Compulsory attendance
Yes.
Admission requirements
Degree students (including Dutch BA graduates): BA degree (or equivalent) in Archaeology or a relevant discipline.
SAP and Exchange Students: BA degree. Admission only after formal application.
Description
This course will present the student with the available evidence for burial practices in the prehistoric Near East. The course will take the student into the practicalities of research, including methodology and interpretation of the available archaeological record. Case-study material will focus on Neolithic burials from Syria, with particular reference to the Tell Sabi Abyad Project.
Course objectives
Detailed knowledge of burial practices in the Neolithic Near East, on the basis of the assigned literature, lectures, assignments and discussions;
Detailed knowledge of the relevant literature, including current debates and the archaeological approaches;
Ability to critically assess current research and literature and to voice one’s well-argumented opinion;
Ability to process archaeological data and to apply theoretical models;
Ability to produce a paper on one’s findings.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the RMA time schedule.
Mode of instruction
Formal lectures;
Reading of relevant books/articles;
Individual assignments;
Discussion on the basis of these assignments.
Assessment method
Active participation in class discussions;
Reading of assigned literature;
Quality of written assignments. The final paper is due 4 weeks after the last class meeting.
Reading list
The reading list will be given to each student prior to the beginning of the seminar.
Registration
Register for this course via uSis.
Instructions for registration can be found in the uSis manual.
Contact information
For more information about this course, please contact prof. dr P.M.M.G. Akkermans.