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University College Dublin

Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture

GradDip Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture

Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 60)
Experimental archaeology can be defined as the reconstruction of past buildings, technologies, things and environmental contexts so as to enable a better understanding of the character and role of materiality and material culture in peoples lives.
It may also involve innovative, experiential interrogations of past lifeways and material culture, so as to explore and understand how people interact with each other and the world.

Duration

1 Years Full Time, 2 Years Part Time

Number of credits

60 credits

Further enquiries

Email: graduatestudies@ucd.ie
Telephone: +353 (0)1 716 4043

Subjects taught

Stage 1: Core

Archaeological Field & Laboratory Techniques
ARCH40770
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Investigating Materials & Objects
ARCH40820
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Communicating Heritage
ARCH40830
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Expt Arch: Principles&Practice
ARCH40840
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Practical Experimental Archaeology
ARCH40850
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Research Project Skills
ARCH40860
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Food Evolutions
ARCH41160

Stage 1: Option

Combat Archaeology
ARCH30170
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Archaeology of Food
ARCH30360
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Experiment Archaeology & Ancient Technologies
ARCH30500
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Heritage Management
ARCH30510
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Archaeology and the Public: Past Meets Present
ARCH30520
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Early Medieval Europe: Social identity and Belonging AD 400-1100
ARCH30530
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Wetland Archaeology
ARCH30540
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Archaeology of Minoan Crete
ARCH30550
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Adoption of Agriculture
ARCH30560
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Feudal castles and Gothic cathedrals: building medieval Europe, AD1000-1500
ARCH30600
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New perspectives on the Historical Archaeology of Ireland
ARCH40720
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Research Prehistoric Archaeology.
ARCH40730
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Introduction to GIS and Spatial Methods in Archaeology
ARCH40870
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Advanced GIS in Archaeology and Heritage
ARCH40880
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Cultural Heritage
ARCH40990
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Heritage Marketing, Market Research & Management
ARCH41010
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Historic Urban Landscapes
ARCH41080