Unit name | Medieval and Post Medieval Landscapes |
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Unit code | ARCHM0060 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
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 examines the evidence for landscape use in the Medieval and Post Medieval periods beyond the level of settlement and food production. The approach will be thematic and will examine topics such as the religious constitution of landscape, such as the early Medieval church to the industrial exploitation of the Post Medieval period. It will explore systems of defence, communications, contested landscapes, together with landscapes of pleasure and recreation. The landscape signatures of these practices and their interpretations will be explored through case studies.
Aims:
Upon completion of this Unit students will:
be able to engage critically with the interpretation of those practices and their archaeological traces.
Lectures, fieldtrips and site visits (NB. the number of hours as reflected below are required in order to cover the subject sufficiently and approximately half of the hours are fieldtrips or site visits).
Presentation (25%); plus Desk Based Assessment of a Medieval Landscape (75%) ie The production of a report based on documentary research for a selected landscape. The assessment includes a site visit, but will concentrate on documentary research in the National Monument Record Office, local Historic Environment Offices and Public Record Offices. This is more practice-based than is generally required for MA Archaeoology essays, therefore, a range within a word limit of 3000- 5000 words is necessary.