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Archaeological Science

Scientific methodology is an important approach in modern archaeology and it is at the heart of archaeological science. Hypotheses, data, theory, experiments, observations, as well as presentation and interpretation, are all key to our understanding of our past.

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2

General part
Scientific Methodology in Archaeology 5

Career profile, choose 1 of these 4 sets:

1) Archaeobotany and Archaeozoology:
Palaeoecology and Quaternary Stratigraphy: A Basic Introduction 5
Current Issues in Quaternary Research 5
Laboratory Work for Archaeobotany or Archaeozoology 5
Master Thesis Archaeological Science 20

2) Human Osteology:
Palaeopathology 5
Methods and Issues in Human Osteoarchaeology 5
Laboratory Work for Osteoarchaeology 5
Master Thesis Archaeological Science 20

3) Material Culture Studies:
Seminar Material Culture Studies: Crafts and Society 5
Techniques of Artefact Analysis 5
Laboratory Work for Material Culture Studies 5
Master Thesis Archaeological Science 20

4) Digital Archaeology:
Digital Applications in Archaeology: 3D GIS 5
Current Issues in Digital Archaeology 5
Laboratory Work for Digital Archaeology 5
Master Thesis Archaeological Science 20

Choose 1 of the focus area sets (see 'Focus area sets' tab above), 2 x 5 ec

Choose 2 electives from the recommended ones below, or from the 'Electives' tab above, 2 x 5 ec
SPOC Modelling and Simulation in Archaeology 5
Environmental History of the Near East 5
Forensic Archaeology 5

Focus area sets

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Europe (choose 2)
Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Frontier Regions of the Roman Empire 5
Key Developments in European Prehistory 5
Urban Archaeology 5
Hunter-gatherer Archaeology 5

The Near East (choose 2)
Environmental History of the Near East 5
Neolithisation in the Near East 5
The Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire 5

The Mediterranean (choose 2)
The Archaeology of Early Roman Imperialism 5
Archaeology of the Crusades 5
Diversities of Doing Greek: ‘Hellenisation’ and ‘Hellenism’ in Ancient Eurasia 5

The Americas
Mobility, Interaction and Colonialism in the Americas 5
Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Americas 5

Electives

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 1 (9 September - 18 October 2019)
How Deep History Shaped the Human World 5
The Archaeology of Early Roman Imperialism 5
Mobility, Interaction and Colonialism in the Americas 5
Seminar Material Culture Studies: Crafts and Society 5
Palaeoecology and Quaternary Stratigraphy: A Basic Introduction 5
Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Frontier Regions of the Roman Empire 5
Master Fieldwork / Internship 5

Block 2 (28 October - 13 December 2019)
Digital Applications in Archaeology: 3D GIS 5
Neolithisation in the Near East 5
Archaeology of the Crusades 5

Block 3 (3 February - 20 March 2020)
Key Developments in European Prehistory 5
Urban Archaeology 5
Diversities of Doing Greek: ‘Hellenisation’ and ‘Hellenism’ in Ancient Eurasia 5
The Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire 5
Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Americas 5
Current Issues in Digital Archaeology 5
Current Issues in Quaternary Research 5
History of Construction and Heritage 5

Block 4 (30 March - 15 May 2020)
Hunter-gatherer Archaeology 5
Techniques of Artefact Analysis 5