Aims and Objectives
Aims:
- To provide students with a knowledge of archaeological evidence from the Historic or Post-medieval period (c. 15th -20th centuries AD)
and with an understanding of its modes of interpretation, partcularly in Britain, North America, Australia and Africa.
- To gain a general acquaintance with leading themes, types of evidence and methods of interpretation,
and detailed understanding of selected areas/periods, which might become the springboard for further research.
- To provide a learning and research opportunity for students whose previous experience is either of archaeology or anthropology
but not primarily that of the historic period, or of the early modern and modern world but not archaeology.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Identify a broad range of issues in historical archaeology at a general level, and be familiar with current research agendas in the subject
- Comment upon selected topics in detail, using material from Britain, North America and elsewhere
- Relate general research principles and skills to studies of historical archaeology in particular
- Gather and organise information and arguments in a critical and independent manner in a written form and in seminar presentations
- Undertake a piece of independent research on a topic within the field of historical archaeology
- Deliver a short lecture on a chosen topic in historical archaeology
Information supplied by HCM; last updated June 2007
