Academic Credit

ACADEMIC CREDIT ACHILL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL

Academic Director: Dr Carleton Jones and Dr. Kieran O'Conor, Departemnt of Archaeology, NUI Galway

Local Academic Coordinator: Theresa McDonald BSc, MA, Achill Archaeological Field School 

Academic Credit  is provided by the National University of Ireland at Galway with whom the school has formal linkage.

6 Week Module:- 18 ECTS or 9 semester credits are allocated to students who successfully complete these modular courses.

SU409 Introduction to Irish Archaeology 
(3 semester credits / 6 ECTS credits)

SU410 Archaeological Field Studies
(3 semester credits / 6 ECTS credits)

SU413 Data Analysis
(3 semester credits / 6 ECTS credits)

 6 Week Module

The Field School week runs from Monday to Friday

SU409 Introduction to Irish Archaeology

1.    Attendance and participation in all scheduled and evening lectures.
2.    Written test, (multiple choice), on the following Archaeological Periods

·      Mesolithic and Neolithic Ireland
·      Bronze Age and Iron Age Ireland
·      Early Medieval and Viking Ireland
·      Medieval and post-Medieval Ireland

3.    Written test, (multiple choice/ appropriate text selection), on field skills and techniques.
4.    Written test (multiple choice/ appropriate text selection), specific to the excavation they have assisted on during  the course.
5.    1500 word essay – Archaeological topic of their choice.

SU410 Archaeological Field Studies

6.    Daily Notebook.
7.    Context Sheet. - (completed)
8.    Photographs - ( a selection of Excavation and Site photographs)
9.    Section Drawing  – ( a drawing of a specific part of the excavation they have worked on)
10.  Excavation plan  – ( a plan of the Excavation)

SU413 Data Analysis

11.  Digitised Section drawing and plan.

Field Skill tuition is provided in the following areas:-

Excavation:
   Trowelling, Finds recording, Planning, Section drawing, levelling,
   Context sheet, Photography, Sampling.
Finds:
    Processing, Drawing and Database entry.
Drawing:
    Profiles, Wall drawing and section drawing.
Survey:
   Plane table, Level, Theodite, EDM/Total station, GPS and AutoCAD

Each week there are two formal lectures conducted by field school and visiting university staff that take place during the day and are of  approximately one hour in duration. During the first week there are an additional two lectures and a series on in- house  seminars. During the course a series of lectures are delivered on Tuesday evenings by visiting guest speakers. Each lecture is a minimum of 1.5 hours in duration.

Core Lectures.

Wednesday mornings. Duration: 1 hour

Part 1. Introduction to Irish Archaeology
1) Mesolithic and Neolithic Ireland
2) Bronze Age and Iron Age Ireland
3) Early Medieval and Viking Ireland
4) Medieval and Post-Medieval Ireland.

Part 2. Themes in Irish Archaeology
1) The development of the discipline of Archaeology in Ireland
2) Ethical Challenges in Irish Archaeology

 Lectures:

Field Work:

4 Week Module

The Field School week runs from Monday to Friday

SU409 Introduction to Irish Archaeology

1.    Attendance and participation in all scheduled and evening lectures.
2.    Written test, (multiple choice), on the following Archaeological Periods

·      Mesolithic and Neolithic Ireland

·      Bronze Age and Iron Age Ireland

·      Early Medieval and Viking Ireland

·      Medieval and post-Medieval Ireland

3.    Written test, (multiple choice/ appropriate text selection), on field skills and techniques.
4.    Written test (multiple choice/ appropriate text selection), specific to the excavation they have assisted on during  the course.
5.    1500 word essay – Archaeological topic of their choice.

SU410 Archaeological Field Studies

6.    Daily Notebook.
7.    Context Sheet. - (completed)
8.    Photographs - ( a selection of Excavation and Site photographs)
9.    Section Drawing  – ( a drawing of a specific part of the excavation they have worked on)
10.  Excavation plan  – ( a plan of the Excavation)

Each week there are two formal lectures conducted by field school staff that take place during the day and are of    approximately one hour in duration. During the first week there are an additional two lectures and a series on in- house  seminars

During the course a series of lectures are delivered on Tuesday evenings by visiting guest speakers. Each lecture is a minimum of 1.5 hours in duration.

Field Skill tuition is provided in the following areas:-

Excavation:  
Trowelling, Finds recording, Planning, Section drawing, levelling,
Context sheet, Photography, Sampling.

Finds:   
Processing, Drawing and Database entry.

Drawing:   
Profiles, Wall drawing and section drawing. Planning with offsets and frame.

Each week there are two formal lectures conducted by field school staff that take place during the day and are of    approximately one hour in duration. During the first week there are an additional two lectures and a series on in- house  seminars. During the course a series of lectures are delivered on Tuesday evenings by visiting guest speakers. Each lecture is a minimum of 1.5 hours in duration.

Core Lectures.

Wednesday mornings. Duration: 1 hour

Part 1. Introduction to Irish Archaeology
1) Mesolithic and Neolithic Ireland
2) Bronze Age and Iron Age Ireland
3) Early Medieval and Viking Ireland
4) Medieval and Post-Medieval Ireland.

Lectures:

Field Work: