Advanced Diving Click here to discover more about our Advanced Diving course Expand Get a brief experience of what commercial diving is really like and find out why surface supply diving is used in maritime archaeology. Through both theory and practical diving sessions, you'll learn about the advantages of using surface supply diving and the logistics and safety implications of using this technique.
Aerial Photography Click here to discover more about our Aerial Photography course Expand Aerial photography is an amazing resource for archaeological projects. Learn how to analyse and interpret aerial photography and find out how to incorporate this resource into your own research.
Anchor Recording Click here to discover more about our Anchor recording course. Expand Anchors are an incredibly useful artefact type that can often help identify or date an archaeological site. On this course you'll get an overview of anchor development from the earliest known stone anchors to 20th century stockless anchors. You'll also learn how to record different types of anchors so that you can contribute to the crowd-sourced Big Anchor Project and help yourself and others learn more about anchors. This course can be done in-person at museums with anchor collections, or it can be delivered purely online as well.
Ancient Shipwrightry Click here to discover more about our Ancient Shipwrightry course Expand Ancient shipwrightry is an amazing course that will get you used to various types of reused ship and boat timbers and material from c. 1000 AD to C. 1850. Through this course you will be able to carry out initial surveys and recording work, underwater, on the foreshore, in buildings and on waterfront excavations. Possibly supplying yourselves with an easy reference collection of photographs of key diagnostic features.
Ancient Tool Making Click here to discover more about our Ancient Tool Making course Expand Understanding how ancient tools were made, and what they can do, helps shed light on how historic artefacts and archaeological sites were made. On this course you will study tools and how they have been made in the past and how they relate to archaeology.
Archaeological Illustration Click here to discover more about our Archaeological illustration course Expand Archaeological illustration is an important tool for archaeologists to understand the artefact and the past more closely. With this course you can learn the importance of archaeological illustration and practice the process. You will be given practical exercises and presentations and learn the step-by-step process and equipment to use and by the end of the course you’ll have flexed those artsy fingers and have an understanding for this important process of communicating with the past through archaeological illustration.
Archery Click here to discover more about our Archery course Expand Get a practical experience of archery so that you can properly understand what it was like to be an archer on the Mary Rose. In this course you will be given a practical experience of archery and its history. You will have the opportunity to not only see demonstrations of longbows at work but try your hand at archery yourself. This course will also involve a tour to the Mary Rose where you can discover how archery was used at sea.
Arrow Making Click here to discover more about our Arrow Making course Expand Have you ever wondered how arrows were made way back in the stone age, have you always wondered about the history and production of arrows throughout history, do you think arrows are cool and want to know more? With this course you’ll be given the opportunity to learn ancient methods of arrow making and learn how to construct your own arrows from stone age to medieval materials and combine them to form a composite arrow.
Aviation Click here to discover more our about Aviation course Expand Aviation is exciting course were over the space of 2 days you’ll will be introduced to basic aircraft structures and changes in aviation technology from past to present. You’ll learn a wide variety of useful information on this course including various associated legislation, changes, and effects of variety of materials once recovered and other general conservation techniques which can be applied to aviation artefacts. By the end of this course, you’ll have greater knowledge on not only aviation in maritime archaeology but also different conservation techniques.
Blacksmithing Click here to discover more about our Blacksmithing course Expand This specialist training course will introduce you too traditional blacksmithing. You will have a great opportunity to learn 6 basic techniques of blacksmithing through mostly practical work. This course will ultimately give you an understanding on the fundamentals to making anything as well as understanding how objects are made aiding your interpretation of an object.
Boat Recording Click here to discover more about our Boat Recording course Expand During this Boat Recording course, you’ll be given the opportunity to survey and produce draughts from a selection of crafts within a museum collection. Through feedback on your survey skills and drawing this course will aim for you to be able to produce at least one full lines drawing
Bow Making Click here to discover more about our Bow Making course Expand Have you ever wanted to learn about the history of bows and how they are made have you ever wanted to try and make your own? This course aims to give you exactly that, you’ll get to experience camping out in a traditional site as you learn the techniques of bow making and begin to construct your very own bow.
CAD Click here to discover more about our CAD course Expand Have you ever wanted experience in using CAD software does the idea of trying and finding out about computer aided design excite you? Through this course you will gain experience in design software to produce archaeological illustrations and technical drawings, whilst making use of a ‘solid modelling’ CAD package.
Ceramic Identification Click here to discover more about our Ceramic Identification course Expand Want to know more about identifying ceramics? You can discover more through this course that offers both practical guidance and power-point talks helping you identify many types of pottery found on the seabed around the UK. If you’re an archaeologist wanting to know more, or you just love pottery this course is for you.
Coastal Defences Click here to discover more about our Coastal Defences course Expand Do you want to learn about coastal defences? Then this course is for you. Focusing particularly on the Studland by area you will learn about the different types of coastal defences and their key characteristics, you will also learn how to disseminate the collected information so as to aid in broader research and as part of this course you’ll learn how to interpret defence remains as part of the bigger defence strategy in the second world war.
Conservation Click here to discover more about our Conservation course Expand Conservation is one of the most important aspects of archaeology at all disciplines. With this two-day course you’ll get the opportunity to learn and be introduced to conservation of artefacts. You will look at artefacts and structures from a marine environment, and explore the decay process as well as learn important aspects such as first aid conservation and various techniques. This course will be a combination of both lectures and practical sessions giving you the best opportunity to learn about conservation.
Coracle Making Click here to discover more about our Coracle Making course Expand Have you ever wanted to learn how to coracles are made and not only that but take part in making your own? If so this multi day course is for you. Throughout this course you will slowly learn and build everything from oar to waterproofing before testing them on the water!
Cordage Recording Click here to discover more about our Cordage Recording course Expand Do you want to understand the principles of the technology of cordage and its historical importance? Or perhaps you want to refresh your memory? This course through a combination of short lectures and practical problem solving and manufacturing sessions, will aim to teach and improve your ability to recognise, understand and record cordage for archaeological sites.
Deep Water Click here to discover more about our Deep Water course Expand Do you want an introduction to archaeological projects undertaken in deep water? Through this course you’ll be introduced to archaeological methods, practice and equipment used in deep water. This will be achieved through a combination of classroom presentations and practical sessions so you can learn how to plan, execute, and manage deep-water archaeological projects!
Dendrochronology Click here to discover more about our Dendrochronology course Expand Dendrochronology is an important aspect of archaeology especially in maritime and nautical archaeology. Through classroom presentations and practical sessions, you will learn how to assess the suitability of timbers and how to extract samples. Not only this but you will gain an understanding of laboratory procedures and subsequent analysis and interpretation but, also you’ll be introduced to how tree-ring results should be presented in archaeological site reports.
Digital Timber Recording Click here to discover more about our Digital Timber Recording course Expand Would you like to learn more about digital timber recording? Through this course you will be introduced to the recording and analysis of ship, boat, and other timbers. Throughout this course you can develop these skills on waterlogged wood whether from ship structures or other maritime contexts through a range of approaches from high-tech digital recording to procedures for in situ documentation of underwater intertidal timbers.
Environmental Archaeology Click here to discover more about our Environmental Archaeology course Expand Have you ever wanted to study or develop your knowledge of Environmental Archaeology? Now you can as this course aims to give a combination of both lectures and practical sessions. These will provide a broad overview of the common types of biological remains encountered in archaeological deposits and what they can tell us about past environments and economies, not only this but this course will introduce geoarchaeology.
Environmental Impact Assessments Click here to discover more about our Environmental Impact Assessments course Expand EIA or Environmental impact assessments are important when managing archaeology. This course will hold multiple presentations on such topics as core principals of environmental impact assessment and cultural & procedures etc. Through presentations and exercises the aim is to develop your knowledge on Environmental Impact Assessments, their application, drafting and implementation .
Excavation Click here to discover more about our Excavation course Expand Would you like to know how underwater excavation is carried out or would you like to develop your knowledge and skills? This course aims to introduce and develop skills in the two main underwater excavation tools- the water dredge and the airlift. This course will give you both a theoretical approach and practical sessions in excavations giving you the opportunity to recognise the advantages, the logistics and safety implications of using each excavation technique.