Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Archaeology of Portus: Exploring the Lost Harbour of Ancient Rome
This online course focused on the Roman site of Portus, its history and the archaeological methods used to study it.
6 weeks, 4 hours per week
Simon Keay
Professor
University of Southampton
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Collaborate with others to explain and summarise information and ideas relating to Portus.
- Demonstrate an understanding of key archaeological terms such as "context" and "stratigraphy".
- Describe your own imagined Portus.
- Identify key locations at Portus.
- Describe the archaeology of the Tiber delta and its relationship to Rome and the Roman World.
- Explain archaeological field techniques and site recording methods in terms of their context of use and potential results, and their role in understanding Portus.
- Compare and contrast Portus at different stages in its history.
- Plan your ideal visit to Portus in order to tell part of the site’s history.
- Visualize the harbour at different periods of time and from different perspectives.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the archaeological approaches used at Portus by reference to your own knowledge and surroundings.
- Explain and illustrate your ideas and understanding of Portus by reference to examples, in a way that others can understand.
Syllabus
- The archaeological site of Portus and the surrounding area, in terms of its historical context, related written records, and its archaeological and architectural data.
- Archaeology at multiple scales, from the Roman Empire, via the Roman Mediterranean, landscapes, the port, individual buildings and unique artefacts.
- The Roman people who lived, worked and died at the site.
- The range of multidisciplinary methods and theories that are in place at Portus, including techniques, data, values, and ethics.
- The uses and implications of a range of the archaeological digital techniques in use at Portus, to record, analyse, interpret and present the site.
Issued on 22nd July 2016
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