1, Copenhagen

Rönnby, Johan & Adams, Jonathan 1994: Östersjöns sjunkna skepp. En marinarkeologisk tidsresa. Tidens förlag, Stockholm

Rönnby, Johan & Adams, Jonathan 1996: Furstens fartyg. Marinarkeologiska undersökningar av en renässanskravell. Statens sjöhistoriska museum, rapport 32, Stockholm

 

 

ARKE 1108 Identification of wrecks (2 ects)
Person in charge: Stefan Wessman, Guy Mickelsson 
LaughingThe course is held 4/4 2012 14.00-18.00 at Juslenia 1 (arkeologian seminaarihuone)

Learning outcomes
Identification of common shiptypes

Content
Shipbuilding techniques from middle ages to the end of the age of sails. Presentation of reconstruction methods of special ship finds.

Teaching methods
Lectures 4h, essay with deadline 4/5.

Required qualifications
Essay based on lectures and literature.

Additional information about the required qualifications
The course consists of 4 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. In addition to the study material articles are read according to the instructions from the lecturer.

Study material
Friel, Ian 1995: The Good Ship. Ships, Shipbuilding and Technology in England 1200 – 1520. British Museum Press, London

Hocker, Frederick M & Ward, Cheryl A, ed 2004: The Philosophy of Shipbuilding. Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Wooden Ships. Texas A&M University Press, College Station

Hutchinson, Gillian 1997: Medieval Ships and Shipping. The Archaeology of Medieval Britain, Leicester University Press, London

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1992: Conway´s History of the Ship. The Line of Battle: The Sailing Warship 1650-1840. London.

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1992: Conway´s History of the Ship: Steam, Steel & Shellfire. London

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1993: Conway´s History of the Ship: The Advent of Steam. London

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1993: Conway´s History of the Ship: Sails Last Century. London

Gardiner, Robert (ed) 1995: Conway´s History of the Ship: The Heyday of Sail. London

Laszlo & Woodman 1999: The Story of Sail (Allmän genomgång av segelfartygstyper och riggar under olika århundraden)

Steffy, J. Richard 1998: Wooden Shipbuilding and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks. Chatham Publishing, London

 


ARKE 1109 Field course in maritime archaeology II (5 ects)
The course is scheduled to be held 4/6 – 9/6 2012 in Tvärminne, Hangö
Person in charge: Odd Johansen, Stefan Wessman, Mårten Engberg  

Learning outcomes
Introduction to excavation techniques

Content
Survey methods, identification, documentation and excavation techniques.

Teaching methods
Lectures- instructions 30 h, essay.

Required qualifications
Essay based on lectures and literature.

Additional information about the required qualifications
The course consists of 30 hours of lectures and an essay based on literature and lectures. In addition to the study material articles are read according to the instructions from the lecturer.

Study material
Ahlström, Christian 1995: Spår av Hav, Yxa och Penna. Historiska sjöolyckor i Östersjön avspeglade i marinarkeologiskt källmaterial. Bidrag till Kännedom om Finlands Natur och Folk 148, Helsingfors 
or
Ahlström, Christian 1997: Looking for Leads. Shipwrecks of the past revealed by contemporary documents and the archaeological record. Annales Academiœ Scientiarum Fennicæ. Ser. Humaniora tom. 284, Helsinki

Bound, Mensun ed 1998: Excavating Ships of War. International Maritime Archaeology Series 2. Anthony Nelson, Oswestry

Friel, Ian 1995: The Good Ship. Ships, Shipbuilding and Technology in England 1200 – 1520. British Museum Press, London

Gould, Richard A 2000: Archaeology and the Social History of Ships. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Hicks, Dan & Beaudry, Mary C ed 2006: The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Hocker, Frederick M & Ward, Cheryl A, ed 2004: The Philosophy of Shipbuilding. Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Wooden Ships. Texas A&M University Press, College Station

Jones, Mark, ed 2003: For Future Generations. Conservation of a Tudor Maritime Collection. The Archaeology of the Mary Rose vol 5. The Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth

 

ARKE 2042 Technical Equipment and their use in Maritime Archaeology (1 ects)
The course is scheduled to be held summer 2012 in Tvärminne, Hangö.
Person in charge: Odd Johansen, Stefan Wessman, Guy Mickelsson 

Learning outcomes
The development of different technical equipment in maritime archaeology and the use of them during surveys or excavation.

Content
A look into available technical techniques that are used in maritime archaeology.

Teaching methods
Lectures 4-8 h

Required qualifications
According to instructions given by the lecturer 

Study material
According to instructions given by the lecturer 



The courses held in the spring and summer 2012 are being scheduled for the moment. We plan to publish the full program in september.

You are very welcome to study Maritime archaeology with us. We have conducted studies in the science for 15 years (in Swedish) at the Open University, and we are now very delighted to offer an updated oppurtunity for You to study the science in English. Maritime archaeology is a lifelong experience that can be adjusted to lifelong learning.

 
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