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1. Be aware and thoughtful about how experimental archaeology can investigate people's lives in the past
2. Be able to review and critique experimental archaeology projects, with an emphasis on understanding what makes for excellence in project design, the posing of research questions, the use of appropriate project methodologies to gather data, and interpretation in the context of archaeological evidence.
3. Make presentations, engage in seminar discussions, critically appraise ideas and approaches in experimental archaeology through reflection and debate.
Experimental archaeology; thinking about buildings in the past; technologies and skills; making things that are analogies for past objects; understanding how to think through experimental archaeological evidence
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 80 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 184 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: "What is experimental archaeology?" A short essay defining and describing the character and role of experimental archaeology in creating a better understanding of the past | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Presentation: Poster presentation (single slide) describing how an experimental archaeology project investigated a particular aspect of the past (e.g. buildings, technologies, practices, things) | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback provided on Brightspace
Name | Role |
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Dr Ryan Lash | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Brendan O'Neill | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Anita Radini | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Rob Sands | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |