The Iron Age in Atlantic Scotland (U00211)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-AlronSc

The course provides an opportunity for study and analysis of the Iron Age settlement archaeology of Atlantic Scotland from the mid-first millennium BC until the period of the Norse settlements in the light of field research over the past twenty years, which has resulted in a radical re-appraisal of the Iron Age in Atlantic Scotland and a greatly enhanced understanding of the 'post-broch' settlement archaeology of the Northern and Western Isles. The course examines key categories of field monuments, the main cultural groupings and the accumulating evidence for environmental recontructions in Atlantic Soctland, especially in those areas which have been the focus of major modern research programmes. The course includes a consideration of theoretical and methodological models applicable to the archaeology of the region.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Archaeology 2A and 2B

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Archaeology, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:30	10:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	09:30	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : N.B.Timetable is arranged annually.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Knowledge of the broad outline of the patterns of settlement and associated material culture from the end of the Bronze Age through the Iron Age from c.800 BC to the advent of the Norse c.AD 800;
- an understanding of the sequence of settlement and the factors impacting upon them in several regions of intensive acheological research;
- an understanding of the relationships between Atlantic Scotland and the Western Seaways;
- a critical awareness of how archaeological perceptions and approaches to research have historically influenced interpretations of the evidence; and
- familiarly with the suite of archaeological techniques and resources which can be used to illuminate an understanding of the topics and formulate research strategies for the future.