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:
- the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland, and the social and material changes which occurred over this period.
- the processes by which interpretative statements are made.
- the changing historical frameworks of interpretation within which the Neolithic period is discussed.
- general theoretical statements to more specific bodies of evidence.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Recognise and identify Neolithic material culture and monuments
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- read and write imaginatively
- read critically and evaluate data
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
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 40 |
| Wider reading or practice | 60 |
| Lecture | 25 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 25 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Smith, I. (1973). The Neolithic. British Prehistory.
Thomas, J. (1998). Towards a regional Geography of the Neolithic. Understanding the Neolithic in Northwestern Europe, pp. 37- 61.
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.
Textbooks
Piggott, S. (1954). Neolithic Cultures of the British Isles. 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..
Bradley, R (2007). The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press.
Thomas, J. (1991). Rethinking the Neolithic. Cambridge University Press.
Whittle, A. (1996). Europe in the Neolithic: the creation of new worlds (1, 7, l0). Cambridge University Press.
Cooney, G. and Grogan, E. (1994). Social Perspectives in Irish Prehistory. Wordswell.
Bradley, R. (1998). The Significance of Monuments (Chapters 1-8). Routledge.
Parker-Pearson, M. (1993). Bronze Age Britain (Chapters 1-3, 7). Batsford.
Bradley, R. (2005). Ritual and Domestic Life in Prehistoric Europe. Routledge.
Barrett, J.C. (1994). Fragments from Antiquity: an archaeology of Social life in Britain, 2900-1200 BC (Especially chapters 1-4). Blackwell.
Thomas, J. (1999). Understanding the Neolithic (Chapters 1-6). Routledge.
Whittle, A. (2003). The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life. Routledge.
Burgess, C. (1980). The Age of Stonehenge. Dent.
Cooney, G. (1999). Landscapes of the Irish Neolithic. Routledge.
Bradley, R. (1991). The Passage of Arms (Chapters 1 and 2 only). Cambridge University Press.
Edmonds, M. (1999). Ancestral Geographies of the Neolithic. Routledge.
Bradley, R. (1984). The Social Foundations of Prehistoric Britain (Chapters 1-3). Longman.
Bradley, R. (2000). The Archaeology of Natural Places. Routledge.
Jones, A. (2007). Memory and Material culture: tracing the past in prehistoric Europe. Cambridge University Press.
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:
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
| 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
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External