Undergraduate Course: Archaeology of Scotland: Iron Age, the Romans and Early Historic Period (LLLE07006)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (HCA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
An introduction to the later prehistoric and protohistoric archaeology of Scotland, the course uses sites and material culture to analyse society and culture in Scotland from the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age to the Kingdom of the Picts. The course provides an opportunity to handle excavated materials.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
¿ demonstrate an appropriate understanding of relevant archaeological methods and techniques - the identification, recovery, documenting, analysis and interpretation of archaeological evidence,
¿ critically evaluate archaeological evidence and interpretations, presenting a logical, reasoned argument,
¿ describe the chronology and framework of society and settlement in the later prehistoric and early historic periods of Scotland.
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Assessment Information
| The assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark. |
Special Arrangements
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Content of course
1. Archaeology - An Introduction
2. Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age - Society and Subsistence
3. 'Celtic Princes' in Scotland - Scotland within a Wider Celtic World?
4. Atlantic Roundhouses
5. Crannogs
6. Why Did the Romans Fail to Conquer Scotland?
7. The Early Historic Period
8. The Introduction of Christianity
9. Lives Set in Stone
10. Warfare, Politics and Religion
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Ritchie, A. and Ritchie, G., 1998 Scotland. An Oxford Archaeological Guide.
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Ritchie, A. and Ritchie, G., 1992 Scotland: Archaeology and Early History. Edinburgh University Press.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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