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Ship Graffiti at St Thomas Church in Winchelsea

Learners on our MOOC ‘Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds’ will have already read in week 2 that iconography can be a valuable source of information for maritime archaeologists. It can provide details on ancient ships and boats and maritime-related activities, but what is more is that it provides an insight into the understanding of these maritime activities through the person who made them. Continue reading →

New Winchelsea Harbour Geotechnical Survey

As learners active on our MOOC ‘Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds’ have learned during week 1, maritime archaeology does not always necessarily take place underwater. What we study is human engagement with the seas and the oceans and often, the evidence for this engagement is now to be found on land. One area that is of specific interest to me are harbour-sites, the interface between land and water par excellence, and the stage for a lot of human activity. Continue reading →

Medieval Ports, Ships and Sailors – Winchelsea 26/04/2015

View of the Brede valley, taken from the Winchelsea-hill. © Thomas Dhoop On the 26th of April 2015, the Winchelsea Archaeological Society (WAS) and members of the archaeology department of the University of Southampton are holding a one-day conference titled ‘Medieval Ports, Ships and Sailors‘. The central theme of the day will be the changing relationships between medieval cargo ships, waterfront infrastructure and the built-up town environment. Continue reading →