Mesolithic lifeways

ARC00030M

Module leader: Nicky Milner

Aims

  • To critically examine the ways in which Mesolithic lifeways are interpreted
  • To develop research, analytical and presentational skills

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module students should:

  • Be able to understand how plants may have been used
  • Have an understanding of the ways in which people may have interacted with animals
  • Be able to consider different types of consumption practices which may have taken place
  • Have a good understanding of the ways in which the dead were treated and commemorated
  • Be able to critically evaluate settlement practices and the use of structures in the landscape
  • Have a good knowledge of Mesolithic technology, how items were made and were used
  • Have presented their research through seminar presentations
 

Mesolithic hut at Howick