Get involved CovED Talks: NAS Weekly Webcast To make the best out of the current challenging times, the Nautical Archaeology Society has started a new free online lunchtime talk series until the 11th August 2020 – and we’d like you to join in. Inspired by the popular TEDtalks, we have established the #CovEDTalk series to promote #SelfEducation during #SelfIsolation. The talks are all stand-alone half-hour presentations on Tuesday lunchtimes (until 11th August 2020) at 12:30-13:00 (London). You can now Register for the #CovEDTalk Series here We recommend using Google Chrome as the best platform for GoToWebinar System Requirements: Google Chrome (most recent 2 versions), Mozilla Firefox (most recent 2 versions), Internet Explorer v11 (with Adobe Flash if running Windows 7), Apple Safari (most recent 2 versions), Microsoft Edge (most recent 2 versions). More information on system requirements here: https://support.goto.com/webinar The weekly Live Broadcasts are unfortunately limited to 500 people due to the restrictions of the platform. Register once to have free access to all talks, but make sure you join 5 mins early to get the live feed. If you miss out the talks will be on our YouTube Channel as quickly as we can. We have lined up a range of speakers on topics related to underwater archaeology, maritime heritage, foreshore archaeology – anything wet and old and interesting! We’re also hoping that this will provide an opportunity for students, volunteers and avocational archaeologists to practice their presentation skills in a less stressful environment. We host the talks through our Webcast system which has proved a very successful platform for our previous three IJNA Webinars. This means that the audience and the presenters can be anywhere in the world, as long as you have a good internet connection. If you have been enjoying the #CovEDTalk Series and wish to donate to support the running costs of the series you can do so via the link below or you can text NAUTICAL5 to 70085 to donate £5. This text will cost you £5, plus a standard network rate message. Thank you. Donate now ---------- Who's up next ? The 16th talk in the #CovEDTalk series will be given by Simon Brown from Deep3D on "The Story of UB116" on the 14th July 2020 at 12:30 (London). ---------- 7th July 2020 The 15th talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by our very own Education Manager, Peta Knott, on "Sandwich Flats - the intertidal site that keeps you hungry for more" on the 7th July 2020 at 12:30 (London). ---------- 30th June 2020 The 14th talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by Dr Eleanor Schofield from the Mary Rose Archaeological Services on "Science in the service of Henry VIII" on the 30th June 2020 at 12:30 (London). ---------- 23rd June 2020 The 13th talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by Garry Momber from the Maritime Archaeology Trust on "Sea level rise, climate change and separation of the UK from Europe 8,000 years ago". ---------- 16th June 2020 The 12th talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by Alison James (MSDS Marine) and Angela Middleton (Historic England) on “The Rooswijk: Excavation and Conservation” on the 16th June 2020 at 12:30 (London). ---------- 9th June 2020 The 11th talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by Phil Short on “Gribshunden, Excavation of the 1495 Danish King's Ship” on the 9th June 2020 at 12:30 (London). The Danish King's ship Gribshunden sank in 1495 on the Baltic Sea in what are now Swedish waters. The ship is a time capsule of the time period whose construction and contents can unlock many mysteries of the period. Phil's talk focused on the 2019 Explorers Club Flag Expedition run by archaeologists from several universities to survey and excavate the site. ---------- 2nd June 2020 The 10th talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by Ziad M Morsy on "TradEGY : Egyptian Traditional Riverine Tangible and Intangible Heritage Rescue Project" on the 2nd June 2020 at 12:30 (London). ---------- 26th May 2020 The ninth talk in the #CovEDTalk series, was given by Suzanne Marie Taylor on "M.L.286-Eothen: A Little Ship with a big anniversary", on the 26th May 2020 at 12:30 (London). Exploring the unique and vibrant biography of motor launch (M.L.)286 from her life as a WW1 submarine chaser, to her life as Eothen and a Dunkirk Little Ship, in honour of the 80th Anniversary of Operation Dynamo: 26 May – 4 June 1940. ---------- 19th May 2020 The eighth talk in the #CovEDTalks series, on the 19th May 2020 at 12:30 (London), was given by Alistair Byford-Bates from Wessex Archaeology on "The recovery of a Fairey Barracuda from the Solent off the former RNAS Daedalus". During survey work carried out in preparation for the IFA2 interconnector project, the extant remains of a Fairey Barracuda were discovered. The first all-aluminium high winged monoplane used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, no surviving examples of this aircraft exist. The ongoing research into the aircraft and archives has identified several inconsistencies, leading to questions about the identity of the aircraft, the records around its loss, and wartime production contingencies across different aircraft manufacturers. ---------- 12th May 2020 The seventh talk in the #CovEDTalk series, on the 12th May 2020 at 12:30 (London), was titled "Drones, Phones and Intertidal Zones - CITiZAN science on the foreshore", and given by Andy Sherman and Oliver Hutchinson from the CITiZAN project. ---------- 5th May 2020 The sixth talk in the #CovEDTalk series was held on the 5th May 2020 at 12:30 (London) on 'The digital reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo ship', by Dr Julian Whitewright, from the University of Southampton. Julian's recent article in the IJNA can be viewed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1095-9270.12394 For more information please visit www.saxonship.org ---------- 28th April 2020 The fifth talk in the #CovEDTalk series was broadcast on 28th April 2020 12:30-13:00 (London), from Ian McCann from the University of New England (Australia). Ian's talk, was titled "Vietnam's Shipwreck Coast". The talk showcased the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project which has been investigating Vietnam's maritime heritage for over a decade. Two projects spanning 5000 years show the exciting potential for research in this region. ---------- 21st April 2020 The fourth talk in the #CovEDTalk series was on 21st April 2020 12:30-13:00 (London), by Helen Wallbridge from the Maritime Archaeology Trust. Helen's talk was titled "D-Day Stories from the Wall". During WW2 American soldiers carved their names on a brick wall near Southampton's waterfront as they waited to embark overseas. Find out how MAT are digitally preserving the inscriptions and revealing the stories of these men. More information on the D-Day Walls Project can be found on the MAT website here ---------- 14th April 2020 The third talk in the #CovEDTalk series was on Tuesday 14th April 12:30-13:00 (London) given by Dr Antony Firth from Fjordr Limited on "The wreck of the First World War light cruiser HMS Falmouth: Reviving the story and significance of a ‘barely recognisable’ ship off the east coast of Yorkshire." You can read Antony's full article here: HMS Falmouth: addressing the significance of a light cruiser lost in the First World War off the coast of Yorkshire. First published in the IJNA on the 16th March 2020. The Fjordr blog can be read here: http://www.fjordr.com/fjordr-blog/hms-falmouth-a-town-class-light-cruiser-sunk-off-the-yorkshire-coast-in-the-first-world-war ---------- 7th April 2020 The second talk in the #CovEDTalk series on the Tuesday 7th April 12:30-13:00 (London) was given by Dr Innes McCartney from Bournemouth University on "WW1 U-Boat Archaeology" and can be watched here or on our YouTube Channel. Dr McCartney's paper published in The Mariners Mirror in 2019 can be downloaded here https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00253359.2019.1589114 ---------- 31st March 2020 The first #CovEDTalk in the series was given by NAS CEO, Mark Beattie-Edwards on "Discover the London: Southend's Time Capsule" #LondonWreck1665 #ProtectedWreck . You can now watch the presentation on the NAS YouTube Channel here. ---------- Please let us know (email [email protected]) if you are interested in presenting on your research or fieldwork as part of this new series. We’re hoping that the series will continue beyond the suggested isolation period, but right now we want to take this opportunity to share important work being undertaken in our discipline with the wider world and give everyone something exciting to learn about while so many of us are stuck at home.