Module ARCH52715: Urban Site Assessment and Evaluation

Department: Archaeology

ARCH52715: Urban Site Assessment and Evaluation

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To equip the students with the ability to engage in the assessment and evaluation of the archaeological potential of urban sites.

Content

Learning Outcomes

• Students will have learned: Acquired a working knowledge of the theory of, and the legislation concerning, archaeology in an urban context
• Gained a critical appreciation of the ways in which archaeological assessments and specifications for evaluations are drawn up
• Gained a critical awareness of the range of sources required to make desk-top assessments
• Gained a discriminating knowledge of the history of urban archaeology in Britain
• Evaluated the application of GIS as potential curational and research tools for urban archaeology

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

• Lectures and fieldwork visits will normally include:
• Orientation session and history of urban archaeology and background to this module
• Walking tour of durham city, discussing history of development, various types of deposit, excavations, issues etc.
• Urban Archaeological databases and assessments up to 1992. Histories and technical and political aspects of UADs out of York, Cirencester, Durham and Newcastle.
• Visit: David Heslop, County Archaeologist for Tyne and Wear to see Newcastle UAD, SMR and discuss planning and development control work; guidelines for archaeological specifications, tenders and assessment and evaluation requirements in Tyne and Wear. The political context of his work. CPG present.
• Either
• Visit to County Archaeologist for County Durham and City of Durham, or assistant to see SMR and discuss planning and development control work; guidelines for archaeological specifications, tenders, and assessment and evaluation requirements for county Durham. The political context of her work.
• Or
• Discussion of other on-going UADs, with possible site-visits to curators; lectures from visiting curators; discussion of future modelling potential etc. as appropriate.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University