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Yup....could be interesting 

As a one time RNR officer, I must admit that the train of thought that goes through my mind is:

"So how do you know what Bronze Age boats looked like?"
"Oh, we are copying several that sank."
"That sank.  Hmmmm..."

Anyway, best of luck to them.  At least they will have lifejackets 

Oooo lovely

Interesting

Something to keep one busy at the weekend... 

Bronze Age Boat

Jeremy Black (ed) : Cavalry Warfare From Ancient Times to Today

A free downloadable 500 page book in PDF.  Six chapters from our period.  Some well-known authors scattered throughout and a wide geography of examples. I've only read one article so far (by Cliff Rogers on Italian battles of 11th & 12th centuries) but look forward to looking at more.

Grim work

And very interesting I found

Digging mud - one of the least pleasant archaeological processes and also one of the most useless (completely destroys the layers of stratigraphy).  This must be desperate rescue stuff.

For those unable to watch the series, it is worth it when it arrives at your territory.  This episode points out surviving Pompeii depended a lot on timing (if you went early enough to the countryside or were away on business and decided against returning until the eruption had settled down) and also the direction you went (North past Vesuvius, IIRC, was the correct choice).