People and Environments (ARCL0013)

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People and Environments (ARCL0013)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Institute of Archaeology
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Only available to first year students enrolled for undergraduate degrees at the Institute of Archaeology
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Module description

This module will introduce various, mainly life-science oriented, approaches to the archaeological analysis of human beings (osteology, paleopathology, diet, genetics, demography) and of past environments, resources and subsistence (geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, and archaeobotany; also field sampling strategies).

Objectives and Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, a student should:

1. be familiar with the forms of evidence available to reconstruct past environments and past human biology, and with case studies where these forms of evidence have been collected and analysed;

2. understand the main ways in which the life sciences are used to interpret archaeological material;

3. be familiar with the archaeological record of major ecological and economic transitions.

Teaching methods

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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 4)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 51
Module leader: Dr Rebecca Watts
Who to contact for more information: r.watts@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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