For 2010, the Ecomuseum of the Cape Cavalleria will be exploring the Roman port of Sanitja and the coast of the Cape of Cavalleria identifying structures of the Roman city of Sanisera as well as shipwrecks.

The port of Sanitja was not only occupied by the Romans. There are also ruins of a Muslim mosque and English defense tower which lead us to believe that we will find other vessels from these time periods.

The underwater archaeological course will be co-directed by Fernando Contreras, Rex Bangerter .

The course is designed to provide practical experience in underwater archaeological field work, from site discovery to lab analysis. Participants will gain experience in various activities such as surveying methods, site reconnaissance, recording, drawing, mapping, position fixing, photography, and laboratory processing. Students will also attend lectures on Roman archaeology.
In addition to the daily research activities, students will learn about the history and culture of Menorca through organized excursions. The course is taught in English and Spanish.

Directed at :

the course is open to all individuals who would like to learn (or further their knowledge) about underwater archaeology. Previous knowledge or experience in archaeology, or underwater archaeological is not required.

Options:

To participate in diving activities, it is necessary to have an open water diving certificate from an internationally recognized organization. For this reason, we have designed two groups to choose from in our underwater archaeology course: with or without a diving certificate.

• Group 1 Without a diving certificate: Those that do not have their open water diving certificate should choose this group.

• Group 2 With certificate: Those that have an open water diving certificate from an internationally recognized organization (i.e. PADI), should choose this group.

Medical check

Participants must present on the first day of the course a medical document stating that he/she is fit for diving activities. Participants that do not have this document on the first day will not be allowed to participate until they are able to present this document

Certificates

At the end of the course, students will receive a certificate of participation that will summarize their performance in the course.

Participants that perform exceedingly well in the course may receive a letter of recommendation from our organization.


Spaces available

The course is limited to 14 participants per session. Reservations are only effective when payment of the registration fee is received. If for any reason the course is cancelled, payment is returned according to the field school refund policy (see the Ecomuseum's webpage, Archaeology Field School).

Session Dates and Cost:

Course fee includes:

• Course tuition
• Accommodation in the Ecomuseum’s Student Residency in Ciutadella.  Two to six per room.  Walking distance to the historic center, port and beaches.
• Daily transportation to/from the research site.
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Ciutadella.
• Morning snack at the Ecomuseum.
• Accident insurance at the site.
• Included excursions.
• Certificate of participation.
• Tanks, air and weights.

Equipment Needed:

We encourage participants to bring their own gear (wetsuits, BCD, mask, fins, snorkel, booties, dive computer, compass, etc), but only require that they bring their own mask and snorkel. A complete set of diving gear (minus mask and snorkel) can be rented at a reduced cost of 10 euros per day by a local dive shop.

All other equipment needed for conducting underwater research will be provided by the Program in Underwater Archaeology.

For more information, contact Lana Johnson:

Email: archaeology@ecomuseodecavalleria.com
Phone/fax: (0034) 971-35-9999 (April – November)
Web page: www.ecomuseodecavalleria.com