Admission requirements
None.
Description
The BA1 lecture series World Archaeology outlines the deep (pre)history of humans from our early ancestors to the more recent and complex societies in the world. The role of material culture in human society is discussed and shown in many regions and periods. Comparisons between different times and places allow us to understand the connections between the unique and the universal in the story of human development.
In World Archaeology 3.1 we will introduce essential themes of the archaeology of Late Roman and Early to High Medieval Europe, with a focus on the North Sea region and its wider connections to other regions in Europe, most importantly the Mediterranean. Important long-term processes will be addressed, such as the spread of world religions, changes in settlement patterns, and the lasting legacy of the Roman Empire.
Course set-up
3 lectures;
2 tutorials and 1 museum visit;
Weekly quizzes.
Course objectives
Remember key facts about the history and archaeology of the Low Countries during the Late Roman to Medieval period;
Understand how the history and archaeology of the Low Countries compares to neighbouring regions, in particular the British Isles and Scandinavia;
Understand the relationship between the Low Countries and regions further afield, such as the Byzantine and Islamic realms;
Explain how socio-political developments in the 19th and 20th centuries have affected scholarly and public understanding of the history and archaeology of the Late Roman to Medieval period.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in MyTimetable.
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Mode of instruction
Lectures;
Seminars;
Self-study.
Self-study (reading of set literature and quizzes) is an important element of this module. You will take part in two seminar sessions and one museum visit, coordinated by Teaching Assistants (TAs). During these seminars, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the quizzes and engage in conversations about reading assignments.
Assessment method
Multiple-choice exam (100%). Please note, the exam can only be taken if the quizzes have been completed.
A retake of the exam is only possible in case of a fail (in compliance with our teaching rules and regulations) and only when the requirements of attendance and assignments have been met.
Compensation between the grades of World Archaeology 3.1 and World Archaeology 3.2 is only possible if the individual grades are a 5.0 or higher.
Assessment deadlines
The dates of exams and retakes can be found in MyTimetable.
Reading list
There is no single textbook for this course. The reading list will consist of chapters or sections from a number of different sources. Precise details will be made known via Brightspace before the start of the module, but it will include sections from the following sources:
Gerrard, C. and Gutiérrez. A. (Eds.) (2018). The Oxford handbook of later medieval archaeology in Britain. Oxford Handbooks.
Graham-Campbell, J., & Valor, M. (2008). The archaeology of Medieval Europe. Vol. 1: 8th to 12th centuries AD. Aarhus University Press.
James, S. and Krmnicek, S. (Eds.) (2020). The Oxford handbook of the archaeology of Roman Germany. Oxford Handbooks.
Loveluck, C. (2013). Northwest Europe in the early Middle Ages, c. AD 600-1150 : a comparative archaeology. Cambridge University Press.
Registration
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please contact the exchange coordinator for information on how to apply.
General information about registration can be found on the Course and exam enrolment page.
Retake exams
Exchange and Premaster students must send an email to the Student Administration to enroll for retakes.
If you are not enrolled, you may not participate.
Contact
For more information about this course, please contact Prof.dr. J.A.C. Vroom.
Remarks
Compulsory attendance during the tutorials. Upon missing more than one tutorial, you will be excluded from the exam without the possibility of a retake. You will then have to apply to the Board of Examiners to get an exemption for your absence on reasonable grounds.
This course can be taken as an optional course, Contract course, or Study Abroad/Exchange course, but only in combination with World Archaeology 3.2: The Americas.