Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
This course will provide students with a theoretical context and the methodological tools with which to identify and assess health and disease in ancient, skeletonised human remains.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply their medical knowledge to archaeological and/or ethnographic human remains from the University collections. This is a challenging perspective as you will be dealing with skeletal remains with no associated medical records.
A number of projects will be made available prior the week before the course begins. Further context for these projects and the frameworks we use in archaeology will be outlined in the initial seminar. You will then have the flexibility to select one of the available projects in the first week (e.g. trauma, arthritis, bioarchaeology of care, infectious disease). Under the guidance of the course coordinator, you will subsequently develop an approach to addressing your chosen topic, ultimately generating a report on your findings. Some of the projects will involve the analysis of actual ancient skeletal remains, others may focus on datasets. There will be an opportunity in Week 4 to report your initial progress to the rest of the group. You will submit your final report at the end of Week 6.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 6 | Feedback Weeks | ||
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Production of a final report A seminar in Week 4 will provide a half-way point to receive early, peer-group feedback. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Demonstrate an ability to apply medical knowledge to archaeological remains |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Demonstrate recognition of the special, and challenging nature of archaeological remains and adapt their approach accordingly |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of ideas, concepts, information and issues |
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