MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY COURSE IN CYPRUS
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NAS COURSES i, ii |
FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY WERE ORGANISED BY THE SUB AQUA WING IN DEKHELIA. |
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THE NAS |
(NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY) WAS REPRESENTED BY TWO MARINE ARCHAEOLOGISTS FROM THE UK WHO GAVE THE LECTURES. |
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THE COURSES
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RUN FOR AN INTENSIVE ONE WEEK WITH A DAILY 7 HOUR PROGRAM. IT INCLUDED THEORY AND PRACTICAL LESSONS WITH EXERCISES ON LAND AND UNDER WATER. THE TOPICS CONSISTED OF RESEARCH, SEARCH, SURVEY, LEGISLATION, MEASUREMENT, PROTECTION, VIDEO AND PHOTO, CONSERVATION, PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, DIVE AND PUBLICATION TECHNIQUES. PART OF THE COURSE WAS THE PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION OF A COMPLETE PROJECT CONDUCTED BY THE STUDENTS. PRACTICE TARGET WAS THE WRECK OF THE "FRAGGLE" OFFSHORE DEKHELIA. THE COURSES ENDED WITH A WRITTEN TEST. ALL NINE STUDENTS SUCCEEDED AND WERE CERTIFIED WITH NAS I AND II. |