HNAK0101EU Theory and Method in Near Eastern Archaeology
Curriculum for the Master’s Programmes in Ancient and Medieval Near Eastern Studies, 2008
Fagstudieordning Kandidatuddannelserne i nærorientalsk arkæologi, assyriologi og ægyptologi, 2019
The course deals with the important theoretical approaches and methods developed in archaeology and related topics. The theories will be studied by reading relevant texts and discussing their use in archaeology. The methods (e.g. statistics) are practised in class.
The course starts with an overview of evolutionism, cultural particularism, diffusionism etc., but concentrates in the following on the 20th/21st cent. approaches such as ethnoarchaeology, post-structuralism, agency, materiality etc. Topics will be between others economic and social explanations in archaeology, interpretations of figurines, typologies etc.
KA 2008-studieordning:
Theory and Method in Near Eastern Archaeology (aktivitetskode
HNAK03211E)
Theory and Practice of Archaeology (aktivitetskode kode HNAK03261E)
KA 2019-studieordning:
Teori og metode inden for nærorientalsk arkæolog (aktivitetskode
HNAK03491E)
B.G. Trigger: A History of Archaeological Thought; J. A. Bell: Reconstructing Prehistory (1994), chapter 4-7; R. Bernbeck: Theorien in der Archäologie (1997). These texts are the base for the entire course and need to be read for the first classes. More material follows through the semester
Part of the course will allow students to practice archaeological methods such as typology, taphonomy etc.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 75
- Lectures
- 28
- Practical exercises
- 28
- Preparation
- 225
- Project work
- 56,5
- Total
- 412,5
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HNAK0101EU
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Se skemalink nedenunder
- Continuing and further education
- Price
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- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Susanne Kerner (kerner@hum.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Susanne Kerner kerner@hum.ku.dk; Rachael Dann rachael@hum.ku.dk, Tobias Richter richter@hum.ku.dk, Lisa Yeoman zhr605@hum.ku.dk