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ARCO2103: Archaeology: Time and Materiality
2021 unit information
Time and materiality are fundamental to archaeology. This unit reviews the ways in which time and materiality have been understood in archaeology in order to reappraise how they can conceptualised for the analysis of cultural phenomena. Global examples will be used.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Archaeology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Archaeology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the key elements of archaeological theory and explanation about time and materiality
- LO2. understand why concepts of materiality are important to the history and practice of contemporary archaeology
- LO3. apply aspects of materiality theory to explanation and practice in archaeology today
- LO4. integrate literature review into archaeological argument building
- LO5. exercise critical judgement and an increased capacity for rigorous and independent thinking
- LO6. access, assess, organise and communicate knowledge and ideas with increased competency.
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