3rd - 23rd June 2013
This twenty-day summer school is based on a balanced mix of practical experience, lectures, site visits and seminars. Excavation and survey work will be carried out on the site of a Roman shipwreck first excavated by Honor Frost in 1967. It is situated in shallow (-12 meters), clear and sheltered waters. Experts from the University of Malta and other professional agencies involved in heritage management an protection will contribute to this intensive and rewarding course.
Day to day Programme:
Day 1 Arrival
Day 2 Orientation Day
Day 3 Preparation of site - Frost's 1967 excavation
Day 4 Orientation dives - Work since 1967
Day 5 Laying of baselines-work on 'ELBOW' - Posidonoa Oceanica
Day 6 Elbow Conservation I
Day 7 Site Visit Maritime Museum - Afternoon off
Day 8 Elbow Conservation II
Day 9 Elbow - Underwater photography
Day 10 Setting up of grid on Area K, survey and searches underwater
Day 11 Area K - Harbour reconstruction
Day 12 Area K - Technical diving
Day 13 Site Visit Ancient Pottery Burmarrad
Day 14 Area K - Drawing artifacts
Day 15 Area K - Remote sensing I
Day 16 Area K - Remote sensing II
Day 17 Area K - Conservation III
Day 18 Demobilization of grid/raft-Student presentations
Day 19 Swim searches - Student presentations
Day 20 Site Visit Gozo: Xlendi Bay and Museum
Day 21 Farewell Dinner
Day 22 Depart
The summer school will be led by Dr Timmy Gambin from the University of Malta with the participation of Professor Jeremy Green. For further details about the summer school please consult the website.
Please send you enquiries to Mario Cassar at mario.l.cassar@um.edu.mt
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