arc3mtb objects, things,
OBJECTS, THINGS, & ARTEFACTS (B): ANALYSING AND UNDERSTANDING
ARC3MTB
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject builds on skills introduced in ARC3MTA. Students apply the field and laboratory management and analysis methods learned in Semester 1 to the study of industrial artefacts (ceramics, glass, metal etc.), and osteological remains (animal and human bones). Students will be introduced to each category of artefacts and ecofacts in turn, with practical hands-on classes focusing upon the identification of materials, the recording and analysis of artefacts, and the cataloguing and management of archaeological assemblages. Students will learn the theoretical and analytical approaches that archaeologists use to manage and make sense of material culture, and use that knowledge to analyse and interpret an artefactual assemblage.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSusan Lawrence
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must have completed 180 credit points, and must be admitted in ABARC, ABA, SZAS, AZAHS, LZCOMA, LWLAT and have completed HUS1THJ, ARC1THJ, ARC1CIV, ARC2DIG and ARC2LAN
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
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Quota Management StrategyN/A
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Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Archaeology in Practice
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorArchaeology in Practice
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Edition/Volume2nd edition
PublisherWiley Blackwell
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The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorBurke, Morrison, & Smith
Year2017
Edition/Volume2nd edition
PublisherAllen & Unwin
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
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Total hours/days requiredN/A
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSusan Lawrence
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online quizzes (1200 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO5 |
| Laboratory exercises (1200 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO4, SILO6, SILO7 |
| Essay (1500 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |