ThisMastersdegreeprogrammecriticallydiscussesthechangingroleof'findsspecialists'andprovidestraininginthestudyandinterpretationofartefactsfromarchaeologicalsitesandmuseumcollections.Thecoursewillbelargelytaughtusingthestaff,equipmentandcollectionsattheUCLInstituteofArchaeology,butgoodusewillalsobemadeoftheexpertiseandcollectionsofanumberofothermuseumsandprofessionalarchaeologicalunits.Studentswillbeintroducedtotheskillsoffindsspecialists,practicalissuesinvolvedintheprofessionalstudyofartefactsandmajortheoreticaldebatesaboutthecollection,interpretation,reportingandcurationofarchaeologicalmaterials.Acentralconcernwilbetheintegrationoffindsanalysiswithinwiderarchaeologicalresearchquestions.Inthethirdtermstudentswillundertakeaplacementwithinamuseumoranarchaeologicalunitwhereexperiencewillbegainedinthepracticeoffindsanalysisandbodyofmaterialstudiedforthedissertation.Bytheendofthecoursestudentsshouldhaveanappreciationoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentapproachestoartefactstudiesandwillbeabletoundertaketheanalysisandreportingofanartefactassemblageofspecificmaterials.
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