AY2509: PAST LIVES (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 18:01

Course Overview

Archaeology is ultimately the study of human social lives. This course provides students with a detailed introduction to archaeological approaches to the study of human society. Through case studies and key texts we will investigate how archaeology can generate detailed insights into the richness and diversity of the diverse human communities and individuals of the past.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	2
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Online	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Joshua Wright

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of AY1503 Caves to Kingdoms: an Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology (Passed) or AY1504 Caves to Kingdoms: an Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology (Dl) (Passed) or Certificate in Science (Archaeology) or Archaeology Iss
One of Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5 or Certificate in Science (Archaeology)
Any Undergraduate Programme
Distance Learning
One of AY1003 Archaeology in Action: an Introduction (Passed) or AY1004 Archaeology in Action: an Introduction (Dl) (Passed) or Certificate in Science (Archaeology)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

AY2503 Archaeologies of Social Life (Passed)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course provides students with a detailed introduction to archaeological approaches to the study of human society. Through case studies and key texts we will investigate how the archaeological record can generate detailed insights into the richness and diversity of past social life. Students exploring Past Lives will be exposed to a wide range of ideas and leave the course with the knowledge and freedom to choose how they want to approach the past and the tools to ask how past lives were like, or unlike, our own.

Further Information & Notes

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%); Tutorials (20%), Poster (30%).

Resit: Resit of exam components (50%), and re-submission of coursework (poster) by arrangement (30%). No resit for tutorials possible.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Detailed poster feedback forms; in class tutorial feedback; exam feedback on request

Course Learning Outcomes

- Students will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of how archaeologists can explore a diverse range of social questions through an examination of the archaeological record
- Students will be able to command the basic intellectual history of archaeology
- Students will be able to articulate their own analysis of different types of archaeological evidence in different theoretical frameworks by developing a clear, balanced argument based on this analysis
- Students will be able to critically evaluate the ethical and moral implications of archaeological narratives and scholarship engaged with social questions about past societies in a modern global setting
- Students will be able to demonstrate improved verbal, presentation and written skills