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New Member of Combat Archaeology: Thit Birk Petersen

We would like to officially welcome a new member to Combat Archaeology, Thit Birk Petersen! Her bio can be found below and in the members section. Thit has recently written a small article on the subject of Refshaleborg Castle for Combat Archaeology which can be found here. Thit Birk Petersen Thit Birk Petersen holds an Mag. Art. degree in Prehistoric Archaeology from the University of Copenhagen and has studied Battlefield and Conflict Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. Continue reading →

New Member of Combat Archaeology: Thit Birk Petersen

We would like to officially welcome a new member to Combat Archaeology, Thit Birk Petersen! Her bio can be found below and in the members section. Thit has recently written a small article on the subject of Refshaleborg Castle for Combat Archaeology which can be found here. Thit Birk Petersen Thit Birk Petersen holds an Mag. Art. degree in Prehistoric Archaeology from the University of Copenhagen and has studied Battlefield and Conflict Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. Continue reading →

Recording tool marks at Buckler’s Hard

Learners on our MOOC ‘Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds’ will already be familiar with our shipwrightery workshop at Buckler’s Hard in Hampshire (United Kingdom) through the steps on experimental archaeology and medieval seafaring in week 2. One of the main objectives of this workshop is for our students to use the tools of the trade and produce the tool marks they will be asked to interpret in their professional lives. Continue reading →

Answering your questions on Week 1

https://youtu.be/hBTHuoSGJqs This week several members of the course team met to answer some of the key questions that have come out of the course this week. Some of the questions that educators tackle include: 1.9. Salim Al Hajri: How do these names vary through time and space? I mean from place to place (Europe to Middle East to China) and from the Romans to nowadays? Michael Smith: Maritime archaeology is the study of man-made objects, cultures, etc., in and around the sea. Continue reading →

Ships and Shorelines: Maritime Archaeology for the 21st Century, 16-18 October 2015

The Royal Archaeological Institute’s annual conference will be held at the University of Southampton and titled Ships and Shore-lines: Maritime Archaeology for the 21st Century on 16 – 18 October 2015. Organised by the Royal Archaeological Institute, in association with the University of Southampton Lifelong Learning Programme and the Centre for Maritime Archaeology. Continue reading →