Archaeology: Principles and Practices

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Candidature in Diploma in Arts or Bachelor of Criminology

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• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
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  Textbook requirements:

  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

This subject provides the building blocks for you to learn about the practice, method and theories, history, and achievements of archaeology. Through lectures and practical sessions, it prepares you for the in-depth critical study of the archaeology of any region or time. With a focus on the specialised knowledge, skills and underlying concepts used by archaeologists, this subject covers a broad range of topics involved in studying the past. You will explore the nature and aims of archaeology, the history of the discipline, types of evidence and their recovery, dating, the scope of archaeological enquiry, the place of archaeology in contemporary life, and the ethics of archaeology regarding the present and the past.

Assessment 1 Geography Quiz: 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-3; Assessment 2 Quiz: 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-3; Assessment 3 Exercise 1: 750 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-3; Assessment 4 Exercise 2: 750 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-3; Assessment 5 Written Assignment: 1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4.

• Assessment 1 - Geography Quiz (10%)
• Assessment 2 - Quiz (10%)
• Assessment 3 - Exercise 1 (20%)
• Assessment 4 - Exercise 2 (20%)
• Assessment 5 - Written Assignment (40%)

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