ARCH07068 2023 Landscape Archaeology

General Details

Full Title
Landscape Archaeology
Transcript Title
Landscape Archaeology
Code
ARCH07068
Attendance
N/A %
Subject Area
ARCH - 0731 Architecture & Town Plng
Department
ESCI - Environmental Science
Level
07 - Level 7
Credit
05 - 05 Credits
Duration
Semester
Fee
Start Term
2023 - Full Academic Year 2023-24
End Term
9999 - The End of Time
Author(s)
Chris Read, Marion Dowd, Sam Moore
Programme Membership
SG_SINTR_S07 202300 Certificate in Introduction to Archaeological Interpretation
Description

Landscape Archaeology explores the past interaction between people and their surroundings, and attempts to understand how people shaped and were shaped by the worlds in which they dwelled. The landscape is a layered document that, with practise and learning, can be decoded and interpreted. The course looks at theoretical ideas around landscape and the entanglement of places, things, animals and people. It also explores the multidisciplinary nature of landscape archaeology where remote sensing, environmental archaeology and other methodologies are employed.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;

1.

Demonstrate and understanding of how a landscape might evolve through time

2.

Express an awareness of the practical and theoretical approaches conducting a landscape survey

3.

Show an awareness of some of Ireland's most important archaeological landscapes

Teaching and Learning Strategies

This module will be delivered by online learning.

Powerpoint lectures will contain illustrations and text.

Reading material in the form of pdf's, open access and library resources will be supplied to the course participants.

Class notes will be available of each lecture

Module Assessment Strategies

Case Studies and essays. 

Assessments will be designed to minimise opportunities for plagiarism and for inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence. Where appropriate, suitable detection software will be used

Repeat Assessments

Repeat assignment

Indicative Syllabus

Demonstrate and understanding of how a landscape might evolve through time: Sacred and secular; power and politics: how landscapes undergo change through time and theories associated with interpreting landscapes.

Express an awareness of the practical and theoretical approaches conducting a landscape survey: History of discipline and how to 'read' a landscape, pes - documents, fieldwork, remote sensing, and digital approaches

Show an awareness of some of Ireland's most important archaeological landscapes: Case studies of passage tomb complexes and 'Royal Sites'.

Express concepts concerning archaeological landscapes through written formats: Essay writing and class discussion.

 

 

 

Coursework & Assessment Breakdown

Coursework & Continuous Assessment
100 %

Coursework Assessment

Title Type Form Percent Week Learning Outcomes Assessed
1 Essay 1 Coursework Assessment Essay 50 % Week 12 2,3
2 Essay 2 Coursework Assessment Essay 50 % Week 13 1,2,3
             

Online Learning Mode Workload


Type Location Description Hours Frequency Avg Workload
Lecture Online Lecture 2 Weekly 2.00
Independent Learning Not Specified Independent study 5 Weekly 5.00
Total Online Learning Average Weekly Learner Contact Time 2.00 Hours

Required & Recommended Book List

Required Reading
20/08/2022 Handbook of Landscape Archaeology Left Coast Press

Required Reading
20/08/2022 Environmental Humanities: a rethinking of landscape archaeology? Left Coast Press

Required Reading
20/08/2022 Reading the Irish Landscape Town House

Required Reading
The perception of the envirnment Routledge

Module Resources

Non ISBN Literary Resources

Further reading and references will be supplied to the participants by the tutor.

Updated Literary Resources
Journal Resources
URL Resources
Other Resources
Additional Information