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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module ARCH52915: Geochemistry Prospection
Department: Archaeology
ARCH52915: Geochemistry Prospection
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 15 | Available in 2007/2008 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To equip the students with a critical appreciation of the methods and theory of geochemical prospection and the practical ability to undertake a geochemical survey.
Content
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
Subject-specific Skills
- Students will have learned: a working knowledge of the uses of phosphate analysis, trace element analysis, biomarkers in soil, pH, magnetic susceptibility and mineralogical investigation of archaeological deposits
- practical experience of a combined phosphate and magnetic susceptibility survey
- gained an critical appreciation of soil chemistry
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures and tutorials: Phosphate survey; Multi-element analysis of soils; Magnetic susceptibility of soils and sediments; Organic compounds and minerals in soils and sediments
- Practicals - Magnetic susceptibility and phosphate analysis of survey samples
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 4 | weekly | 1:00 | 4 | |
| Tutorials | 4 | weekly | 1:00 | 4 | |
| Practicals | 1 | once | 1 day | 8 | |
| Fieldwork | 1 | once | 1 day | 8 | |
| Preparation & Reading | 0 | ||||
| Other: | 126 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% | Discussion Paper | 2,000 words | 50% | |
| Report, comprising the research design, methods and results of a combined phosphate and magnetic susceptibility survey | 10 pages max | 50% |
Formative Assessment
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.