Topics

The details for the course, Supervised Research in Archaeology (ARCH2055), apply to all of the following topics. Specific descriptions for Syllabus and Proposed Assessment that apply to each topic are detailed below.

Fieldwork

Syllabus

The course provides students with training in archaeological fieldwork, such as techniques of excavation, the recording of archaeological stratigraphy and artefacts, as well as the analysis and interpretation of structures, features and excavated materials. The course usually comprises substantial practical components.

Supervised Research (other topics)

Syllabus

Political Economy in Prehistory

The course will review the history of political economy approaches and their applicability to archaeology. This will involve reading some of the ‘classics,’ outlining a political economy approach, and analyzing variation in political development across the Pacific.

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