Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Mediterranean and European Archaeology
School	History and Cultures
Department	Classics, AH and Archaeology
Module Code	09 27314
Module Lead	Paul Garwood
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
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Description	How and from where did Mycenae get its amber? What was the importance of salt from Austria? Why is there Classical Greek pottery and metalwork in central Europe? Why had Roman amphorae already overrun Gaul long before Caesar? The Mediterranean and Temperate Europe are often regarded as two separate worlds before they were forcibly united by Rome. But in fact there was always contact between the two regions and they impacted on each other in crucial ways. This module will look at the evidence (principally archaeological, some textual) for these interactions from the later Bronze Age through the Iron Age to the eve of the Roman expansion out of the Mediterranean. It will look at the evidence for how contact was driven by the needs for natural resources and for luxury items and how these were obtained and how control of access to these resources resulted in profound social changes visible in the evidence for activities such as trade, warfare, ritual and religion, feasting, coinage. The evidence will include fortifications, settlements, funerary practice and material culture, with an emphasis on the long-distance links.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand the geography of Ancient Europe from .Greece to Scandinavia and the routes which linked and the barriers which separated the different regions. Understand the nature and strengths of the different types of evidence. Research aspects of the links between regions and their impact on each other from 1500-1 BC. Critically evaluate the different theories which have underpinned the interpretation of the evidence for trade, contact, mobility and influence in prehistoric Europe since the 19th century. Present a reasoned analysis and discussion of one or more aspects of these interactions in an essay form or through examination. Present a reasoned analysis and discussion of one or more aspects of these interactions in an essay form or through examination.
Assessment	27314-02 : 4000 word essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 3,000-word coursework (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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