2024-2025 / HAAR0079-1

Special questions on the techniques of excavations

Duration

30h Th, 10d FT Exc.

Number of credits

 Master in history of art and archaeology : general, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : musicology, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : archeometrics, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general, professional focus in museology5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general (60 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : musicology (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Pierre Noiret

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Excavations; recording, drawing and topographical techniques; stratigraphical analysis; field techniques in some peculiar contexts (prehistoric excavations in caves, planned excavations, rural and urban rescue archaeology).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To go further in the capacity of managing the archaeological excavations, including through lectures given by archaeologists explaining their own field experience, and through visits of archaeological sites in current excavations.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The student must have participated to the course about the excavation techniques in the 2nd year of Bachelor's degree.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoritical courses, lectures, visists of archaeological sites in current excavations.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

30 h + 10 days of excavation, at the 2nd term.
Auditorium A4/prehistory Museum, Tuesday 9-11 AM.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

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Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

Oral examination. Exam session in June.

Work placement(s)

10 days of field training.

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Pierre NOIRET Département des Sciences historiques Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège Tél.: 04.366.58.39 E-mail: pnoiret@uliege.be

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