UCL - Building Archaeology

[ARKA2260]

[15h] 4 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

This two-yearly course is taught in 2009-2010, 2011-2012,...

Teacher(s): Philippe Bragard, Eric De Waele, Laurent Verslype

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Introduction to the methods of and to the possibilities offered by the building archaeology.

Main themes

The lectures introduce the observation and the recording methods, the processing of the data, the managing of the analytical possibilities, the dating methods and the chronological interpretation.

Content and teaching methods

Content: The lectures introduce briefly the legal framwork in Europe, Belgium and Walloon Region. The study of buildt structures or vestiges depend on methods and problematics based on the technical observation of the materials used, worked and assembled, and the styles. The analytical study of these materials and the dating possibilities will be pointed out. The data processing will be trained on the field (observation-recording), leading to chronological and structural hypotheses in choosen sites and buildings. All the methods and ressources are explained with the help of illustrated examples.
Lecturing : ex cathedra (methods) and field trips (individual training).
Readings : the selection of specialised and monographical papers will depend on the actuality.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Scholarship: a methodological introduction in the Faculty (FLTR) ; Mineure Archéologie and Arts et Civilisations, ARKE 1257.
Evaluation : indivual written essay ; oral examination on the field trips, the theoretical lectures and the essay.
Support : bibliography and illustration (files on the intranet of the Department).