In Maritime Archaeology, we learned about the Mary Rose. She was a British warship (Tudor period), which eventually sank after being retrofitted to hold more and more cannons (note how close some of those cannons are to the water line, in the image below....).
this image is in the public domain
When the Mary Rose was recovered from the sea bottom, 4.5 centuries later, lots of artifacts were also recovered. The set of finds are described, just like the Arabia, as being an excellent time capsule of life at sea in the first half of the 16th century.
I had heard of the Mary Rose, but didn't realize that there is a Mary Rose Museum....
Having found the Arabia's museum very interesting, the Mary Rose is definitely on my list of things to visit in the United Kingdom (as is Hadrian's Wall, since I took the Hadrian's Wall class!).
When people talk about the benefits of Massive Online Open Classes (MOOCs), I've never heard them mention enhanced tourism, but I can't help but think they have an effect...............
The people running the Maritime Archaeology class have asked students to let them know about archaeology in our parts of the world that has to do with water and boats. I'm told the Arabia has been added to our class map of archaeological sites as a result of info I provided.
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