Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Grasp the archaeological implications of new sources of spatial data, such as LiDAR and GPS.
- You will be able to represent, map and analyse archaeological data with GIS.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- How the use of GIS has contributed to theoretical and methodological developments of landscape archaeology.
- How Archaeology has used GIS in the past.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- You will develop skills that will enable you to solve problems by referring to documentation and online sources.
- You will be able to design and implement spatial databases using industry-standard GIS software, and will have a sound grasp of the principles of a range of spatial technologies.
- You will be able to work with Geographic Information Systems in many disciplines.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate archaeological knowledge claims based on GIS analysis.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Follow-up work | 10 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Completion of assessment task | 82 |
| Wider reading or practice | 10 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 24 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Maschner, H.D.G (1996). New methods, old problems: geographical information systems in modern archaeological research. Carbondale: Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Lock G.R (2000). Beyond the map: archaeology and spatial technologies. Amsterdam: IOS Press.
DeMers, M. N (1997). Fundamentals of geographic information systems. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Conolly J and Lake M (2006). Geographic Information Systems in Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bodenhamer DJ, Corrigan J and Harris TM (2010). The spatial humanities: GIS and the future of humanities scholarship.. Bloomington, IN: University of Indiana Press.
Westcott, K.L. and Brandon, R.J. (2000). Practical applications of GIS for archaeologists: a predictive modelling kit. London: Taylor & Francis.
Wheatley D & Gillings M (2002). Spatial technology and archaeology. London: Taylor & Francis.
Allen, K.M.S., Green, S. and Zubrow, E.B.W (1990). Interpreting space: GIS and archaeology, Applications of Geographic Information Systems. London: Taylor & Francis.
Burrough, P. A. and R. A. McDonnell (1998). Principles of geographic information systems. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lock, G.R. and Molyneaux B.L (2006). Confronting scale in archaeology. New York: Springer.
Aldenderfer, M. and Maschner, H.D.G (1996). Anthropology, space and geographic information systems, Spatial information series. New York: Oxford University Press.
Lock, G.R. and Stancic, Z (1995). Archaeology and geographical information systems: a European perspective. London: Taylor & Francis.
Chapman H (2006). Landscape Archaeology and GIS. Oxford: Tempus.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Practical exercise
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal feedback in the practical and the following week.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| GIS Map Package | 35% |
| Digital project | 65% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External