Duration
30h Th, 10d FT Exc.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Excavations; recording, drawing and topographical techniques; stratigraphical analysis; field techniques in some peculiar contexts (prehistoric excavations in caves, planned excavations, rural and urban rescue archaeology).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To go further in the capacity of managing the archaeological excavations, including through lectures given by archaeologists explaining their own field experience, and through visits of archaeological sites in current excavations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The student must have participated to the course about the excavation techniques in the 2nd year of Bachelor's degree.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoritical courses, lectures and 10 days of participation on an archaeological excavation.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
30 h + 10 days of excavation, at the 2nd term.
Auditorium A4/prehistory Museum, Tuesday 9-11 AM.
Recommended or required readings
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Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral examination, including field school evaluation. Exam session in June.
Work placement(s)
10 days of field training.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Pierre NOIRET Département des Sciences historiques Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège Tél.: 04.366.58.39 E-mail: pnoiret@uliege.be