The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans (U00218)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-AScLow

This diachronic course is focussed on the University's immediate hinterland, capitalising on locally-accessible resources, e.g. the National Monuments Record and the Royal Museums of Scotland. Geographically, the core area of interest extends from the eastern Borders to the southern Moray Firth coast. Case studies may encompass other areas, e.g. eastern Dumfriesshire and west-central Scotland, to utilise recent research. Selected topics (e.g. henges, timber halls) may be pursued S of Cheviot if appropriate. The chronological scope of the course extends from the Neolithic period to c. 1000 AD, but the main focus would be on protohistory: c. 1000 BC - AD 1000. A major consideration would be the impact of developer-funded applied archaeology on critical concepts such as survival and detection and the 'archaeological landscape'. Course contents would evolve to include active projects and it is hoped that guest lectures and field visits could complement internally-delivered teaching.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Archaeology 2A and 2B Visiting students must have prior study providing general background in prehistoric or proto-historic archaeology.

? Costs : Possible field visit costs.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Archaeology, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	17:10	18:00	Room 1.F01, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	17:10	18:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	17:10	18:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : The timetable is arranged annually; the above times apply to 2007/8

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A sound knowledge and understanding of the principal sources of evidence that can be employed to understand the diachronic field archaeological record from lowland Scotland as it has been assembled by varying archaeological practice and to assess critically the strengths and weaknesses of this material with particular reference to concepts such as the 'archaeological landscape'. The regional approach is also intended to provide insights to the interpretation of other zones with similar landuse histories.