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UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
Multidisciplinary Summer Field School in GHANA 28 May – 1 July 2017
DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF WEST AFRICA
DIRECTORS
Prof. Renato Perucchio(UR - ME, ATHS)
Prof. Kodzo Gavua(UG - A&HS)
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
The field school is designed to attract North American, Ghanaian, and international undergraduate and graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, and engineering interested in acquiring a multidisciplinary advanced training on surveying, digital modeling and engineering evaluation for the study and conservation of heritage masonry buildings of West Africa.
The field school takes place at the historic Elmina Castle, the most prominent of the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE site in Ghana.
The school will also foster the understanding of the historical environment, and in particular the pivotal role in the Transatlantic World, of Elmina Castle through study visits to other forts and castles in coastal Ghana.
In addition, the school will offer a broader view of the country’s natural and cultural heritage through guided visits to selected archaeological sites and national parks. The school is open to all UR students. There are no pre-‐requisites.
Program faculty: Prof. R. Perucchio (UR, ME and ATHS), K. Gavua (UG, A&HS), M. Jarvis (UR, HIS and DMS),
W. Gblerkpor (UG, A&HS)
Field school objectives
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
The country: GHANA
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
GHANA: regions covered by the field school
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
GHANA: sites where the field school takes place
Lake Bosumtwi
Krobo Mountain
Ada
Places of residence:-‐ Legon (Accra)-‐ Cape Coast
Heritage sites visited:-‐ Accra -‐ Cape Coast-‐ Apam-‐ Kumasi-‐ Krobo Mountain
Primary study site-‐ ELMINA CASTLE
National parks & resorts:-‐ Kakum-‐ Lake Bosumtwi-‐ Shai (Krobo)-‐ Ada
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
ELMINA CASTLE -1482 Portuguese, Dutch, English, Ghanaian
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
ELMINA CASTLE -1482 Portuguese, Dutch, English, Ghanaian
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
ELMINA CASTLE -1482 Portuguese, Dutch, English, Ghanaian
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
ELMINA CASTLE -1482 Portuguese, Dutch, English, Ghanaian
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
GHANA: the country & the people
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
w date place Activities -‐ morning Activities -‐ afternoon
1 28-‐May Legon arrivals29-‐May Legon orientation to Ghana -‐ historical
backgroundvisit to Museum in Legon and to
campus30-‐May Legon lecture (statics) visit to historical Accra and Museum31-‐May Legon lecture (building materials) lecture (survey techniques)1-‐June Legon lecture (structures) lecture (survey techniques)2-‐June Legon visit Fort Usher, James, and
Cristianborglocal visits and shopping in Accra
3-‐June Legon site visit and lecture to Krobo Mountain and Shai National Park2 4-‐June Legon lecture (structural failures) review of assignments
5-‐June Elmina move to Elmina reconnaiss. of Elmina Castle and Fort St.Jago
6-‐June Elmina lecture (visual assessment) lecture (survey techniques)7-‐June Elmina manual survey and visual assess. data processing and prelim. evaluation8-‐June Elmina manual survey and visual assess. data processing and prelim. evaluation9-‐June Elmina site visits and lecture to Fort Amsterdam and Capecoast10-‐June Elmina manual survey and visual assess. intermediate revision and global
assessment
DAILY ACTIVITIES (tentative) - Ghana - May 28 - June 10, 2017
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
w date place Activities -‐ morning Activities -‐ afternoon
3 11-‐June Elmina lecture (Intr. to photogrammetry and laser scanning: data acquisition and processing)
12-‐June Kumasi travel to Kumasi and lake Bosumtwi13-‐June Kumasi site visits and lectures to Kumasi (vernacular architecture, museums )14-‐June Kumasi site visits and lectures to Kumasi (vernacular architecture, museums )15-‐June Kumasi return to Elmina16-‐June Elmina rotations between manual survey, photogram. and laser scanning17-‐June Elmina rotations between manual survey, photogram. and laser scanning
4 18-‐June Elmina data processing lab work intermediate revision and global assess.19-‐June Elmina rotations between manual survey, photogram. and laser scanning20-‐June Elmina visit to Kakum National Park21-‐June Elmina data processing and preliminary evaluations22-‐June Elmina manual survey and visual assessment data proces. and preliminary evaluation23-‐June Elmina manual survey and visual assessment data proces. and preliminary evaluation24-‐June Elmina final revision and global assessment
DAILY ACTIVITIES (tentative) - Ghana – June 11- June 24, 2017
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
w date place Activities -‐ morning Activities -‐ afternoon
5 25-‐June Elmina site visits and lectures to fort Patience -‐ Apam26-‐June Legon visit to Ada -‐ swimming in the ocean27-‐June Legon final report preparation28-‐June Legon final report preparation29-‐June Legon presentations and conclusions30-‐June Legon local visits and shopping in Accra1-‐July Legon Departures
Program length (including arrival and departure) 35 daysactivities in Legon 14 daysactivities in Elmina 17 daysactivities in Kumasi 4 daysclassroom lectures 6 days
site visits and lectures 8.5 daysfield and lab activity 11 days
reviews and presentations 3 daysfree time 4.5 days
DAILY ACTIVITIES (tentative) - Ghana – June 11- June 24, 2017
UR contact: PROF. R. PERUCCHIO – [email protected]
UR – ARCHAEOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORICAL STRUCTURES UG – ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
2017 SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLGHANA – 28 May – July 1
Program Fee: $4,950 (includes the UR tuition for 6 credit hours plus all lodging, meals, local transportation, and fees to parks and museums in Ghana). Travel grant: All UR students are eligible to apply for a $500 travel grant to offset the cost of airfare.