本课程结合了环境考古学和过去的经济研究
This course combines the study of environmental archaeology and past economies, in order to advance our understanding of the relationship between people and nature in the making of human history.? The course is taught through practical lab-based classes as well as lectures and seminars covering current theoretical debates. - Your dissertation will provide the opportunity to specialise in one branch of these related fields, and to gain advanced expertise in practical archaeobotany, zooarchaeology or geoarchaeology.? We stress the integration of humanities and science-based approaches to produce a deeper understanding of past humanity. - We emphasise studies of contemporary ecology, economy and ethnography as a basis for investigating the past. - You will have the opportunity to work between and across different viewpoints and approaches, make up your own mind about their strengths and weaknesses, and develop your own ideas.? Students have access to excellent lab facilities and some of the best plant and animal bone collections in the world, they are taught by staff actively researching in the fields of environmental and economic archaeology. - By the end of the course you will have the acquired the skills necessary to reconstruct and understand past environments and economies, which is critical to careers in either research or professional contexts.<br>Duration One year full-time or two years part-time.