AR2304 - Archaeology of Celtic Europe
[Offered in odd-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
This subject will provide an introduction to the archaeological evidence for the development of Celtic society in western Europe. Encompassing a timespan from the Bronze Age to the early Mediaeval period, the nature of the archaeological and documentary evidence for the emergence of Celtic societies will be presented and critically assessed. Covering such themes as metallurgical techniques and styles, ceramic traditions, art and literature, the development of urban societies and debates concerning the nature and effects of diffusion, migration and conquest, the subject will provide students with an opportunity to study a range of archaeological issues rarely encountered in the Australasian region. The subject will conclude with an assessment of the use of the archaeological evidence for the existence of the Celts within contemporary constructions of national and regional identities.
Learning Outcomes
- develop an understanding of the broad range of sources used in Celtic archaeology;
- develop an understanding of the importance of European archaeology in the development of interpretive models in the discipline;
- understand the role that archaeological evidence plays in the construction of contemporary identities;
- acquire a knowledge of the main archaeological sites and sequences of western Europe from the Bronze Age to the early Mediaeval period;
- develop an appreciation of the problems of identifying ethnicity in the archaeological record.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | AR3304 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Shelley Greer. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (20%); essays (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor John Campbell. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (40%); presentations (25%); essays (35%). |
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