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This course will focus on providing a general understanding of lithic technology. The rudiments of technology will be presented. You will learn to identify humanly struck material from natural pieces, as well as to recognize various material types. You will also receive instruction regarding the essential attributes of flakes, blades, knapping debris, cores and various tool types. Furthermore, you will learn how lithic specimens were manufactured, how they break and why we find an abundance of certain categories of waste on Stone Age sites.
All general lectures will be supplemented by weekly laboratory work. In the labs. prepared bags of selected materials and accompanying work sheets will be distributed. There you will put into operation what you have learned. These meetings will be highly informal and a lively discussion of the selected pieces is encouraged. Lab time is not a test. It is a way to learn more about lithics and to find out that no question is a foolish one. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU ATTEND BOTH THE GENERAL LECTURES AND THE WEEKLY LAB.
The course aims at developing a general understanding of the most important aspects of understanding lithic technology. The French method, the chaînes opératoire, will form the basis for this teaching. Having completed this course you should anticipate that you can work on a lithic collection from any of the stone using periods anywhere in the world and draw sensible and defendable conclusions as to production and aspects of manufacture of that collection.
The course is available to all students accepted to the master program in archaeology.
Students who are admitted to study programmes or individual courses at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for by registering a study plan in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction and tuition and sit for the examination.
No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.
10 credits against ARK2010 - Forhistorisk arkeologi.
6 lectures 6 practical laboratory assignments based on the lectures.
The students have to submit 6 practical assignments during the course (obligatory). Each assignment shall be subject to the approval of the subject teacher and needs to be approved before the students submit their final essay.
Teaching takes place throughout the semester.
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, contingent on available capacity.
Each student writes an independent essay on a related topic with a limit of 5 pages of 2300 keystrokes (space not included). The course is evaluated with pass/fail.
Students are awarded either a passing or failing grade. The pass/fail scale is applied as an independent scale with only two possible results.
Students can ask for an explanation of the grade. This must be done within a week after the grade was made known to the student. To obtain the explanation, send an e-mail to arkeologi-student@iakh.uio.no. It is up to the sensor whether the explanation will be given orally or in writing. The student's e-mail must contain information of an e-mail address and a telephone number he or she can be reached on.
An external auditor regularly evaluates the academic quality of the course, including the form of exam used on the course.
A student may appeal against an awarded grade and/or file a formal complaint about exam procedures.
Students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to sit for their final exams may apply for participation in make-up exams. Make-up exams are arranged either later in the same semester or early in the semester following the exam in question. Documentation of valid reasons for absence from the regular exam must be submitted upon application to participate in make-up exams.
Students who have failed an exam and students who wish to re-take an exam to achieve a better grade may not participate in make-up exams, but must re-take the exam when it is regularly scheduled.
Students may apply for access to alternative exam resources or exam forms on the basis of chronic illness and/or special needs that create a marked disadvantage to other students in the exam situation. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
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