ARCH06036 2014 BRONZE AGE IRELAND AND EUROPE
The Bronze Age witnesses the beginnings of metallurgy and associated changes on a societal, economic and cultural level. This module explores the earliest metalworking in Europe, connected to Beaker pottery; copper mining and metalwork technology; settlements and hillforts; fulachtaí fiadh; material culture: gold, bronze, ceramic and stone; burial and ritual; monumental change; votive deposition and religious belief; and trade and communication across Bronze Age Europe. A fieldtrip and practical classes handling artefact replicas are core aspects of this module.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the learner will/should be able to;
Module Dependencies
Indicative Syllabus
1. Beaker Europe and Ireland
2. Mining and metalworking - technology
3. Artefacts: bronze and gold
4. Settlements and hillforts
5. Artefacts: pottery and lithics
6. Student presentations
7. Fulachtai fiadh and burnt mounds
8. Votive deposition, ritual and religion
9. Funerary practises
10. Fieldtrip
11. Bronze Age art
12. Trade and communication
Coursework & Assessment Breakdown
Coursework Assessment
Title | Type | Form | Percent | Week | Learning Outcomes Assessed | |
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1 | Presentation | Continuous Assessment | UNKNOWN | 25 % | Week 6 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
2 | Project | Continuous Assessment | UNKNOWN | 35 % | Week 11 | 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 | 40 % | End of Term | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Full Time Mode Workload
Type | Location | Description | Hours | Frequency | Avg Workload |
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Lecture | Flat Classroom | Lecture | 2.5 | Weekly | 2.50 |
Independent Learning | UNKNOWN | Independent learning | 4.5 | Weekly | 4.50 |
Module Resources
Waddell, J. 2010. The prehistoric archaeology of Ireland (B.A. chapters).
Cunliffe, B. 1997. The Oxford illustrated prehistory of Europe (B.A. chapter).
Harding, A. 2000. European society in the Bronze Age.
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