Analytical science: Secrets of the Mary Rose
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- appreciate why and how scientific analysis can be applied to ancient artefacts such as the Mary Rose
- understand how sonar surveys can be applied to locate shipwrecks and other objects buried under the seabed
- identify techniques that can be used to ascertain the preservation state of artefacts
- describe how bones and teeth can be analysed to investigate the origins, health, nutrition and activities of a deceased human being
- understand how bacterial and chemical degradation of artefacts can be investigated and mitigated against.
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