Undergraduate Course: Conceptualising the Neolithic (ARCA10020)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Archaeology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The period from the mid-6th to mid-4th millennium BC in Central and North-Western Europe witnessed important social and economic changes. The establishment of cereal cultivation and animal husbandry were accompanied by profound social and ideological transformations of human societies. This course examines the evidence pertinent to this important evolutionary change in European prehistory and investigates the extensive cultural patterns which transcend modern cultural boundaries, and which created conditions for all subsequent cultural developments in Europe. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Archaeology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- An understanding of the nature of changing theoretical approaches which, from the mid-19th century to the present, have underpinned the archaeological study of the introduction of farming economy;
- an in-depth knowledge of archaeological evidence pertaining to the introduction and subsequent development of farming communities (settlement patterns, economy, trade and exchange);
- dynamics of social, cultural and ideological complexities which accompanied the development of Neolithic communities. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (essay) 40%, Examination (2 hour paper) 60%.
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Coursework (essay) 40%, Take Home Examination 60%. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Conceptualising |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Magdalena Midgley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2504
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Course secretary | Ms Alana Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2501
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