diploma in Archaeology - YEAR 2 MODULES

AR240 Approaching the Past

AR241 Prehistoric Landscapes

AR242 Historic Landscapes

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This course deals with the different ways that archaeologists use archaeological evidence to explain past societies and social change as well as a field project where students learn the fundamentals of recording archaeological monuments.

Dates: Semester I, September – November

ECTS: 5

Staff: Dr. Michelle Comber, Maggie Ronayne, Guest speakers.

Blackboard: used for announcements and supplementary reading.

Assessment: one short essay (1500-2000 words) and a fieldwork survey project

Field Class: To learn survey methods

Reading

Renfrew & Bahn 1991 Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. Thames & Hudson. Greene, K. 2002 Archaeology: An Introduction. London, Routledge.
Johnson, M. 1999 Archaeological Theory, An Introduction. Blackwell, Oxford.
Class handouts on survey methods.

Description: This course focuses on the prehistoric landscapes of western Ireland, with lectures covering subjects relevant to the area in which the particular diploma is being offered. Topics can include the megalithic tombs of the Burren, the Late Bronze Age chiefdom of Dún Aonghasa, the megalithic tombs of Sligo and the royal complex at Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon.

Dates: Semesters I and II, Nov. – Feb.

Staff: Dr. Michelle Comber, Dr. Stefan Bergh, Guest speakers.

Assessment: two-hour Summer examination.

ECTS: 5

Blackboard: Used for announcements and supplementary reading.

Field Class: To prehistoric monuments in the diploma region

Reading

dependant on diploma region/lecture topics.

Dates: Semesters I and II, Nov. – Feb.

Staff: Dr. Michelle Comber, Dr. Stefan Bergh, Guest speakers.

Assessment: two-hour Summer examination.

Blackboard: Used for announcements and supplementary reading.

Field Class: To prehistoric monuments in the diploma region

Description: This course focuses on the historic landscapes of western Ireland, with lectures covering subjects relevant to the area in which the particular diploma is being offered. Topics can include Christianity in the west, secular settlement, and the towns, castles and other remnants of the Anglo-Norman and Medieval Gaelic period.

Dates: Semester II, February – April

ECTS: 5

Staff: Dr. Michelle Comber, Dr. Kieran O’Conor, Guest speakers.

Blackboard: used for announcements and supplementary reading.

Assessment: two-hour Summer examination.

Field Class: To early medieval and medieval monuments in the diploma region

Reading:

dependant on diploma region/lecture topics.

Department of Archaeology
National University of Ireland, Galway,
University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0) 91 492167 , Fax: +353 (0) 91 525700, E-mail Archaeology
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