Undergraduate UNE-ARPA104-2023
Archaeology: Principles and Practices
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Duration
16 weeks
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Prior study
Not required
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Subject details
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- apply specialised knowledge and skills to identify the diverse sources of evidence used by archaeologists (including excavated, documentary and oral history, representational, observational, artefactual, environmental and other scientific evidence);
- demonstrate an applied, integrated understanding of the basic concepts which underpin the subject (such as stratigraphy and stratigraphic context, temporality and landscape);
- explain how archaeological histories are constructed and change from time to time in light of new concepts, theories, methods and discoveries; and
- apply specialised knowledge to describe the range of approaches to analysis of archaeological materials (such as archaeological uses of assemblage, culture and style; approaches to typology, taxonomy and ancient technology).
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- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
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Candidature in Diploma in Arts or Bachelor of Criminology
Additional requirements
- 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).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
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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%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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