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Archaeological Fieldwork Techniques and Analytical Methods - AGE2601

Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Recommendation: Students to complete AGE1501 before they enrol for this module
Purpose: Students will be exposed to the most important fieldwork techniques and analytical methods used by archaeologists, in southern Africa and elsewhere, to gain knowledge about past societies and the environments they interacted with. Module participants will critically analyse and engage with these methodologies through the in-depth discussion of case studies and a range of hands-on activities. Qualifying students understand the basic principles and steps of drawing up an archaeological research design and the work necessary to implement it.