| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
not available in 2010 |
| Old unit code |
160.402 |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to develop familiarity with the major maritime archaeological projects that have occurred, their objectives and limitations; understand the nature of historical research and its relevance to maritime archaeology and heritage management; understand the relationship between maritime, terrestrial, historical and industrial archaeology and how these fields of study can be utilised in the understanding of our maritime past; develop familiarity with the major resources to archival research, what the basic resources are and how to study them and access information. These resources include (1) remote sensing including sea-borne and aerial magnetometer, side-scan sonar, echo-sounder, metal detector and ground-penetrating radar; (2) general surveying including an understanding of the use of GPS and general principles of location of position, cartography, map projections and the use and application of aerial photography; (3) the use of a total station for terrestrial surveying; (4) geographical information systems (GIS) including its application to maritime archaeology and cultural heritage management; (5) the methods of geo-referencing raster data, the application of point data, the use of world files, shape files and file formats; (6) integration of GPS to GIS for real-time tracking; (7) application of side-scan sonar data and magnetometer data; (8) use of historical data, particularly maps and aerial photographs; and (9) pre-disturbance survey including close plot magnetometer, metal detector and probe survey. Students are able to apply the techniques learned in this unit to their practical units. |
| Content |
This unit introduces students to the historical background of maritime archaeology and its theoretical basis through lectures, reading of key literature and group discussion of selected case studies. Students demonstrate their applied understanding of these topics through a tutorial presentation, essay and an examination. |
| Assessment |
This includes an examination (40 per cent), an essay (40 per cent) and tutorial presentation (20 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Associate Professor Alistair Paterson |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), Maritime Museum (Fremantle) |
| Mode |
on-campus and off-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Contact hours—25 (lectures: 13 x 1 hr; tutorials: 12 x 1 hr)
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