| Affiliations: | Aggie Research Mentoring Program |
| Project Leader: | Bethany Becktell
b.becktell@tamu.edu Anthropology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Deborah Carlson, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD, but participants MUST attend at least one hour of the weekly meetings for progress updates and database demonstrations |
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Team Size:
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8
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| Open Spots: | 4 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Participants will perform data entry into a Corpora database and implement historical document transcription practices
Other skills gained: Practical experience with archive and database management; interact with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and its wide expanse of research material; gain familiarity with nautical terms and shipwreck archaeology |
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Team Needs:
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Required skills: attention to detail is key; computer literacy and access to a computer; typing; ability to work with minimal supervision; independent problem solving; ability to dedicate 5 hours a week to the project
Desired (but not required) skills: knowledge of multiple languages including modern and ancient languages; familiarity with ancient ship technology and nautical archaeology; experience with database, archive, and bibliographic management, web design, or 3D modeling |
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Description:
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The Institute of Nautical Archaeology (associated with Texas A&M’s Department of Anthropology) was gifted approximately 6,000 handwritten index cards of nautical-related terms. Within this archive, each term is translated into multiple languages including Arabic, Latin, Greek, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, and Dutch (among others). With the help of volunteer researchers, we are currently transcribing and inputting the information from these cards into a Corpora database created by TAMU’s CoDHR.
This project proposes the first online and illustrated multilingual lexicon of nautical terminology and shipbuilding technology made available to the public in a searchable, open-access digital database. |