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Course Description:
This course will use archaeological and historical sources
to examine the outfitting and sailing of wooden ships between
1400 and 1900, a period popularly known as "The Age of
Sail." Emphasis will be placed upon two areas of particular
interest to the nautical archaeologist:
- the use, chronological development and nomenclature of
seafaring technology;
- the material culture, social organization, daily routines,
and seafaring experiences of sailors and passengers during
the Age of Sail.
Requirements:
Class attendance & participation, reading assignments,
review of a primary account of seafaring, a group project
(indexing and analysis of a shipwreck video), preparing a
spar and rigging plan for a sailing vessel and 2 short exams
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