ARCH2107 Laboratory Methods and Data Analysis

Professor Donald Pate

2016

4.5

1 x 2-hour laboratory weekly

1 Admission into BARCH-Bachelor of Archaeology
1a Admission into BA-Bachelor of Arts
1b Admission into BAGIS-Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
1c Admission into BJS-Bachelor of Justice and Society
1d Admission into BEDECBA-Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
2 2 of ARCH1001, ARCH1002, ARCH1005
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d) and 2)

ARCH3201 has been successfully completed

This topic introduces students to a range of laboratory skills employed in the collection and analysis of archaeological data from pre-contact and post-contact sites. Analytical methods employed by archaeologists to examine artefacts, ecofacts, and human skeletal remains in the laboratory will be addressed. The emphasis will be on hands-on practical experience.

This topic aims to:

provide an introduction to a range of analytical methods employed by archaeologists to examine artefacts, ecofacts, and human skeletal remains in the laboratory
improve student understanding of the processes involved in making inferences about human behaviours from items recovered in the field

It is expected that on completion of this topic students will have an:

improved ability to understand and critically assess a range of analytical methods employed in archaeological research
improved ability to make inferences about human behaviour from materials recovered during archaeological excavation

Key dates and timetable

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