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AY3521: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

What can archaeology tell us about the lives of people who lived in times and places dominated by written records? Contrary to popular perception 'history' is not all in the books! Historical Archaeology provides us with an alternative means of studying historical people, periods and places through the things that people left behind. If historians study historic documents to shed light on the past, historical archaeologists use artefacts and information from the natural environment to do this. Students who take this course will not only learn the methods of historical archaeology but how they can be applied to some of the most significant issues to have shaped the medieval and modern periods; from diet and disease to social status and gender; and from the rise of nations and nationalism to capitalism and globalisation.  

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jeff Oliver

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5
  • Archaeology (AY)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will provide students with a detailed introduction to the theory and practice of historical archaeology, in particular how the study of material culture and past environments can compliment and even challenge what we think we know about the past. This course will provide students with the tools to provide a more rounded and critical view of the human past and will therefore not only be of interest to archaeologists, but students with an interest in history and the historical sciences broadly construed.

Students who take this course will come away with a solid understanding of the development of historical archaeology, practical skills for identifying artefacts and the built environment, knowledge of appropriate methods and a critical awareness of issues that shape this dynamic subdiscipline.


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

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Resit Assessments

Resit of exam ﴾50%﴿, and re‐submission of coursework by arrangement ﴾50%﴿.

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