Dr Julian Whitewright will be the Archaeological Institute of America’s Steffy Lecturer for 2014-2015. Julian will be delivering lectures at the University of Missouri, the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan during late October. He’ll present both his ongoing work into the sailing rigs of the ancient Mediterranean and research on eighteenth and nineteenth century British ships and shipbuilding. The …
Our free, 4-week, online course starts on Monday. It’s a fantastic introduction to maritime archaeology open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Stuffed full of articles, videos, slideshows, interactive timelines and links to fantastic online resources, it has been designed by a team of lecturers, researchers and postgraduates at the …
My name is Katie Churchill, and I come from the Isle of Wight in the south of England – yes, the tiny dot usually missed out on large maps of England.
Howdily doodily lovely people, I’m back with a brand new rap… …no, wait, it’s a review. Sorry for getting your hopes up. Today we’re going to be looking at the virtual reality app Aurasma. Like all virtual reality apps Aurasma will overlay reality with extra information, videos or pictures. The …
Hello world, it’s time for our first app review/unboxing. Today we will be looking at Whiteboard apps. As the name suggests these apps work by turning your device into…a whiteboard. This allows you to draw on a (usually) white background by swiping your device’s screen. While doing this you can …
Hello Everyone Just wanted to relate a landmark decision that has profound significance for the maritime archaeological protection of shipwrecks in Haitian waters regarding the investigation of the possible remains of the “Santa Maria”. It’s a good day for maritime archaeology! Michael Murray From: http://www.haitilibre.com/article-11546-haiti-patrimoine-barry-clifford-n-est-plus-autorise-a-poursuivre-ses-fouilles-sous-marines-en-haiti.html Haiti – Heritage: Barry Clifford is …
I’ve always dreaded writing about myself, writing autobiographies, motivation letters, CVs or any kind of information about my likes, dislikes, passions and hopes. I guess it sort of forces you to have a look at yourself from an outside perspective, to step away for a bit from your continuously growing …
Registration is now open for Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds, a free four week online course offered in conjunction with FutureLearn and starting on the 6th October 2014. Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds gives you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the fascinating world of maritime archaeology, in an open access and engaging format. Drawing …
“Ethnographic Encounters”- what even does this mean? My first association with this expression were the emotional outbreaks I had with my host mother in a small town in Sardinia, Italy during a year abroad as a fifteen-year-old girl who had never left her hometown Vienna alone before.
CMA masters students spent most of the long bank holiday weekend at Buckler’s Hard in the New Forest learning ancient boat and ship building skills. The backdrop of the River Beaulieu, the intermittent sunshine and occasional ice cream belie the serious labour (both physical and intellectual) involved in learning to …