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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Archaeology

Undergraduate Course: Conceptualising the Neolithic (ARCA10020)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArchaeology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe period from the mid-6th to mid-4th millennium BC in Central and North-Western Europe witnessed important social and economic changes. The establishment of cereal cultivation and animal husbandry were accompanied by profound social and ideological transformations of human societies. This course examines the evidence pertinent to this important evolutionary change in European prehistory and investigates the extensive cultural patterns which transcend modern cultural boundaries, and which created conditions for all subsequent cultural developments in Europe.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Archaeology 2A: Ancient Europe (ARCA08010) AND Archaeology 2B: The Ancient Near East (ARCA08011)) OR ( Archaeology 2A: Scotland before History (ARCA08013) AND Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action (ARCA08012))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Archaeology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- An understanding of the nature of changing theoretical approaches which, from the mid-19th century to the present, have underpinned the archaeological study of the introduction of farming economy;
- an in-depth knowledge of archaeological evidence pertaining to the introduction and subsequent development of farming communities (settlement patterns, economy, trade and exchange);
- dynamics of social, cultural and ideological complexities which accompanied the development of Neolithic communities.
Assessment Information
Coursework (essay) 40%, Examination (2 hour paper) 60%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Coursework (essay) 40%, Take Home Examination 60%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsConceptualising
Contacts
Course organiserDr Magdalena Midgley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2504
Email: M.Midgley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Alana Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2501
Email: alana.thompson@ed.ac.uk
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