The summative essay is worth 100% of the module mark and should be 3,000 words in length. Summative essay questions Answer ONE of the questions below. —————————————————————————————————— Preamble – You must draw on archaeological examples from at least two different teaching blocks (Roman, Vikings, Medieval Africa, The Modern World) ——————————————— How important was material culture […]
https://cdli.ox.ac.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=the_flood_tablet 1000 words / peer reviewed / pictures added Using illustrations (numbered ‘Fig. 1, Fig. 2.’ etc and appropriately captioned and cross-referenced in the text) present a ‘biography’ of the object and explain what it can tell us about the prehistoric past. the text should be no longer than 1000 words think of How was […]
a 2000-word essay / adding pictures, please ( later prehistory “bronze/iron” age ) What can prehistoric burials tell us about social structure? How have archaeologists approached this issue and what problems have arisen? only peer-reviewed references
Summative essay questions Answer ONE of the questions below. Preamble – You must draw on archaeological examples from at least two different teaching blocks (Roman, Vikings, Medieval Africa, The Modern World). How important was material culture in how past societies constructed their identities? Discuss the ways in which past societies used buildings, structures, and space […]
The assignment is: Household and Workplace; How have historical archaeologists combined different sources of evidence to reconstruct domestic activities and social relations within households? Use two different sites or groups of sites as case studies in your answer, and critically consider how different sources of evidence (buildings, artefacts, documents) are used to reconstruct historic households. […]
For ONE of the following three papers, write a critique of 2000 words of the use of isotope evidence, addressing the following points as far as possible: Has the study been well designed? Is the methodology clear and can it be followed? Are the results of the work set out clearly? Do they give sufficient […]
Use ANCIENT EVIDENCE/ ANCIENT SOURCES Use some scholarships (not as evidence) -The body of the essay should then be a systematic review of the issue, or reasoned arguments for your answer to the question. -always to make it clear where you are going, and what reasoning or primary material justify the points you are making. […]
is a site-focused case study. This element should be 1,000 words in length. The site you are to explore is the Mesolithic site of Star Carr, in the Vale of Pickering in Yorkshire. A link for the most recent site report can be found within the Assessment folder In the conclusions of their report Milner […]
Why do we see the origins of inequality in the origins of civilization? Why were the first kings the first priests? Why did patriarchy (men control women) and slavery and hierarchy begin here? And environmental destruction. What are some relevant takeaways we find from the Gilgamesh story and ancient Egypt?
