| Unit name | Archaeological Methods and Techniques (Advanced) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCH35002 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Paul Driscoll |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
In this Unit the student will develop their practical methodological skills that were introduced in the Level 1 Certificate. These will include development of practical field techniques in areas such as I) geophysics, ii) aerial and ground survey interpretation iii) the use of GIS in archaeology iv) archaeological excavation techniques and post-excavation analysis. The student will be expected to reach a minimum level of competence in each of these fields. All students will participate on a recognised training excavation and will have completed 6 weeks in the field over the two years that the course runs.
Aims:
This unit will further develop practical methodological skills, which were introduced in the Certificate course.
You will become confident and competent in the use of a wide range of equipment and techniques used in modern field-archaeology.
You will become competent in the analysis and interpretation of the data collected.
Taught over 4 weekends (x4 all day lectures, x4 all day field trips)
Two Essays (3000 words each) and one assessed seminar presentation (30 mins), each piece of assessment is equally weighted (33.3%)
Barker, P. 1998. The Techniques of Archaeological Excavation (3rd ed.). London: Batsford.
Bowden, M. 1999. Unravelling the Landscape: An inquisitive approach to archaeology. Stroud: Tempus.
Clark, A. 1996. Seeing Beneath the Soil: Prospective Methods in Archaeology. London: Routledge.
Gater, J. and Gaffney, C. 2003. Revealing the Buried Past. Stroud: Tempus.
Wilson, D. 2000. Air Photography for Archaeologists. Stroud: Tempus.
