Summer 2018 - ARCH 435 D100

Field Work Practicum (6)

Class Number: 5680

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Location: TBA

  • Instructor:

    Hugo Cardoso
    hcardoso@sfu.ca
    778.782.4171
    Office: EDB 9621
    Office Hours: TBA
  • Prerequisites:

    ARCH 372 and permission of the Department. Normally taken concurrently with ARCH 433 and 434.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A practical application of the background knowledge and specific techniques of ARCH 433 and 434. It takes place in a research oriented field excavation. Evaluation of student performance is based upon assessments of efficiency and accuracy of excavation techniques/recording procedures, and upon the student's overall contribution to the smooth functioning of the team. Students may repeat this course for credit when the field project is different.

COURSE DETAILS:

The field work practicum involves the application of the techniques learned in the on-campus segment of the field school program (ARCH 433 and 434). In the summer of 2018 this will involve a four-week field season participating in the excavation of a medieval cemetery in the village of Cacela-Velha, in the southern Algarve region of Portugal. In addition to detailed excavation and documentation of human remains, this practicum also includes other aspects of archaeological investigations, namely mapping, testing, and excavation of non-funerary contexts. During the four weeks the practicum will also include a small laboratory component where students will be processing human remains for long-term curation and will have the opportunity to carry out preliminary lab analysis of these remains that they will use towards their final field project.  

This course is being offered for the Archaeology Department's Portugal field school. Students who are not participating in the Portugal field school cannot register for this course. To be taken concurrently with ARCH 433-3 D100 and ARCH 434 D100.

Grading

  • Field Notes/Forms 40%
  • Field/laboratory Assessment 30%
  • Field project 30%

NOTES:

Prerequisite: Permission of the Department upon acceptance into the Portugal Field School   

To be taken concurrently with ARCH 433-3 and ARCH 434-3.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

White TD and Folkens PA. 2005. Human Bone Manual. Academic Press.
ISBN: 978-0-1208-8467-4

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


Registrar Notes:

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