Unit name | The Archaeology of Standing Buildings |
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Unit code | ARCHM0015 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Emeritus Professor. Mark Horton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
An introduction to the history and archaeology of buildings in the modern period. The unit will include introductory training in the archaeological recording of standing buildings. Themes will include domestic houses, industrial buildings, institutional buildings (workhouses, hospitals, prisons, factories) military and government buildings and religious buildings, buildings conservation, legislation and statutory requirements. Case studies will be drawn from around the world.