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ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This intensive course, a collaboration with EXTENT Heritage, introduces you to procedural and practical skills required to work effectively as a professional archaeologist in Australia. By doing so it eases your transition between academic and industry worlds, addressing key criteria identified by the central archaeology body in Australia - The Australian Archaeology Association. During this course we will complete field and lab-based exercises, including archaeological research, mapping (e.g. photogrammetry and GIS), artefact and feature analyses, also post-survey analysis of lithic and other artefacts. Finally, you will work towards drafting an Aboriginal site assessment in line with State Government legislation.
Aboriginal Heritage Assessment (Part 1 – field recording)
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Aboriginal Heritage Assessment (Part 2 - Final Report)
Learning outcomes 3
Applied Archaeology Exercise
Learning outcomes 2
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 57 hours of contact consisting of: 36 hours of practical workshops (Lectorials) over a 5 day, intensive period 21 hours over three days (field-trip); and b) 73 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. The entire course will be completed within a 3-week period Work Integrated Learning Projects This course involves training by academics but also archaeology consultants, and was co-designed by both with the aim of upskilling students so they are competitive in the cultural heritage- archaeology industry. It provides off campus field experience in which you will learn skills directly aligned with future careers in industry. Assignments involve reports regularly submitted by archaeology consultants adhering to state government requirements. This course will also involve consultation with Aboriginal custodians, some of whom were involved in its inception.
Smith, C and H. Burke (2007). Digging it up Down Under. Springer, NY Preliminary Reading For land survey/geoarchaeology component: The National Committee for Soil and Terrain. 2009. Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook. CSIRO Publishing For lithic artefact analysis: Holdaway and Stern (2004). A record in stone : the study of Australia's flaked stone artefacts. Museum Victoria and Aboriginal Studies Press, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra For faunal analysis: Filios, M. and Blake, N. 2015. Animal bones in Australian archaeology: a field guide to common native and introduced species, Sydney: Sydney University Press.