MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


ARY3760

Dating in archaeology

P J Bicknell and C A Hope

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis Knowledge of excavation methods and dating techniques is basic equipment for the archaeology student and practitioner. The subject deals with the process of excavating a site and describes and assesses various non-scientific and scientific methods of dating artefacts and the context in which they are found.

Assessment Written (4000 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%

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