| Unit name | Investigating Landscapes and Seascapes |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCHM1011 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Mark Horton |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit provides research methods training into the basic techniques of understanding landscapes and seascapes through non-invasive methods (survey, geophysics, map regression, air photography, Geographical information systems), as well as ways of interpreting landscapes through study visits and practical fieldwork.
The unit is designed to provide the core skills needed to interprete and record landscapes and seascapes. Students will be expected to be able:
Lectures, seminars, practical demonstration, site visits (including local authorities etc.) and fieldwork
The unit will be assessed by enhancing the record of a site or heritage asset listed on a local Historic Environment Register (that are held by local authorities), to include elements of original fieldwork (that might include survey, recording or geophysics), documentary and map-based research, and an understanding of the nature or classification of the site chosen. A target length of 3000 words, as well as illustrations. The choice of site will be expected to be related to the chosen programme or pathway.
Ashmore, W. & Knapp, A.B. (eds) 1999. Archaeologies of Landscape. Oxford: Blackwell Aston, M. 1985. Interpreting the Landscape. London: Batsford Bowden, M. (ed.) 1999. Unravelling the Landscape. Stroud: Tempus Rackam, O. 1986. The History of the Countryside. London: Dent. Wheatley, D. & Gillings, M. 2002. Spatial Technology and Archaeology. London: Taylor & Francis
