NAS Part III Course: Recording of Traditional Craft
27th-28th September 2014
Venue: Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther, Fife
Tutors: Dan Atkinson, Robert Prescott, Steve Liscoe
Course Aims and Objectives:
The aim of the course is to introduce students to theory and techniques associated with
the research, survey, and recording of traditional craft. The course is taught through a
combination of theory based presentations and hands-on practical sessions utilising the
research resources, and extensive boat collections available at the museum. The
presentations will introduce the student to the context of traditional boat research; the
techniques employed in the survey and recording of traditional craft; and the processing
of the resultant survey data through the drafting of traditional lines drawings. The course
experience will be based around case studies highlighting the application of the methods
and techniques central to the research of traditional craft and also introduce the
application of modern survey techniques in this area of research. Students will gain:
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an understanding of the benefits from researching traditional craft and their
cultural context;
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an understanding of the approaches to research and the available resources;
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an understanding and application of the techniques employed during survey and
the processing of the results; and
·
an understanding of the possible avenues for the dissemination of research and
modern techniques available for traditional craft survey
Learning Outcomes:
Practical sessions will involve students acquiring survey data to produce draughts from a
selection of traditional craft within the museum collections. Throughout the day students
will receive regular feedback on their survey skills and the drawing up of the results.
Students are expected to produce at least one full lines drawing by the end of the
course.
NAS Part III point allocation:
Recording module: 12 Points.
National Occupational Standards for Archaeology Units:
Unit code CU2099: Contribute to non-intrusive investigations
Please note Timetable is provisional and may be subject to change
Saturday
09:00 Meet at Scottish Fisheries Museum - Welcome and Introduction to course
09:30 Theory: The context for traditional boat research, survey and recording
11:00 Tea break
11:30 Theory: Utilising the research resource (tour of the museum collections)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Theory: Utilising the research resource (case studies)
14:00 Theory: Overview of methodologies, techniques and outputs
14:30 Practical: The survey techniques applied (interactive demonstration)
15:30 Tea break
15:45 Practical: Drafting up the survey results (interactive demonstration)
17:00 Close
Sunday
09:00 Meet and Re-cap
09:30 Practical: Survey techniques applied (chosen craft)
11:00 Tea break
11:30 Practical: Survey techniques applied (chosen craft – continued)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Practical: Preparation of the lines drawing
15:00 Tea break
15:30 Practical: Preparation of the lines drawing
16:30 Discussion
17:00 Course end