Archaeology 2A: Reconstructing the Past (U03400)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : HCA-2-Archaeo2A

The course consists of two modules: (a) Environment - how human societies have adapted their settlement and subsistence strategies to different and changing environments, and the impact that human societies have had on the environment; (b) Economy - subsistence and settlement strategies, production, exchange, and the archaeology of organized, long-distance trade.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Other subject areas

Environmental Courses, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 4 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
24/09/2007	11:10	12:00	Lecture Theatre, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central

1 of the following 2 classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	We	10:00	12:00	Central
Laboratory	Fr	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Practicals Wed or Fri mornings plus tutorials.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A knowledge and understanding of the following:
- The principal sources of evidence that can be used to reconstruct those elements of the human past covered in the course
- The difficulties involved in interpreting that evidence, and the major areas of controversy
- A critical awareness of how archaeological perceptions and approaches to research have historically influenced interpretations of the evidence.

Assessment Information

Essay, practical exercises, tutorial presentation. 1 essay = 20%, 1 tutorial paper = 20%, practical exercises = 20%, one 2 hour degree exam paper = 40%.