MA Early Prehistory and Human Origins
Course Overview
This course delves into the deep history of human origins, from three million to 5,000 years ago, exploring what makes us human through the lens of archaeological evidence. You will join a dynamic research environment to debate pivotal questions about Neanderthals, Ice Age life, and the foundations of early society. The program offers a unique blend of theoretical discussion and hands-on practical experience, guided by internationally renowned specialists in the field.
Key Program Highlights
- Learn from internationally renowned specialists in early prehistoric archaeology and human evolution
- Gain hands-on experience with archaeological materials and museum collections at the York Museum
- Participate in a field trip to view Upper Palaeolithic rock art at Creswell Crags
- Engage with pioneering, media-attention research that is actively changing our understanding of human origins
- Tailor your studies by selecting modules that align with your specific research interests and career goals
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Course Overview
This course delves into the deep history of human origins, from three million to 5,000 years ago, exploring what makes us human through the lens of archaeological evidence. You will join a dynamic research environment to debate pivotal questions about Neanderthals, Ice Age life, and the foundations of early society. The program offers a unique blend of theoretical discussion and hands-on practical experience, guided by internationally renowned specialists in the field.
Key Program Highlights
- Learn from internationally renowned specialists in early prehistoric archaeology and human evolution
- Gain hands-on experience with archaeological materials and museum collections at the York Museum
- Participate in a field trip to view Upper Palaeolithic rock art at Creswell Crags
- Engage with pioneering, media-attention research that is actively changing our understanding of human origins
- Tailor your studies by selecting modules that align with your specific research interests and career goals
Requirements
The requirements may vary based on your selected study options.
Modules
- Becoming Human
- Debates in Funerary Archaeology
- Digital Creativity
- Mesolithic Life and Death
- Virtual Reality and 3D Modelling
- Ancient Biomolecules
- Animal bones for Archaeologists
- Archaeologies of Colonialism in the British Atlantic World
- Artefacts and Materials Analysis
- Building Conservation Projects
- Buildings Recording
- Contemporary Issues in Museums
- Critical Approaches to Archaeological Practice
- Data Science for Archaeology
- Death, Burial and Commemoration in the Roman World
- Digital Approaches to Archaeology
- Experimental Archaeology
- GIS and spatial analysis
- Heritage Principles and Concepts
- Histories of Conservation
- Landscape survey and geophysics
- Life and Death in Iron Age Britain and Ireland
- Medieval Settlement and Communities
- Making the Nation
- Museums, Audiences & Interpretation
- Presenting Historic Houses
- Project Management
- Researching & Analysing Historic Buildings
- Roman Europe
- Roman Archaeology: Ancient pasts, current issues
- Skeletal Evidence for Health in the Past
- Sustainability I: definitions of sustainability & methods of assessment
- Sustainability II: understanding sustainability as change through time
- Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable Conservation Challenges
- The Ancient Celts: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe
- The Archaeology of Roman Religion
- The Archaeology of the Human Skeleton
- The Viking Age: People, Places, Things
- Thinking through Material Culture
- Understanding & Interpreting Historic Buildings
- Zooarchaeology in Context
- Prehistoric Art: Origins and Transitions
- Debates in Funerary Archaeology
- Digital Creativity
- Mesolithic Life and Death
- Virtual Reality and 3D Modelling
- Ancient Biomolecules
- Animal bones for Archaeologists
- Archaeologies of Colonialism in the British Atlantic World
- Artefacts and Materials Analysis
- Building Conservation Projects
- Buildings Recording
- Contemporary Issues in Museums
- Critical Approaches to Archaeological Practice
- Data Science for Archaeology
- Death, Burial and Commemoration in the Roman World
- Digital Approaches to Archaeology
- Experimental Archaeology
- GIS and spatial analysis
- Heritage Principles and Concepts
- Histories of Conservation
- Landscape survey and geophysics
- Life and Death in Iron Age Britain and Ireland
- Medieval Settlement and Communities
- Making the Nation
- Museums, Audiences & Interpretation
- Presenting Historic Houses
- Project Management
- Researching & Analysing Historic Buildings
- Roman Europe
- Roman Archaeology: Ancient pasts, current issues
- Skeletal Evidence for Health in the Past
- Sustainability I: definitions of sustainability & methods of assessment
- Sustainability II: understanding sustainability as change through time
- Sustainable Buildings
- Sustainable Conservation Challenges
- The Ancient Celts: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe
- The Archaeology of Roman Religion
- The Archaeology of the Human Skeleton
- The Viking Age: People, Places, Things
- Thinking through Material Culture
- Understanding & Interpreting Historic Buildings
- Zooarchaeology in Context
- dissertation
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