Entry requirements

General entry requirements and History 1b/1a1+1a2, Social Studies 1b/1a1+1a2 or History A, Civics A

Learning outcomes

After passing this course students should be able to:

• describe the established research in the field of historical archeology, and its questions and its objectives
• critically discuss a selection of case studies in historical archaeology from different parts of the world and time periods
• develop arguments for historical archaeology as a scientific practice and critically examine its use of resources based on different examples

Content

The course aims to provide the participants with a basic knowledge and understanding of the study of the medieval and the modern world from a historical archaeological perspective, where a variety of different sources are used, such as images, texts and material remains. Examples of questions that can be answered in historical archeology can treat social relationships, daily life and production, eg. housing, farming or handicrafts, as well as broader issues and processes, eg colonialism, urbanism, ethnicity, slavery or war and conflict The course has a global perspective and treats historical archeology from many parts of the world.

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures and seminars with written and oral presentation tasks.

Assessment

The assessement can be done through a written exam, written assignments, active participation in seminars, oral examination, or any combination of these forms of examination approved by the course examiner. Course participants who take the examination after the deadline cannot receive a grade of Pass of distinction (VG) unless special circumstances exist.

Other directives

Limitations and conditions for the right to include the course in degrees:

The course is identical with Archaeology of modern times 7.5 credits, course code 5AR621, and may not be counted in the same degree.

The course may not be included in the degree if the corresponding module has been read in Archaeology Basic Course A, AB, Global Archaeology or Scandinavian archaeology A, 30/60 credits.

Overall this course and the courses Becoming Human and the Development of Hunting and Gathering, 7.5 credits, The early agricultural societies of Scandinavia, 7.5 credits and Scandinavia from region to kingdom, 7.5 credits fulfils the requirement for Archaeeology Basic Course A, 30 credits.