Subject
Marine GeoArchaeology
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Description and contextualization of the subject
The module covers aspects of the marine environment, formation processes and marine geophysical prospection techniques. It includes a short (three day maximum) field programme is to provide the acquisition from inter-tidal and/or marine locations.Teaching staff
Name | Institution | Category | Doctor | Teaching profile | Area | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MARIGOMEZ ALLENDE, JUAN ANTONIO | University of the Basque Country | Profesorado Catedratico De Universidad | Doctor | Bilingual | Cellular Biology | ionan.marigomez@ehu.eus |
Competencies
Name | Weight |
---|---|
Understand what approaches are used by academia and the commercial sector to investigate the geoarchaeological record. | 20.0 % |
Acquire the skills set to be able to undertake a full geoarchaeological assessment of a marine or coastal site (from desk based analysis to field based data acquisition, processing and interpretation). | 20.0 % |
Understand how marine and coastal environments impact and/or enhance the archaeological record. | 5.0 % |
Plan and execute a geoarchaeological assessment of coastal or full marine archaeological site. | 20.0 % |
Acquire, analyse and evaluate a wide range of archaeological, geological and oceanographic data including (heritage records; in situ and remotely (Lidar) acquired topographic data; bathymetric and some sub-surface seismic data; hydrodynamic data; hand auger sediment and faunal samples | 20.0 % |
Place local site studies in both regional and global contexts. | 5.0 % |
Acquire confidence in orally presentation, writting full geoarchaeological reports of a field site, team working and time management | 10.0 % |
Study types
Type | Face-to-face hours | Non face-to-face hours | Total hours |
---|---|---|---|
Lecture-based | 33 | 66 | 99 |
Applied laboratory-based groups | 18 | 18 | 36 |
Applied fieldwork groups | 24 | 28.5 | 52.5 |
Training activities
Name | Hours | Percentage of classroom teaching |
---|---|---|
Expositive classes | 99.0 | 33 % |
Laboratory/Field | 52.5 | 45 % |
Practices and seminars | 36.0 | 50 % |
Assessment systems
Name | Minimum weighting | Maximum weighting |
---|---|---|
Practical tasks | 0.0 % | 100.0 % |
Presentations | 0.0 % | 40.0 % |
Learning outcomes of the subject
Al final de la unidad, el alumno/a debería ser capaz de:1. Desarrollar habilidades genéricas tales como trabajo en equipo, gestión y presentación de informes/resultados
2. Mostrar dominio del conocimiento de cuestiones claves del temario (habilidades especificas)
Temary
Plan and execute a geoarchaeological assessment of coastal or full marine archaeological site;Acquire, analyse and evaluate a wide range of archaeological, geological and oceanographic data including (heritage records; in situ and remotely (Lidar) acquired topographic data; bathymetric and some sub-surface seismic data; hydrodynamic data; hand auger sediment and faunal samples;
Place local site studies in both regional and global contexts;
Bibliography
Blackboard: The lecture material is summarised at blackboard.soton.ac.uk. Instructions for accessing this material will be given during the course.
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