Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Archaeology: from Dig to Lab and Beyond
This introductory course explored archaeology from planning where to dig, to the analysis and archiving of artefacts back at the lab. It investigated the methods that can be employed in studying the dead and what skeletal remains can tell us about the lives and health of our ancestors.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Duncan Garrow
Associate Professor of Archaeology
University of Reading
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain how an archaeological dig works, from the planning stages, through excavation, to the analysis and storage of artefacts
- Summarise the basic characteristics of all archaeological periods from the Mesolithic to the post-medieval period (c.8000 BC–AD 1900)
- Describe the main ways in which archaeologists analyse human skeletons
- Debate some of the key issues facing archaeology today
- Understand the transferable skills you will acquire from studying archaeology
Syllabus
Week 1:
- The transferable skills needed to be an archaeologist
- Introduction to the Neolithic period
- Planning an excavation
- How does a dig work?
- Storing, handling, recording and transporting artefacts
Week 2:
- Introduction to the medieval period
- Human bone analysis
- Archaeological science: what can isotopes in bone tell us?
- Museums: the ethics of storage and display
Issued on 11th September 2019
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