- Course Code
- AY 1501
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr P Jordan
Pre-requisites
None
Overview
Covering the deeper foundations of archaeological enquiry, the course includes three modules that will address:
Introduction to archaeological practice. First principles of archaeological study, including field survey, excavation, analysis and publication.
Transformations: the global development of human complexity. The global development of human society, including the transition to agriculture, the emergence of social complexity and urban life, the rise of polities and social elites.
Introduction to the Archaeology of the British Isles. A chronological overview of human habitation and settlement in what is now Britain and Ireland, from the Palaeolithic (early Stone Age) to the beginning of the Medieval Period.
Structure
3 one-hour lectures every week and 1 two-hour tutorial in weeks 33-37 and 41. On the Fridays of weeks 41-43 there are full-day assessed fieldtrips to archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire. Attendance is compulsory and students will be asked to make a contribution towards the costs of these trips.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (67%) and in-course assessment (33%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (67%) plus original in-course assessment carried forward (33%).