Tamsyn Smith
Learning Designer at the Uni of Southampton.
I support Understanding Money: the history of finance, speculation and the stock market & Shipwrecks and Submerged Worlds.
I'm @tamsynmsmith on Twitter
Location University of Southampton
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Tamsyn Smith
Yes @DrLisaMilne ... but universities, schools and colleges are still open. Most of our teaching is online, with the exception of elements that have to be taught face to face, such as clinical skills for health courses.
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I think it's important to consider that what many people are experiencing right now (in the midst of a pandemic) may not be what we expected of digital learning even 12 months ago. This course was set up as wholly online endeavour from the start which is quite different from the emergency remote teaching that many people at schools/colleges/universities are...
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Tamsyn Smith made a comment
Hi! I'm a Learning Designer at the University of Southampton, England. I've worked in education for over 20 years with the last 12 years in Higher Education.
I'm looking forward to sharing ideas and learning from others.
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Thanks for sharing that link, Marité - there are some great examples there!
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Jenny Sellman
Hi Jenny! The simple game is based around FTSE. Alternatively, you can have a go at the London Stock Exchange Simulator: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/global/portfolio/portfolio-and-trading-simulator.htm In terms of the simulator that we used, the one on Investopedia fitted our criteria better.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Nik w
Hi Nik! Apologies - It's available again now: https://sotonac-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/tms2g12_soton_ac_uk/EcdJ9PUa6hZOmA_UPGW0xGUBmv30ZILXqTlWDH_QOqUmQg?e=mM60vX
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Jennifer Slade
That's great feedback - thank you, Jennifer.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Jennifer Slade
That'll be down to cookies: https://www.thesimpledollar.com/disclosures/?tc=privacy-policy
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Welcome! We hope that you'll enjoy the course and enjoy looking at money from a different angle.
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Thanks for your comment, Kristine. I got a job in a bookies at 18. At that point, I'd never been into one before and none of my family gambled, so I had no idea what it was like. It was pre-2001, so there was still a 9% tax - punters had to decide whether to pay the tax at the time of placing their bet or risk having to pay much more on their winnings. I...
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Thank you for your kind feedback.
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Hi @VicenteF If any of your comments have been written in a language other than English, they may have been deleted. The terms and conditions on FutureLearn state "You will communicate in English only (or the specified language of a course)."
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Bill Fraser
Thanks, Bill - we come back to that topic in Week 3: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-money/1/steps/365845
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Thanks for that, William - I've now edited it.
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I remember being surprised that there were no 1c or 2c coins the first time I visited Australia. I bought something and was waiting for change, but didn't get any! It's interesting that some of the coins were melted down to make medals for the 2000 Olympics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_two-cent_coin
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I'm glad you've managed to post your image now - I've never seen a necklace like that before. It's lovely.
I've had a look using Chrome and can see your post. There should be a scroll bar to the right of each column that you are able to use to scroll down that column/the page. (If you can see everything in a particular column, then it's not possible to...
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Hi Helen! I'm sorry to hear you've had problems using this Padlet wall. We chose to set this Padlet wall in columns so that similar ideas can be grouped together. It might be worth checking that you're using a supported browser: https://padlet.com/support/gettingstarted_browsers (Internet Explorer is no longer on this list).
It's a shame that we can't see...
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Hi Constance! Thanks for your feedback. The information on the Archaeology of Seafaring has been crowd-sourced - learners on this course (and previous version of it) have been asked to contribute, so you are right, the entries are somewhat uneven. I've edited the Egadi battle entry, so it will be in the next update in the new year.
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Thank you both - I've added all of those to the timeline.
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Thanks, Brian - I've added the Lancastria to the timeline.
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Thank you - I've now added that to the timeline.
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Thank you, Charlotte - I've added the Acadia to the timeline.
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I've now added that one to the timeline.
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Thanks for sharing that, Peter - it sounds like an interesting idea for a blogpost, so I'll see what I can do :-)
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Thank you - I've added the fish traps to the timeline.
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Hi Alfredo! Thanks for the information. I've tried to find out a bit more about USS Jasper PC-486/Mejillon, but cannot find the date when it sank - do you know? I can then add it to the timeline.
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Hi Joan! Uluburun is on the timeline at 1305BC.
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Thanks, James - I've now added USAT Liberty to the timeline.
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Thanks, Lynda, I've added that one to the timeline.
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Thanks, Deborah - I've added those to the Archaeology of Seafaring timeline.
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Hi! Helen discusses some of the theories surrounding the fires in this video: http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/shipwrecks/2015/06/20/questions-on-week-4/
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Hi Glenn. We're sorry that the course did not meet your expectations. Is there a particular aspect of Week 3 that did not meet your expectations? It is intended as an introduction the changing marine environment and survey techniques.
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Hi! Do you have a question?
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Glenn Stewart
Do you have a specific query, Glenn?
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Hi Herman- apologies. I edit the timeline and then have to do a bit of tinkering with files before asking someone at University of Southampton to update it on our server. I did the first bit, but illness prevented me from following it through - it should all be visible by the end of the week.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Margaret TB
Please do feel free to ask any questions and we'll do our best to answer them for you.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Lee Scott
Hi Margaret. Which web browser are you using? I'm also having problems opening pdfs in the latest version of Firefox this afternoon, but can open them in other web browsers. I also asked my colleagues to check and they were fine. I'll look into it again tomorrow, but it may be worth trying another web browser such as Google Chrome if possible.
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Well remembered - it was Hidden Britain by Drone (Episode 2) on Channel 4.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Margaret TB
The wreck of the Politician still lies off the coast of Eriskay, although it is below water line now as the winter gales destroyed the deck and cabins.
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We are considering the possibility of creating several courses to cover specific areas of maritime archaeology... but of course that requires funding/time, so I can't promise anything. I will, however, see whether we can produce some relevant blogposts with links to good quality further reading :-)
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Thanks for your kind words, Andrea.
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Thanks for sharing that, Kevin.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Richard Lawson
Hi Richard! You need GoogleEarth to be able to open the kmz file... but as you've looked at the pdf, you don't need to worry about it :-)
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Hi Patricia! No, you don't need to download Google Earth - as an alternative, you can look at the Eustatic sea level changes pdf and use that to answer the questions.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Mary Zonneveld
Thanks for letting us know, Mary - I'll look into it and see if I can find where it has been moved to! :-)
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Hi Massimiliano! At the bottom right hand side of the timeline you should see a spanner (wrench) icon. If you click on it, a search box will appear. I hope that helps :-)
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All will be revealed in Week 3 :-)
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Hi Alex! We have a section on SS Richard Montgomery, but not a huge amount on shipwrecks from WWI and WWII - maybe we can rectify this in a future iteration.
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Thank you for your feedback, Mary. If there are any terms that you are unable to translate, just ask and someone (from the shipwrecks team or a fellow student) is bound to help :-)
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Thanks for the feedback, Steve - we'll bear it in mind when planning possible future iterations. We do have some case studies in the next two weeks (and no more timelines). :-)
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Hi Youssef. Thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately, we agree that the course is somewhat Eurocentric... it reflects the research strengths of the academic team. We are very happy to share research from anywhere around the world, so please post any relevant links that you have. This is one area that we will bear in mind when/if we do a course refresh :-)
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Thanks for your kind feedback, Lori.
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Hi John! Thanks for the feedback. This course is one of the oldest ones on FutureLearn, so it was a bit of a venture into the dark. We're looking at ways that we can rearrange the material for the best possible learner experience. Ideally we would be able to break it into a number of courses covering different aspects of maritime archaeology... but that would...
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Hi Michael! You will be able to return to the timelines at any point that you like - they are hosted on University of Southampton web servers and are publicly available. There are links to them from the course blog: http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/shipwrecks/timelines/
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Thanks for that information, Herman - I've added them to the timeline.
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Hi Michael! You might find this article interesting: http://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/aug_08/navigation_tools.shtml
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Hi Jana! This article give a little more information: http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/longitude-found-John-Harrison
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Thanks, Ian. HMS Swift is on the archaeology of seafaring timeline :-)
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If you do have a chance to come to this area, there is a huge amount to see at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and you're also not far from Buckler's Hard. If it is something that tempts you, have a look at the dates when you could meet the Shipwrecks team: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/shipwrecks/6/steps/260005
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Hi Patricia! I'm sorry that this week does not interest you. Maybe the areas that you are more keen on are in Weeks 3 & 4.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Wayne Landry
Hi Wayne! Thanks for your comments. Most of this course was written before the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project, but we're looking into ways that we can disseminate more information. I can't promise anything, but there may be a new course in the future :-)
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Margaret TB
Hi Margaret!
I've been trying to find some more details about the Mersey submarine and have come up with a couple of possibilities:
- Wirral-built Resurgam sank on her maiden voyage on 25th February 1880 and now lies in Liverpool Bay off Rhyl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurgam
- HMS Thetis sank on her maiden voyage in Liverpool Bay on 1st June... -
Tamsyn Smith replied to Susan H.
Thank you, Susan - I've added that to the timeline. Have you seen the British Pathe footage of the rescue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUzIw_RS0qk
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Helen G
Hi Helen! If you're finding it hard to get through the course in the time you have available, we would recommend not following all of the links, or bookmarking them for later. We are also aware that many learners spend a lot of time on the timelines (and as we add more suggestions form learners that time is growing longer!) We know that people come to this...
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Hi Mary! That's in 1.9 Know your boat: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/shipwrecks/6/steps/259944
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That's a shame - and a recent development - apologies. Hopefully, everyone who is interested in Part 1 will be able to watch it as I suspect that that may end up being pulled :-(
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That's a shame - and a recent development - apologies. Hopefully, everyone who is interested in Part 1 will be able to watch it as I suspect that that may end up being pulled :-(
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Helen G
Hi Helen! You should be able to click on the little spanner icon at the bottom right hand side of the timeline. It will then open a search box where you can type in any terms you want to search. You should be able to click on any of the coloured dots on the bottom of the timeline to go to that particular point. I hope that helps, but please ask if you have any...
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Hi Jeremy! I agree with you entirely, however, this has been posed to FutureLearn many times. Here is there response: https://futurelearn.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115008275987-Why-we-don-t-open-links-in-a-new-tab
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Thanks, Mary - the Pesse logboat appears in our second timeline (The archaeology of seafaring through the ages).
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Here's news of a very recent discovery: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/281925/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Roman-shipwrecks-among-latest-seafloor-discoveries.aspx
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Hi Richard! It's not always easy to find an open access article written at the appropriate level for a course such as this. As you acknowledged, we're using the links to signpost people to some brief information/definitions that can be explored in more depth as learners wish. Obviously, students who are enrolled at University of Southampton have access to a...
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Hi Joan! We'll be looking at sea-level change in Week 3 of the course. You might like this visualisation of future sea level change: https://seeing.climatecentral.org
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Hi Claire! Do you mean the very recent finds: https://www.archaeology.org/news/6115-171121-egypt-crystal-head ?
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If you're near to London on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 there is a free talk entitled 'Adventurers of Bengali Pioneers from Voyagers to Entrepreneurs, which might be of interest to some of you: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-adventures-of-bengali-pioneers-from-voyagers-to-entrepreneurs-by-brit-bangla-tickets-38151705779?aff=es2
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Lee Scott
Feel free to take part the low-tech way by looking at the pdf (under downloads) and identifying areas that you think might be shipwrecks.
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You can view our Twitter stream without signing in, so hopefully you'll avoid the flotsam and jetsam of other users :-)
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Jane Thompson
This video from 2012 suggests it is still there: https://youtu.be/IWM_w8SV0Jk
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Alex Morgan
Hi Al! Maybe there's something of significance in a local river or lake: http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/shipwrecks/2015/06/01/between-the-seas-shipwrecks-of-saskatchewan-canada-2/
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Thanks, Steve - I've added those to the timeline.
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It's a bit of a tangent, but I liked this photo of caulking in Egypt (1921) that was on Twitter recently: https://twitter.com/ziad_morsy/status/928271070347579392
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Patricia Forsyth
Yes - the Nat Geo site suggests that there are three episodes: http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/maritime-silk-road-reborn/
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Patricia Forsyth
Thanks, Patricia - I've added the Blessing of Burntisland to the timeline.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Alyson Kelman
Thanks, Alyson - I've added the harbour at Khufu to the timeline.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Nick Reed
Thanks for sharing, Nick - I've added those to the timeline. I'll be interested in the planned exhibition :-)
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Alex Morgan
Thanks for sharing that, Alex - I've added it to the timeline! :-)
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Hazel Greenwood
Thanks for that, Hazel - I've added it to the timeline.
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Thanks for that suggestion, Jan - I've now added it to the timeline.
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Thank you, Patricia... when you've spent enough time in the depths of the timeline, you might want to explore the accompanying course blog: http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/shipwrecks/ (and we also share lots of interesting articles on our Twitter account: https://twitter.com/UoSShipwrecks )
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Thank you for sharing that link, Massimiliano - I've now added the story to the timeline.
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Thanks for the suggestion, Alex - I've now added it to the timeline.
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Tamsyn Smith replied to Carla C
Thanks, Carla. Here's a link to an article about the mosaic from a Lake Nemi ship: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/arts/design/a-remnant-from-caligulas-ship-once-a-coffee-table-heads-home.html
The Hunley appears on our other timeline :-)
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Our colleague Dr Jon Copley from the National Oceanography Centre was the first British person to dive more than 5km (to explore hydrothermal vents): https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/research/staff/jtc.page Jon has also recently contributed to Blue Planet 2: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/explore-blue-planet.page
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You might find this article interesting: http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/the_forest_at_leasowe_lost_under_the_sea/index.html
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You are definitely correct, Guillaume - I've now corrected that mistake. Thank you.
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Hi Patricia and Kerry! Please don't worry - this is probably the most difficult article in this course. We're aware that we're trying to cater to the interests of people from a wide range of backgrounds, which can be challenging at times. A key takeaway from this step is that what constitutes archaeology has changed over time (and that it reflects contemporary...
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You can see a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcqTmTEJ0vI
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Hi Jodie! Maybe when you've finished your BA you'll think about joining us here at the Centre for Maritime Archaeology: http://cma.soton.ac.uk/
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I hope you find articles that inspire your students! We also share lots of new research and articles from a range of publication on Twitter @UoSShipwrecks
