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    Overview

    Archaeological perspectives on how people in the past inhabited and changed the world around them. Students will develop skills in the application of Geographic Information Systems to archaeology.

    Landscape archaeology is a broad field that centres on how people in the past inhabited, perceived and shaped the world around them. This course covers the history of landscape archaeology, introduces the main methods and techniques, and discusses relevant theory, concepts and debates using case studies from across the world. Through guided computer laboratory training, students will also develop critical practical skills using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).


    Students will be expected to gain the following from this paper:

    1. An extensive knowledge of the methods and techniques employed in landscape archaeology
    2. An in-depth understanding of major issues relevant to the study of how people inhabited, perceived and shaped the world around them in the past
    3. Basic skills necessary to use and implement archaeological research using Geographic Information Systems software (ESRI, ArcGIS)

    About this paper

    Paper title Landscape Archaeology
    Subject Anthropology
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,173.30
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    18 200-level ANTH points or 108 points
    Restriction
    ARCH 303
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Notes
    May not be credited together with ANTH310 passed in 2010, 2011 or ARCH310 passed in 2015.
    Contact

    Zac McIvor

    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator: Zac McIvor

     

    Paper Structure
    The paper covers three main themes:
    1. The range of methodological techniques used by archaeologists to study landscape use in the past
    2. Major theoretical approaches and concepts used in interpreting how people perceived and shaped the landscape around them, including archaeological case studies used to illustrate these different frameworks
    3. The basic use of Geographic Information Systems software (GIS) to undertake archaeological research
    Teaching Arrangements
    Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory workshop per week.
    Textbooks
    Most required reading is from journal articles and book chapters available electronically through the library.
    Course outline

    Will be available on Blackboard at the beginning of the course.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes
    • Demonstrate knowledge of the methods and techniques employed in landscape archaeology
    • Demonstrate understanding of major issues relevant to the study of how people inhabited, perceived and shaped the world around them in the past
    • Acquire the basic skills necessary to use and implement archaeological research using Geographic Information Systems software (ESRI, ArcGIS Desktop)

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Computer Lab

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Wednesday 12:00-13:50 10-13, 15-19
    A2 Friday 09:00-10:50 10-12, 15-19

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 11:00-11:50 9-13, 15-22
    Tuesday 11:00-11:50 9-13, 15-22
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