Admission requirements:
Reseach Master registration
Description
This course will present the student with the available evidence for burial practices in the prehistoric Near East. The course will take the stduent into the practicalities of research, including methodology and interpretation of the avaialble archaeological record. Case-study material will focus on Neolithic burials from Syria, with particular reference to the Tell Sabi Abyad Project.
Learning objectives
Has detailed knowledge of burial practices in the Neolithic Near East, on the basis of the assigned literature, lectures, assignments and discussions;
Has detailed knowledge of the relevant literature, including current debates and the archaeological approaches;
Is able to critically assess current research and literature and to voice one’s well-argumented opinion;
Is able to process archaeological data and tp apply theoretical models.
Method of instruction
Formal lectures, reading of relevant books/articles; individual assignments, and discussion on the basis of these assignments.
Examination
Active participation in class discussions; reading of assigned literature; quality of written assignments.
Required reading
The reading list will be given to each student prior to the beginning of the course.