Archaeology of the historical period of the Low Countries.

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020910BEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Om dit vak te kunnen registreren moet je minstens 30 stp. behaald hebben in de bachelor. Als je een verkort programma volgt, kan je dit vak zo opnemen. Vakcodes die eindigen op 'W' kunnen enkel door werkstudenten geregistreerd worden.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics

Educational team

Barbara Veselka (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
72 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The course will develop and provide insight in the archaeology of the Low Countries from the Roman until the Early post-Medieval period. A global overview of the chronology will be provided, whereby per period, an important theme will be covered. It is not possible to cover all the important events per period, so the lectures will serve as an introduction, sparking the interest of the student. The most important economic and political events will be discussed, as well as important sites within Belgium and the Netherlands, and the attributed material culture will be discussed.

The first lecture will with the Roman towards the Early post-Medieval period. Important topics will be covered, including the Great Migration in the Early Medieval period, Christianization, long distance trade, funerary practices throughout the ages, the formation of cities, and we will touch upon a special direction within archaeology, which is Second World War Archaeology. In total, there will be 8 lectures by the lecturer. In the remaining 5 classes, a group of students will present a topic that is not covered in any of the lectures. This will be a great opportunity to choose a topic that bridges Art Sciences and Archaeology and to give room to creativity. Each group of students chooses a paper that covers the topic of the presentation, which will be discussed afterwards. The other groups of students will provide a discussion topic about the presented topic. A final essay will be required covering the presented theme, the recommended paper, and the discussion. The essay should be at least 1000, but no more than 1500 words excl. references.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Powerpointpresentations, Aangevuld met notities te maken door de student (HOC)
Digital course material (Required) : Documents and literature, Documenten, links en discussiefora die doorheen het semester toegevoegd en aangevuld kunnen worden, Canvas

Additional info

Powerpoint presentations complemented with notes to be taken by the student (lecture)
- documents, links and discussion forums on the interactive learning platform Canvas which will be added and complemented throughout the semester

It is possible that the fieldtrips will result in moderate extra costs for the students that are not covered by the university (transport)

The evaluation consists of the following categories. There will be a permanent evaluation, based on attendance, participation and the quality thereof, the chosen theme of the presentation, the presentation itself, the recommended paper, and the final essay.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student can situate the important topics and research themes in archaeology during the historical periods in the Low Countries (Belgium and the Netherlands) in a European context.
The student can explain how research in historical archaeology happens in a context where material culture can be combined with written sources.
The student can explain the dynamics and evolution of material culture from the Roman period to the start of the Industrial Revolution.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

exam other with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

Note: The total amount of points that can be obtained is 100.
Presence: 10%
Quality of participation: 10%
Presentation: 20%
Recommended article: 10%
Discussion point: 10%
Discussion participation after each presentation: 10%

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Self Paper with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Note: Essay: 30%

Additional info regarding evaluation

The total amount of points that can be obtained is 100.

Presence: 10%

Quality of participation: 10%

Presentation: 20%

Academic context