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Ever wondered how Archaeologists know what Neandertals ate, or what killed Ötzi the Iceman? Test Tubes & Trowels provides an accessible overview of the key scientific approaches used in modern archaeology to better understand archaeological sites and materials and to reconstruct past lives. Using a combination of pre-recorded podcast-style lectures and practical exercises, the course will cover scientific methods of dating, artefact provenancing and ancient technologies, methods used for the study of diet, health, and movements of humans and animals in the past, and the identification of the environmental impacts of past human activities.
Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
Campus | Online | Sustained Study | No |
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Test Tubes & Trowels presents an overview of the key scientific approaches used in archaeological science today that allow field archaeologists to maximize the quantity and quality of the material they can recover from sites, and which enhance the understanding, dating and interpretation of archaeological sites and materials. Using a combination of pre-recorded podcast-style lectures and practical workshops/data analysis exercises*, the course will cover scientific methods of dating, artefact provenancing and ancient technologies, methods used for the study of diet, health, and movements of humans and animals in the past, and the identification of the environmental impacts of past human activities.
This course provides a key knowledge base needed by all archaeologists, and provides a springboard for honours-level archaeological research projects on archaeological science topics, and for level 3 and 4 science courses such as Geoarchaeology and Bioarchaeology.
The course will give students with an understanding of the principal scientific approaches and techniques employed within Archaeology and will:
'This course may NOT be included in a graduating curriculum with AY2006
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment, consisting of practical exercises (60%) and a written critical review report (40%)
There are no assessments for this course.
Formal feedback from the summative assessment is given in the form of an annotated copy of the student's work and a detailed written critical review feedback sheet. Feedback for practical reports/'write-ups' comes in the form of a detailed written practical feedback sheet and an annotated copy of the student's work.
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