Theory and Method in Near Eastern Archaeology
Course content
The course deals with the important theoretical approaches and methods developed in archaeology and related topics. The theories will be studied by reading relevant texts and discussing their use in archaeology. The methods (e.g. statistics) are practised in class.
The course starts with an overview of evolutionism, cultural particularism, diffusionism etc., but concentrates in the following on the 20th/21st cent. approaches such as ethnoarchaeology, post-structuralism, agency, materiality etc. Topics will be between others economic and social explanations in archaeology, interpretations of figurines, typologies etc.
Fagstudieordning Kandidatuddannelserne i nærorientalsk arkæologi, assyriologi og ægyptologi, 2019
Fagstudieordning Kandidattilvalg i assyriologi, nærorientalsk arkæologi, ægyptologi, 2019
KA 2019-studieordning
Theory and Method in Archaeology (aktivitetskode HNAK03491E)
KA-Tilvalg 2019-studieordning
Theory and Method in Archeology (Aktivitetskode HNAK13491E)
Class include lectures with general introductions, followed by
presentations of and discussions with the students. The students
have to study different texts for each class and have to present
several texts during the course.
Part of the course will allow students to practice archaeological
methods such as typology, taphonomy etc.
B.G. Trigger: A History of Archaeological Thought; J. A. Bell: Reconstructing Prehistory (1994), chapter 4-7; R. Bernbeck: Theorien in der Archäologie (1997). These texts are the base for the entire course and need to be read for the first classes. More material follows through the semester
Ability to read English and German texts
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- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
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Other
Criteria for exam assessment
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Preparation
- 225
- Practical exercises
- 28
- Project work
- 56,5
- Exam
- 75
- English
- 412,5
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HNAK0104EU
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
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1 semester
- Price
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- Studyboard
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
- Susanne Kerner (6-6e6875716875436b7870316e7831676e)
Teacher
Susanne Kerner kerner@hum.ku.dk; Tobias Richter richter@hum.ku.dk, and others
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