Late Assessment Submission Penalty  

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.    

This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic. 

Seminar Participation

Assessment Type ¹: Participatory task Indicative Time on Task ²: 50 hours Due: 23:55, Sunday, Weeks 2-6, 8-12 Weighting: 30%

Online seminar participation in Weeks 2-6 and 8-12 will explore a range of topics keyed to the life and times of the archaeological sites under consideration. Each week you will review information about a particular topic and provide a brief, integrated response to a stimulus question on the topic in ab online forum. A marking rubric, task outline, and word limit will be provided on the unit homepage. Submission: Turnitin Assignment.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Communicate effectively about ancient Campania to different social, cultural, and professional audiences.

Archaeological Exercise 1

Assessment Type ¹: Report Indicative Time on Task ²: 50 hours Due: 23:55, 15-09-24 Weighting: 35%

This two-part task is based on knowledge and understanding of archaeology in ancient Campania acquired in Weeks 1-6 (topography, rediscovery, sources; public landscapes; private spaces). You will create (1) an archaeological profile of a particular type of material culture; and (2) a brief response on an aspect of archaeology in ancient Campania. A marking rubric, task outline, and word limit will be provided on the unit homepage. Submission: Turnitin Assignment.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Present information found in textual and material sources on the mandatory primary archaeological sites and commentary in pertinent secondary sources.
• Integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge of ancient socio-historicalpractices from a range of archaeological sources and contexts.

Archaelogical Exercise 2

Assessment Type ¹: Qualitative analysis task Indicative Time on Task ²: 60 hours Due: 23:55, 3-11-24 Weighting: 35%

This two-part task is based on knowledge and understanding of archaeology in ancient Campania acquired in Weeks 1-6 and 8-12 (official and non-official inscriptions; politics and public life; production, consumption and exchange of goods and services; and cemeteries and the commemoration of the living and the dead). You will create (1) an archaeological profile of a particular location; and (2) a brief response on an aspect of archaeology in ancient Campania. A marking rubric, task outline, and word limit will be provided on the unit homepage. Submission: Turnitin Assignment.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Present information found in textual and material sources on the mandatory primary archaeological sites and commentary in pertinent secondary sources.
• Integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge of ancient socio-historicalpractices from a range of archaeological sources and contexts.

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

There are no set texts for AHIS8320. Useful on-line resources are provided and include:

1) Pompeii in Pictures

2) Pompeii Bibliography and Mapping Project

3) Herculaneum Conservation Project

4) Herculaneum in Pictures

5) Virtual Walking Tour of Herculaneum

6) AD 79 Destruction and Recovery of Stabiae

WEEK 1: ORIGINS I - Topographies and Sources

WEEK 2: ORIGINS II - Rediscoveries and Sources

WEEK 3: PUBLIC LANDSCAPES I - Definition, Movement and Civic Identity

WEEK 4: PUBLIC LANDSCAPES II - Religion, Entertainment and the Supply and Use of Water

WEEK 5: PRIVATE SPACES I - Housing and Society in Ancient Campania

WEEK 6: PRIVATE SPACES II - Instrumentum Domesticum and the Decoration of Roman Houses

WEEK 7: SUBMISSION I

WEEK 8: WRITTEN SPACES I - Official Inscriptions

WEEK 9: WRITTEN SPACES II - Non-official Inscriptions

WEEK 10: COMMUNITIES I - Politics and Public Life

WEEK 11: COMMUNITIES II - Production, Consumption and Exchange of Goods and Services

WEEK 12: COMMUNITIES III - Cemeteries and the Commemoration of the Living and the Dead

WEEK 13: SUBMISSION II