ANTH 611 - Nautical Archaeology

Fall Semester 2004: Syllabus

Tuesday and Thursday, 2:20 - 3:35 p.m.

Anthropology Building - Classroom 130

Office hours Tuesday and Thursday 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Instructor: Dr. Cemal Pulak

Office: Anthropology Building, Room 128, Tel: 845-6697

This course is intended to give entering graduate students in the Nautical Archaeology Program a thorough introduction to the history and theoretical basics of nautical archaeology as a discipline, to fundamental concepts in nautical science relevant to the study of the history of seafaring, and to expose them to key developments in the history of ancient seafaring.

The course is taught in lecture format, with grading based on two mid-term examinations and a final examination, each of which counts for a third of the final grade. The final examination is not cumulative. Extra credit assignments will NOT be offered.

Grading will be assigned as follows:

90% to 100% - "A"

80% to 89% - "B"

70% to 79% - "C"

60% to 69% - "D"

59% and below - "F "

The basic readings below for this course will be on reserve in the Nautical Archaeology Program Library:

Bass, G.F. A History of Seafaring Based on Underwater Archaeology. Thames and

Hudson: London, 1972.

J. Delgado, Encyclopedia of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology. Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 1997.

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

J.S. Illsley, An Indexed Bibliography of Underwater Archaeology and Related Topics.

International Maritime Archaeology Series, Vol. III. University of Oxford: Towbridge, 1996.

K. Muckleroy, Archaeology Under Water, An Atlas of the World’s Submerged Sites. New

York and London, 1980.

P. Throckmorton, The Sea Remembers, Shipwrecks and Archaeology from Homer’s Greece to the Rediscovery of the Titanic. Weidenfeld and Nicolson: New York, 1987.

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Tentative Lecture Schedule

I. Nautical Archaeology: Discipline, Techniques, and Technology
Week 1	August 31	Introduction
	September 2	Survey, excavation, and mapping techniques
Week 2	September 7	Conservation, reconstruction, and analysis
II. Ships and Seafaring in the Bronze Age Mediterranean
	September 9	Predynastic and Dynastic Egyptian ships and seafaring
Week 3	September 14	Khufu’s, Dashur, and Listh boats
	September 16	Bronze Age Mediterranean ships and seafaring
Week 4	September 21	Late Bronze Age shipwrecks; Cape Gelidonya shipwreck
	September 23	The Uluburun shipwreck; cargo
Week 5	September 28	The Uluburun shipwreck; personal possessions
III. Ships and Seafaring during the Archaic and Classical Periods
	September 30	Bon Porté, Giglio, and Porticello shipwrecks
Week 6	October 5	First examination
	October 7	Ma’agan Michael and Kyrenia shipwrecks
Week 7	October 12	Early Mediterranean warships
IV. Roman Ships and Seafaring
	October 14	Anchors and Roman harbors
Week 8	October 19	Roman Merchantmen; Madrague de Giens shipwreck
V. Early Medieval Ships and Seafaring in the Mediterranean
	October 21	Byzantine ships and shipwrecks
Week 9	October 26	The Yassiada 7th-century shipwreck
VI. Late Medieval Ships and Seafaring in the Mediterranean
	October 28	The Serçe Limani shipwreck
Week 10	November 2	The Serçe Limani shipwreck
	November 4	Second examination
VII. Scandinavian and Early Medieval Ships and Seafaring in Northern Europe
Week 11	November 9	Early Scandinavian ships and early Viking ships
	November 11	Early Scandinavian ships and early Viking ships
Week 12	November 16	Skuldelev ships
	November 18	Bonfire 1999 Memorial Dedication
VIII. Late Medieval Ships and Seafaring in Northern Europe
Week 13	November 23	Cogs and hulks
	November 25	Thanksgiving holiday
Week 14	November 30	Late Medieval Ships and Medieval Warships
	December 2	Late Medieval Ships and Medieval Warships
Week 15	December 7	Carracks: Mary Rose
	December 9	Reading day, no classes
Week 16	December 15	Final examination: Wednesday, 1-3 p.m.

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Missing exams and classes Material will be covered in class lectures that is not in the basic reading - class attendance is very important. You are responsible for being prepared for each exam. Absence from classes and exams will be accepted for students who have legitimate excuses as defined in the Texas A&M University Handbook of Regulations. These include:

A. Participation in an activity appearing in the University Authorized Activity List

B. Proof of confinement due to illness (medical slip)

C. Death of a student's immediate family member

D. Participation in legal proceedings that require a student's presence

E. A religious holiday (defined as a holy day observed by a religion who's places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20 of the Texas Tax Code).

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