Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- general theoretical statements to more specific bodies of evidence. Assessed in Assignment 1.
- the processes by which interpretative statements are made. Assessed in essays and examination.
- the changing historical frameworks of interpretation within which the Neolithic period is discussed. Assessed throughout course, especially in examination.
- the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland, and the social and material changes which occurred over this period. Assessed throughout course, especially in examination.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply a general theoretical argument to a specific body of data
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- read critically and evaluate data
- read and write imaginatively
- participate in, chair and direct seminar discussions
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Recognise and identify Neolithic material culture and monuments
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 25 |
| Wider reading or practice | 25 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 20 |
| Lecture | 25 |
| Follow-up work | 30 |
| Revision | 25 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Bradley, R. (1982). Position and possession: assemblage variation in the British Neolithic. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 1, pp. 27-38.
Thomas, J. (1998). Towards a regional Geography of the Neolithic. Understanding the Neolithic in Northwestern Europe, pp. 37- 61.
Bayliss, A., Bronk Ramsey, C., van der Plicht, J. and Whittle, A. (2007). Bradshaw and bayes: towards a timetable for the Neolithic. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 17(1), pp. 1—28.
Smith, I. (1973). The Neolithic. British Prehistory.
Textbooks
Piggott, S. (1954). Neolithic Cultures of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press.
Whittle, A. (1996). Europe in the Neolithic: the creation of new worlds (1, 7, l0). Cambridge University Press.
Bradley, R. (2000). The Archaeology of Natural Places. Routledge.
Bradley, R. (1984). The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain (Chapters 1-3). Longman.
Edmonds, M. (1999). Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic. Routledge.
Barrett, J.C. (1994). Fragments from Antiquity: an archaeology of Social life in Britain, 2900-1200 BC (Especially chapters 1-4). Blackwell.
Bradley, R (2007). The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press.
Thomas, J. (1991). Rethinking the Neolithic. Cambridge University Press.
Cooney, G. (1999). Landscapes of the Irish Neolithic. Routledge.
Bradley, R. (1998). The Significance of Monuments (Chapters 1-8). Routledge.
Bradley, R. (1991). The Passage of Arms (Chapters 1 and 2 only). Cambridge University Press.
Bradley, R. (1993). Altering the Earth: the origins of monuments in Britain and continental Europe (Especially chapters 1-5). Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph No. 8..
Bradley, R. (2005). Ritual and Domestic Life in Prehistoric Europe. Routledge.
Burgess, C. (1980). The Age of Stonehenge. Dent.
Thomas, J. (1999). Understanding the Neolithic (Chapters 1-6). Routledge.
Whittle, A. (2003). The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life. Routledge.
Cooney, G. and Grogan, E. (1994). Social Perspectives in Irish Prehistory. Wordswell.
Parker-Pearson, M. (1993). Bronze Age Britain (Chapters 1-3, 7). Batsford.
Jones, A. (2007). Memory and Material culture: tracing the past in prehistoric Europe. Cambridge University Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 50% |
| Written assignment | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External