COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERWATER SURVEY AND EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAA 5032 UNDERWATER SURVEY AND EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NILHAN KIZILDAĞ

Offered to

UNDERWATER ARCHAELOGY

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the research and excavation techniques, the instruments, equipment, data collection and evaluation methods for the discovery of shipwrecks and submerged archaeological remains.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to describe the excavation techniques and equipment used in underwater archaeology
2   Be able to plan the process of the determination of the location of a sunken ships and their removal of the surface
3   Be able to interpret research methods to detect the shipwrecks and submerged archaeological remains
4   Be able to use the methods for detection of coordinates of shipwreck location, measurement and survey planning
5   Be able to conduct the studies about photomosaic and other imaging works
6   Be able to have an active role to produce management model for protection of underwater cultural heritage
7   Be able to obtain knowledge and experience in order to perform underwater archaeological research
8   Be able to integrate the multi-disciplinary methods such as marine geophysics, biology, photography, computer sciences to underwater archaeology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to underwater excavation techniques Objectives, methods and historical development
2 Excavated shipwrecks Examination of the excavated shipwrecks located Anatolian coasts and the other seas
3 Techniques and methods Equipment for discover the shipwrecks or submerged remains in the river, lake or sea
4 Project organization Goals, team selection, daily work schedule, diving and underwater work planning, dive operation, security systems
5 Archaeological planning Archaeological features of the region, its history and its relationship with the excavation area
6 Research techniques Underwater survey before the excavation conducted by scuba diving, underwater topography and location of the wreck, and localization of drilling depending on the condition of artifacts, in situ documenting
7 Midterm
8 Aim and field survey Selection of the region which has the most informative dating of the shipwreck, the first excavated area and its connection with the other regions
9 Excavation material Low-and high-pressure compressors, airlifts and its usage in shipwreck area, lighting, underwater sketch equipment, lifting balloons
10 Recording methods Measurement, drawing, site mapping, photogrammetric measurement method, photomosaic, computer programs related the measuring systems, SHARPS (Sonic High Accuancy Sonic Ranging and Positioning System). Preparation of artifact catalog
11 Lifting and Transporting Methods The methods for lifting and transporting of finds, special lifting balloons, guide ropes, special baskets and boxes
12 Protection methods for finds and the ship's woods The methods for removing of wood the laboratory for protection, water tanks and the choice of chemical materials
13 The methods for submerged settlements and harbors The different methods used in excavations of the submerged ancient cities and harbors
14 Conservation Mechanical and chemical cleaning, finds desalination, chemical preservatives, and the choice of materials

Recomended or Required Reading

1. John Wiley & Sons. Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice. Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS), 2011, 240 s.
2. Alexis Catsambis, Ben Ford, Donny L. Hamilton. The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology. Oxford University Press, 2011, 1240 s.
3. Carol V. Ruppe, Jane F. Barstad. International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology. Springer, 2002, 894 s.
4. Jeremy N. Green. Maritime Archaeology: A Technical Handbook. Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004, 470 s.
5. Jean-Yves Blot. Underwater archaeology: exploring the world beneath the sea. Abrams, 1996, 175 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1 Courses: Theoretical information is given and related topics are significantly examined with examples.
2 Assignment Presentation: Each student prepares homework, which is determined by lecturer and on the last hour of each week, homework and presentations and discussion will be held. The students are responsible for reading related books and articles parallel to weekly course program.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Reading 10 2 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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