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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of how archaeologists recover different types of evidence.
2. Review the variety of methods used in archaeological investigation.
3. Visit an archaeological site or museum exhibition and be able to adopt an archaeological perspective on what they experience.
4. Construct an essay on a topic in archaeology.
Introduction: what is archaeology?
What materials survive from the past and how do Archaeologists study them?
How do we find and investigate archaeological landscapes?
How were societies organised?
What happened at the end of their lives?
What did people look like?
What foods did they eat?
A case study
Using the past to understand the present.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 9 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 8 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 29 |
Total | 100 |
None
Learning Exclusions:None
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Not yet recorded. |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Fortnightly Multiple Choice Quiz: feedback on completion of each quiz. Week 6 Project: written feedback within 4 weeks after submission deadline. Week 12 Essay: written feedback within 4 weeks after submission deadline.
Name | Role |
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Dr Jess Beck | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Joanna Bruck | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Helen Lewis | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Cara McDonnell | Tutor |
Grace Rinehart | Tutor |