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AHIS2300 – Landscape Archaeology
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Danijel Dzino
Olivier Rochecouste
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
AHIS190 or AHIS1300
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Landscape Archaeology unit builds on previous archaeology units. Students will broaden their knowledge of archaeological approaches and concepts through a shift of emphasis from the study of a single site to an entire landscape. Class discussions will revolve around the concepts of natural and cultural landscapes, environmental and cultural change, and the limits of archaeological evidence. Students will explore the evidence of past human interaction with the environment, attempt population estimates from archaeological data, and critique associated literature. Social aspects of landscape will be discussed in a series of case studies on ritual behaviour, inequality, power relations, and social complexity. Students will learn the basics of research design, and articulate research questions answerable through the application of landscape archaeology methods and approaches. The methods introduced in the unit will include surface survey, remote sensing, paleo-environmental approaches, geo-archaeology, catchment analysis, and spatial analysis. Students will have a choice of hands-on assignments corresponding to their level of digital competence. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Outline the historical development and approaches to landscape archaeology
- ULO2: Recognize and analyze the evidence, material, scientific and documentary, used by landscape archaeologists
- ULO3: Interpret human behaviour across space at a variety of scales, developing an awareness of how societies interact with their environment
- ULO4: Appreciate and explain the ethical and legal frameworks surrounding field archaeological research and cultural heritage management
- ULO5: Work individually and in teams to create oral and written arguments suited to different audiences
General Assessment Information
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Assessment Tasks
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| Comments on tutorial readings | 30% | No | Weekly on weeks 2-11 |
| Online Debate | 20% | No | Weeks 10 & 11 |
| Final Project Zoom Presentation | 10% | No | Week 12 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Nomination project | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Comments on tutorial readings
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weekly on weeks 2-11
Weighting: 30%
Written comments on tutorial readings submitted through iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Outline the historical development and approaches to landscape archaeology
- Recognize and analyze the evidence, material, scientific and documentary, used by landscape archaeologists
- Interpret human behaviour across space at a variety of scales, developing an awareness of how societies interact with their environment
- Appreciate and explain the ethical and legal frameworks surrounding field archaeological research and cultural heritage management
- Work individually and in teams to create oral and written arguments suited to different audiences
Online Debate
Assessment Type 1: Debate
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 10 & 11
Weighting: 20%
This assessment features a debate to be conducted via a Zoom web conference and the online forum on iLearn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Outline the historical development and approaches to landscape archaeology
- Recognize and analyze the evidence, material, scientific and documentary, used by landscape archaeologists
- Appreciate and explain the ethical and legal frameworks surrounding field archaeological research and cultural heritage management
- Work individually and in teams to create oral and written arguments suited to different audiences
Final Project Zoom Presentation
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 10%
The short online presentation via Zoom (5-10 min) will be an opportunity for each student to showcase how they developed their site nomination file (Final Project) that they have been working on throughout the semester. This exercise is aimed at building communication skills and confidence in public presentations
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Recognize and analyze the evidence, material, scientific and documentary, used by landscape archaeologists
- Appreciate and explain the ethical and legal frameworks surrounding field archaeological research and cultural heritage management
- Work individually and in teams to create oral and written arguments suited to different audiences
UNESCO World Heritage Nomination project
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
The Final Project gives students the opportunity to combine their knowledge and skills acquired during the course of Landscape Archaeology and use them in a real-life situation. This vocational task is built on a framework of UNESCO World Heritage Nomination and will take students on a journey of preparing one such nomination for a chosen cultural landscape of global significance. This will be a scaffolded task with activities occurring in class usually on fortnightly basis.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Recognize and analyze the evidence, material, scientific and documentary, used by landscape archaeologists
- Interpret human behaviour across space at a variety of scales, developing an awareness of how societies interact with their environment
- Appreciate and explain the ethical and legal frameworks surrounding field archaeological research and cultural heritage management
- Work individually and in teams to create oral and written arguments suited to different audiences
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Recommended Texts (in order of relevance):
David, B., & Thomas, J. (2008). Handbook of landscape archaeology. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.
Kluiving, S.J., & Guttmann-Bond, E.B. (2012). Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science: From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Renfrew, C., & Bahn, P. (2013). Thinking about Landscape. In: C. Renfrew and P. Bahn. Archaeology: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides). Taylor and Francis, pp. 156-159.
Fleisher, J. (2013). Landscape Archaeology. In: P. Mitchell and P.J. Lane (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Goldberg, P., & Macphail, R. (2006). Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.
French, C. (2015). A handbook of geoarchaeological approaches for investigating landscapes and settlement sites (Studying scientific archaeology vol. 1). Oxford: Oxbow Books
Ashmore, W., & Knapp, A.B. (2000). Archaeologies of Landscape: Contemporary Perspectives. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Renfrew, C., & Bahn, P. (2016). Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice (7th ed). London: Thames & Hudson.
Unit Schedule
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Introduction to Landscape Archaeology, Humans vs the Earth |
General Introduction, Teacher and student expectations discussion |
N/A |
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Human and Bio-geography. Depth and scales of human impact. |
Brief introduction to Anthropocene and Geochronology. Concepts of Human- and Bio-geography, concept of the Depth of Time. |
Debate introduction (Ass. 4) |
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Welcome to the field: how all archaeological survey should start.
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Research design skills |
Debate groups (Ass. 4) |
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Sediments and Stratigraphy: Understanding the formation and preservation of archaeological site |
Sedimentology practical – describing sediments using Munsell etc. |
Pracbook – sediment (Ass. 2.1.) |
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Modern non-invasive survey techniques: using Google Earth, GIS and LiDAR |
Introduction of a main assessment task | Choosing the site and making a map (Ass. 3.1) | |
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Remote sensing. Geophysics in Archaeology | How to conduct a geaoarchaeological research | Asking a research question and forming a hypothesis | |
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Endangered Landscapes |
Cultural Heritage practical – preparing a UNESCO nomination for a chosen cultural landscape |
Significance statement (Ass. 3.2) |
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Seascapes and coastscapes. Introduction to Maritime Archaeology |
Practical class on bathymetric survey |
Pracbook – underwater landscapes and shipwrecks (Ass. 2.2.) |
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Maritime cultural landscapes of Australia |
Guest lecture |
Guest lecture | |
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Palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate as key to cultural landscapes reconstruction. |
Preparation for a debate |
Preparation for a debate (Ass. 5) |
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Who owns the past? Issues of ownership and politics in archaeology |
Debate |
Debate (Ass. 5) |
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Presentations | Presentations | Presentations (Ass. 4) |
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Geoarchaeological cases-studies | Guest lecture |
Guest lecture |
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