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Mediterranean Landscape Archaeology (ANCW30024)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 1
Email: gijs.tol@unimelb.edu.au
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This subject examines the long-term interaction between landscape and people around the Mediterranean basin between prehistory and the Middle Ages. Students will obtain insight into the development of Landscape Archaeological research and its theoretical and methodological advances. Its current state will be assessed by means of a number of recent case studies that use interdisciplinary approaches, combining the acquisition of hands-on field data with remote sensing techniques (e.g. aerial photography, geophysics) and methods of data storage and visualisation. Participating students will elaborate one such case study with specific emphasis on designing strategies to protect the cultural elements present in those landscapes and disclosing them to the general public.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Possess an understanding of the way in which ancient peoples used and adapted the landscape in which they lived
- Possess knowledge on the development of Mediterranean Landscape Archaeology as a discipline and the range of methods and approaches employed
- Possess the ability to set up a research design and interpretative framework for a selected case study, to be delivered in oral and written form.
Generic skills
- be skilled in critical thinking and analysis.
- possess effective written communication skills.
- have an understanding of social, ethical and cultural context.
Last updated: 19 March 2024