Summer 2022 - ARCH 436 D100
Biological Anthropology Field Practicum
Class Number: 3724
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 10 – Aug 8, 2022: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 9:30 a.m.–5:20 p.m.
Location: TBA
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Instructor:
Hugo Cardoso
hcardoso@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4171
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Prerequisites:
ARCH 373 and permission of the department. Normally taken concurrently with ARCH 433 and ARCH 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. Variable units: 3, 4, 5, 6.
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). In the summer of 2022 this will involve a three 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 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.
Grading
- Field Notes/Forms 40%
- Field/Laboratory Assessment 30%
- Field Project 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
White, T.D. and Folkens, P.A.
2005. Human Bone Manual. Academic Press.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) 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:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2022
Teaching at SFU in summer 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction. Some courses may be offered through alternative methods (remote, online, blended), and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote, online, or blended courses study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the summer 2022 term.