Unit name | Archaeological Theory: History, Development and Application |
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Unit code | ARCH35001 |
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 |
This Unit will investigate the development of archaeological theory from the 1960's to the present day. The relevance of theory and modelling in contemporary archaeology will be stressed and the students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of broad theoretical concepts through seminar sessions and construction of models to be applied to their individual project. Especial emphasis will be placed upon the role of theoretical applications in project and research design and execution. Heritage Management issues concerning conservation, preservation, archaeology and legislation will be studied.
Aims:
The unit is designed to give you an understanding of:
You will learn through a series of case studies from world archaeology:
Taught over 4 weekends (x4 all day lectures, x4 all day field trips)
3 Essays (3000 words each) each weighted at 33.3%.
Binford, L. 1983. In Pursuit of the Past. London: Thames and Hudson.
Cleere, H.F. (ed). 1989. Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World. London: Unwin Hyman.
Dark, K., 1995. Theoretical Archaeology. London: Duckworth.
Hodder, I. (ed). 2001. Archaeological Theory Today. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Johnston, M. 1999. Archaeological Theory: an introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.
National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF), published by DCMS.