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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Bronwen Neil
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAncHist or GradCertAncHist or MA in (Ancient History or Coptic Studies)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit aims to combine archaeology with history in the study of a number of key cities of the Roman Near East. The Silk Road and the Frankincense Road brought great prosperity to a number of cities of the Roman East, especially Petra, Palmyra and Dura Europos. Much of the history of these cities is written from a combination of archaeological reports and literary sources. Students will be given the opportunity to learn how to evaluate archaeological evidence against extant literary sources and also to study the architectural history of the Roman Near East.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Due: 5pm, Friday 9 April Weighting: 20%
Choose only one of the three questions below.
Due: 5pm, Friday 4 June. Weighting: 50%
What role did long-distance trade play in the ancient Roman economy? To what extent was local, regional and long-distance trade a feature of Dura Europos, Palmyra and Petra in the Hellenistic and/or Roman periods?
Due: 30 April Weighting: 10%
A weblog (blog) focusing on the impact of the war in Syria on ancient archaeological sites, especially Palmyra and Dura Europos. More information will be provided on this topic in week 1 of the unit.
Due: Weekly Weighting: 20%
Students are expected to actively participate in online discussions which will be prompted by the unit convenor during the semester.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Essay | 50% | No | 04/06/2021 |
Discussion Paper | 20% | No | 09/04/2021 |
Blog | 10% | No | 30/04/2021 |
Weekly written contributions to online discussions. | 20% | No | Weeks 2-13 |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: 04/06/2021
Weighting: 50%
3,000 word research essay focussing a broad question related to the material covered across the entire unit.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 09/04/2021
Weighting: 20%
1,500 word essay from a selection of questions.
Assessment Type 1: Non-academic writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 30/04/2021
Weighting: 10%
A blog focusing on the impact of modern human activity on ancient archaeological sites.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 2-13
Weighting: 20%
Weekly written contributions to online discussions.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Unit information based on version 2021.05 of the Handbook