| CODE | ARC5008 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | The Archaeology of Standing Buildings and Structures | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Archaeologists often encounter historic buildings and structures as part of their investigations. Whilst some buildings are in use today as private homes others, such as chapels and agricultural buildings, are threatened areas of archaeological heritage. A better understanding of their development and form can greatly enhance the rich and varied picture portrayed by drawn and written documents and conventional archaeological sources. Study-Unit Aims: The archaeology of standing buildings and structures is intended to establish the character, history, dating, form and development of a specified building, or structure, or complex and its setting, on land. Hands-on fieldwork exercises are combined with traditional classroom teaching to enable students to develop a working knowledge of buildings archaeology and its methods within the context of modern research and rescue archaeology. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the principles and methods by which historic buildings and structures are dated, interpreted and recorded; - Through practical work, acquire a range of fieldwork techniques that can be used on historic building recording projects; - Source historical documentation that provides information about a building's age, design, function, construction, evolution, and social and economic context. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Compile a lasting record/prepare a technical assessment report on a standing building and/or structure; - Apply the principles of archaeological stratigraphy to a standing building and/or structure. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Harris, E.C., Brown, M.R. & Brown, G.J. (eds.) 1993. Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy. Academic Press. - Jaccarini, C. 1988. The Maltese farmhouse. Malta. - M.O.L.A.S. 1994. Archaeological Site Manual. 3rd edn. London: Museum of London. - Reynolds, A. (ed.) The Archaeology of Buildings, World Archaeology 41/3 (2009). - Spiteri, S. C. The art of fortress building in Hospitaller Malta, 1530-1798: a study of building methods, materials, and techniques. Malta. - Swallow, P. Dallas, R. Jackson, S and Watt, D. 2004. Measurement and Recording of Historic Buildings. 2nd edn. Donhead. - www.harrismatrix.com. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practicum | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Maxine Anastasi Daniel Borg David Cardona Timothy Gambin Christian Mifsud (Co-ord.) Mevrick Spiteri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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