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Course and Unit Catalogue 2012

Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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ARPA384 Archaeology of Stone Artefacts

Updated: 20 May 2011

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	24cp or candidature in DipIndiArch or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	ABAR283 or ABAR383 or ARPA283 or ARPA383
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	To be advised
Unit Description	This unit is taught online with practical exercises based on artifacts specially made for the unit; it considers the geology and mechanics of making stone artefacts; the diversity of stone artifacts; Australian stone artefacts; methods of study of stone artefacts; and methods of interpreting stone artefacts.
Materials	Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

distinguish between stone artefacts and non-artefactual stone;
identify some common raw material types;
understand some of the principles that determine how stone artefacts are made;
recognise some common stone artefacts types in Australia;
identify, describe and analyse stone artefact assemblage; and
understand the organization involved when people used stone artefacts as part of their everyday lives.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Knowledge of the archaeology discipline will be taught through lecture notes and essential readings. It will be assessed in all four assessments.
2	Communication Skills External and internal students will develop their writing skills, note taking, critical thinking, reading, research and clarity of expression through essay writing and exam preparation. It is anticipated that all students will communicate effectively with staff, face to face, by phone, by email and/or on the online discussion boards.
3	Global Perspectives The essence of this unit is its global perspective on stone artefacts. Artefacts are studied in a regional and global context. Artefacts are studied as a set of processes rather than banging rocks together.
4	Information Literacy Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology @ UNE is a leader in delivering archaeology and palaeaoanthropology units in distance mode. To do this we make heavy use of electronic access to the literature and other material available through Dixson Library's online catalogue and on the world wide web and through the companion site on the online discussion board enabling you to interact with staff and other students.
5	Life-Long Learning This will be given effect in two ways. We hope that students will gain an interest and enthusiasm for archaeology and palaeoanthropology that will produce a life long overview of these historical science disciplines, even if only through reading popular sources such as magazine articles, and watching tv documentaries. Secondly, the study skills centred on critical analysis of data will be the basis of learning in any intellectual activity throughout life.
6	Problem Solving Problem solving is integral to all archaeological and palaeoanthropological research, which involves hypothesis based research designs, as well as meticulous recovery and interpretation strategies. You will be exposed to the problem solving by consideration of the evidence that supports the interpretations presented in this unit.
7	Social Responsibility Archaeology and Palaeoanthroplogy are inherently socially responsible disciplinces and students are imbued with this aspect of the discipline throughout this unit.
8	Team Work Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner.