Archaeology

Overview

Discover our range of Archaeology modules for 2021-22

Find out about modules available for:

• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3

The range of modules offered may change each academic year.

Further information

For further information about this subject, including any pre-requisites, visit the Archaeology subject page.

You can also contact your Subject Adviser.

Note about Archaeology Fieldwork:

Combined Honours students have the opportunity to participate in an approved excavation, fieldwork or other practical / vocational work of not less than two weeks' duration during the summer vacation at the end of Stage 1 and during the summer vacation at the end of Stage 2.   If Combined Honours students would like to undertake fieldwork, we strongly recommend that they take ARA1027 in Stage 1 and ARA2012 in Stage 2.  If a student would like to participate in fieldwork but take alternative Archaeology modules this must be discussed and agreed with the Subject Advisor for Archaeology.  Any student wishing to undertake fieldwork at the end of Stage 2 should also consult with the Subject Advisor for Archaeology.

Stage 1

Find out about Archaeology modules for Stage 1.

Students study either 40 or 60 credits from the list below in Stage 1.  It is recommended that students study ARA1027 ‘Introduction to Archaeology’ in Semester 1, and HCA1007 ‘Stuff: Living in a Material Word’ in Semester 2.

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
ARA1026	Introduction to Archaeological Science	20	2
ARA1027	Introduction to Archaeology (Recommended) Please see below note about fieldwork	20	1
ARA1028	Prehistoric Britain	20	1
ARA1030	The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century	20	2
HCA1007	Stuff: Living in a Material World (Recommended)	20	2

Note about Archaeology Fieldwork: 

Combined Honours students have the opportunity to participate in an approved excavation, fieldwork or other practical / vocational work of not less than two weeks' duration during the summer vacation at the end of Stage 1 and during the summer vacation at the end of Stage 2.   If Combined Honours students would like to undertake fieldwork, we strongly recommend that they take ARA1027 in Stage 1 and ARA2012 in Stage 2.  If a student would like to participate in fieldwork but take alternative Archaeology modules this must be discussed and agreed with the Subject Advisor for Archaeology.  Any student wishing to undertake fieldwork at the end of Stage 2 should also consult with the Subject Advisor for Archaeology.

Stage 2

Find out about Archaeology modules for Stage 2.

Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 2.  It is recommended that students study ARA2102 ‘Cold Case: Archaeological Science in Action’ in Semester 2.

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
ARA2001	Archaeological Theory and Interpretation	20	2
ARA2004	Animals, Plants and People: an Introduction to Environmental Archaeology (Pre-requisite ARA1026)	20	1
ARA2011	Prehistoric Europe	20	2
ARA2012	Fieldwork and Archaeological Practice (Pre-requisite ARA1027) Please see below note about fieldwork	20	1
ARA2091	Archaeologies of Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Justinian	20	1
ARA2092	The Medieval World: AD 400-1500	20	1
ARA2097	Historical Archaeology of the Modern World (post 1492)	20	2
ARA2102*	Cold Case: Archaelogical Science in Action (Recommended)	20	2

Note about Archaeology Fieldwork:

Combined Honours students have the opportunity to participate in an approved excavation, fieldwork or other practical / vocational work of not less than two weeks' duration during the summer vacation at the end of Stage 1 and during the summer vacation at the end of Stage 2.   If Combined Honours students would like to undertake fieldwork, we strongly recommend that they take ARA1027 in Stage 1 and ARA2012 in Stage 2.  If a student would like to participate in fieldwork but take alternative Archaeology modules this must be discussed and agreed with the Subject Advisor for Archaeology.  Any student wishing to undertake fieldwork at the end of Stage 2 should also consult with the Subject Advisor for Archaeology.

Stage 3

Find out about Archaeology modules for Stage 3.

Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 3.

If you wish to take a ‘Dissertation’ module (there is no requirement to do so) you can select one of the four available (i.e. ARA3000, ARA3001, ARA3002 or ARA3003). *Credits in the Dissertation modules are split 10 credits in Semester 1 and 30 credits in Semester 2.

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
ARA3000	Dissertation in Archaeological Science	40*	1&2
ARA3001	Dissertation in Archaeology	40*	1&2
ARA3002	Dissertation in Ancient History & Archaeology	40*	1&2
ARA3003	Dissertation in Archaeology & History	40*	1&2
ARA3016	The Archaeology of Byzantium and its Neighbours	20	1
ARA3021	Frontier Communities of Roman Britain	20	1
ARA3031	Historical Archaeology of Britain 1500-Present	20	1
ARA3036	Neolithic & Early Bronze Age Britain in its European Context	20	1
ARA3100	Archaeologies of the Middle Sea: An Armchair Voyage Across the Prehistoric Mediterranean	20	1
ARA3117	The Archaeology of Animal Bones	20	2
ARA3129	You are what you make: archaeology and experiment	20	2