The Practice of Archaeology - CED00033C
- Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: C
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Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- See module specification for other years: 2026-27
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2023-24 |
Module aims
To provide an introduction to all aspects of assessing, collecting and analysing the primary data acquired during archaeological field work.
Module learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
- Understand the principles and methods of undertaking landscape and topographical surveys
- Select, implement and interpret the results of geophysical survey
- Understand the recording and interpretation of archaeological stratification
- Implement the recording techniques applied to upstanding monuments and buildings
- Devise and implement a recording and collections care strategy for artefacts and other ‘finds’ off-site
- Describe, draw and photograph an artefact to archive standards
- Extract information from accumulated field records
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100.0 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100.0 |
Module feedback
The tutor will give regular individual verbal and written feedback throughout the module on work submitted.
The assessment feedback is as per the university’s guidelines with regard to timings.
Indicative reading
- Bahn P. & Renfrew, C. (2008; 5th ed.) Archaeology: Theory, methods and practice. Thames & Hudson
- Banning E B (2000) The Archaeologist’s Laboratory. The analysis of archaeological data Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
- Barker, P. A. (1977, 3rd edition 1993) Techniques of archaeological excavation
- Roskams, S. (2001) Excavation. Cambridge University Press