Postgraduate Course: Analytical Methods in Osteoarchaeology (PGHC11131)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course teaches an awareness of the wide range of analytical methods that are applied routinely in the study of animal and human remains, including ageing and sexing of human bones, estimation of stature, establishing season of death/capture from animal remains, isotopic analysis of ancient diets, radiocarbon dating of bone, and the specialized study of cremated human remains. Data analysis and interpretation form an important component of the course. The course assumes a basic knowledge of statistical methods. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 42,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
50 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework equivalent to 4000 word essay |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student should be able to:
- demonstrate an appropriate understanding of the principle osteoarchaeological analytical methods and techniques
- identify and prepare appropriate human/faunal samples for analysis
- critically evaluate and interpret results of analysis
- synthesise the results of analytical techniques with other lines of evidence to reconstruct ancient demography, society, economy and environment
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | AnaMethOsteo |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kathleen Mcsweeney
Tel: (0131 6)50 2373
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: |
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