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.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Susan Lawrence
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: Yes
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-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Archaeology in Practice
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Archaeology in Practice
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: 2nd edition
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
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Source location: N/A
The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Burke, Morrison, & Smith
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 2nd edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: N/A
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan 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 |