Analytical science: secrets of the Mary Rose

This free course, Analytical science: secrets of the Mary Rose, teaches you about the analytical techniques that are used in the research and investigation of historical objects using the case study of the Mary Rose. It covers the use of sonar to locate shipwrecks, and the analysis of the artefacts found on the ship, and the crew and their remains.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 The Mary Rose
• 1 The Mary Rose
• 2 Raising the Mary Rose
• 2 Raising the Mary Rose
• 2.1 Sonar and shipwrecks
• 3 The sinking of the Mary Rose - a Tudor mystery
• 3 The sinking of the Mary Rose - a Tudor mystery
• 4 Analysis of the Mary Rose crew's remains
• 4 Analysis of the Mary Rose crew's remains
• 4.1 Determining the gender of the crew
• 4.2 Determining height and weight
• 4.3 Determining the on-board diet
• 4.4 Determining the nationality of the crew
• 5 Preserving the Mary Rose
• 5 Preserving the Mary Rose
• 5.1 Assessing the moisture content of wood
• 5.2 Assessing the biological degradation of wood
• 5.3 Powder X-ray diffraction of the Mary Rose timbers
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• References
• Acknowledgements