Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- general theoretical statements to more specific bodies of evidence.
- the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland, and the social and material changes which occurred over this period.
- the changing historical frameworks of interpretation within which the Neolithic period is discussed.
- the processes by which interpretative statements are made.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- read critically and evaluate data
- read and write imaginatively
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply a general theoretical argument to a specific body of data
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Recognise and identify Neolithic material culture and monuments
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 40 |
| Lecture | 25 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 25 |
| Wider reading or practice | 60 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Smith, I. (1973). The Neolithic. British Prehistory.
Bayliss, A., Bronk Ramsey, C., van der Plicht, J. and Whittle, A. (2007). Bradshaw and bayes: towards a timetable for the Neolithic. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 17(1), pp. 1—28.
Bradley, R. (1982). Position and possession: assemblage variation in the British Neolithic. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 1, pp. 27-38.
Thomas, J. (1998). Towards a regional Geography of the Neolithic. Understanding the Neolithic in Northwestern Europe, pp. 37- 61.
Textbooks
Whittle, A. (2003). The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life. Routledge.
Bradley, R (2007). The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press.
Bradley, R. (1991). The Passage of Arms (Chapters 1 and 2 only). Cambridge University Press.
Bradley, R. (1993). Altering the Earth: the origins of monuments in Britain and continental Europe (Especially chapters 1-5). Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph No. 8..
Jones, A. (2007). Memory and Material culture: tracing the past in prehistoric Europe. Cambridge University Press.
Thomas, J. (1999). Understanding the Neolithic (Chapters 1-6). Routledge.
Thomas, J. (1991). Rethinking the Neolithic. Cambridge University Press.
Piggott, S. (1954). Neolithic Cultures of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press.
Bradley, R. (1984). The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain (Chapters 1-3). Longman.
Bradley, R. (1998). The Significance of Monuments (Chapters 1-8). Routledge.
Edmonds, M. (1999). Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic. Routledge.
Barrett, J.C. (1994). Fragments from Antiquity: an archaeology of Social life in Britain, 2900-1200 BC (Especially chapters 1-4). Blackwell.
Cooney, G. and Grogan, E. (1994). Social Perspectives in Irish Prehistory. Wordswell.
Bradley, R. (2005). Ritual and Domestic Life in Prehistoric Europe. Routledge.
Cooney, G. (1999). Landscapes of the Irish Neolithic. Routledge.
Parker-Pearson, M. (1993). Bronze Age Britain (Chapters 1-3, 7). Batsford.
Burgess, C. (1980). The Age of Stonehenge. Dent.
Whittle, A. (1996). Europe in the Neolithic: the creation of new worlds (1, 7, l0). Cambridge University Press.
Bradley, R. (2000). The Archaeology of Natural Places. Routledge.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Illustrated essay
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External