CLAS 2026 - Eastern Mediterranean Archaeological Field School
| Career: |
Undergraduate |
| Units: |
3 |
| Term: |
Summer School |
| Campus: |
North Terrace |
| Contact: |
Fieldwork of 4 weeks' duration on an excavation in Jordan |
| Available for Non-Award Study: |
No |
| Pre-Requisite: |
12 units Level I Humanities/Social Sciences; at least one of CLAS 2005/3005, CLAS 2007/3007, CLAS 2013/3013. For cross-institutional students, subject to approval by the course co-ordinator. |
| Incompatible: |
CLAS 2021/3021 |
| Assessment: |
3 practical tests 30%, individual trench recording - ca 1,500 words 20%, written group report - ca 2,500 words per student 50% |
| Syllabus: |
Students will develop basic skills in trench recording, excavation and site-interpretation during a 4-week overseas archaeological field-school at a Roman to mediaeval site in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Basic techniques in surveying, planning, section-drawing, site photography, context recording and the creation of a basic Harris matrix will all be taught and assessed. From a secure dig-house in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, students will become familiar through first-hand experience of the range of material culture within this formerly wealthy and culturally-diverse Roman province, and will visit well-preserved cities such as Jarash and Gadara.
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Fieldwork |
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| 92092 |
01NT |
35 |
35 |
No details available |
Note: Prior approval from the Classics Discipline must be obtained before enrolling in this course. |
