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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ARCH1081: APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS

Department: Archaeology

ARCH1081: APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS

Type Level Credits Availability Module Cap Location
Open 1 20 Available in 2005/2006 None. Durham

Pre-requisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations

  • Scientific Methods in Archaeology.

Aims

  • To demonstrate to students what particular methods can do in the context of archaeology, and to generate a basic critical awareness of the potential and limitations of each.

Content

  • What an archaeologist needs to know about:
  • 1. Human remains
  • 2. Environmental archaeology
  • 3. Conservation and materials
  • 4. Prospection methods
  • 5. Dating.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge
  • By the end of this module, students will have gained an introductory knowledge of the fundamentals of archaeological science.
Subject-specific Skills
  • Basic familiarity with a wide range of biological, physical and environmental methods used in archaeology
Key Skills
  • Use of the Library
  • Problem solving

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • TEACHING & LEARNING: Lectures; tutorials; self-guided learning
  • ASSESSMENT: Examination; essays; short answer test.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Lectures 22 2 Per Week with Gaps 1 Hour 22
Tutorials 3 1 Hour 3
Preparation and Reading 175
Total 200

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Examination 100% Written examination 3 hours 100%

Formative Assessment

Two essays, approximately 2,000 words. One short-answer test.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.