ARCH06032 2016 MESOLITHIC IRELAND AND EUROPE
This course provides an overview of hunter gatherer populations in Mesolithic Europe. Topics covered will include: the question of a Palaeolithic presence in Ireland; problems with the Mesolithic record; economy and diet; settlement and mobility; significance of natural places; lithics and lithic technology; microwear analysis; burial and funerary practise; ritual and votive deposition; and social complexity.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;
Explain the arguments regarding the earliest colonisation of Ireland.
Express archaeological data and ideas concerning the Mesolithic through both oral and written formats.
Demonstrate skill in researching the Mesolithic archaeology of Europe.
Module Dependencies
Indicative Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction and overview
Week 2: Palaeolithic Ireland
Week 3: Problems with the archaeological record of Mesolithic Europe
Week 4: Landscape, settlement and mobility
Week 5: Economy and diet
Week 6: Landscape and natural places
Week 7: FIELDTRIP
Week 8: Lithics and lithic technology (theory)
Week 9: Lithics and lithic technology (Practical 1)
Week 10: Lithics and lithic technology (Practical 2)
Week 11: Microwear analysis
Week 12: Burial and funerary traditions
Week 13: Ritual and votive deposition
Week 14: Overview and themes
Coursework & Assessment Breakdown
Coursework Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | Assignment Fieldtrip report | Continuous Assessment | UNKNOWN | 20 % | Week 8 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
2 | Practical project and presentation | Continuous Assessment | UNKNOWN | 50 % | Week 13 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
End of Semester / Year Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | Final Exam | Final Exam | UNKNOWN | 30 % | End of Term | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Full Time Mode Workload
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Workload |
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Group Learning | Flat Classroom | Group Learning | 2.5 | Weekly | 2.50 |
Independent Learning | UNKNOWN | Independent learning | 4.5 | Weekly | 4.50 |
Module Resources
Conneller, C. and Warren, G. 2006. Mesolithic Britain and Ireland: new approaches. Tempus.
Woodman, P.C. 2003. Pushing back the boundaries. John Jackson Lecture 2003. RoyalDublin Society,Dublin.
Waddell, J. (ed.) 2010. The prehistoric archaeology of Ireland. Galway University Press, Galway. Mesolithic chapter
Anderson, E. 1993. The Mesolithic: fishing for answers. In: E. Shee Twohig and M. Ronayne (eds) Past perceptions, 16-24, Cork.
Bailey, G.N. and Spikins, P. 2007. Mesolithic Europe. CambridgeUniversity Press.
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