Unit information: Ancient Technology in 2008/09

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Unit name Ancient Technology
Unit code ARCH20009
Credit points 10
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Dr. Dan Hicks
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

ARCH11002

Co-requisites

ARCH21003

School/department Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

The unit provides an overview of specific types of material culture and ancient technology through both lectures and classes. The unit also provides instruction in many of the basic skills used by archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and other professionals successfully to document, analyse and curate material culture.