Swedish name: Forntid i Norden
This syllabus is valid: 2024-03-18 and until further notice
Syllabus for courses starting after 2024-03-18
Course code: 1AR077
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: First cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Archaeology: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Established by: Faculty director of studies, Faculty of arts, 2021-09-07
Revised by: Head of Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, 2024-01-23
The course introduces the pre-historic times in Scandinavia, that begins in the end of the last Ice Age and ends in the Viking Period. We study the variation and change in material culture, monument types and environments. We also study the interpretations of ancient ways of life lifeways, societies, and Scandinavian ancient beliefs.
Expected learning outcomes:
Knowledge and understanding
Skills and abilities
Evaluation and attitude
The course is held in English. Teaching consists of lectures, seminars, group exercises, and individual work. When attendance at lectures or exercises is compulsory, that is, of the examining nature, it is specifically stated in the schedule. In case of absence on a compulsory occasion, supplementary information is provided by the teacher.
The course is examined continuously through assignments, participation in mandatory seminars, and an individual exam. Group assignments and seminars are graded with graded with Pass (Godkänd) or Fail (Underkänd). The individual exam is graded with Pass with distinction (Välgodkänd), Pass (Godkänd) and Fail (Underkänd). To pass the course all mandatory parts are required, and the individual essay must have received the grade G. To receive Pass with distinction (VG) all mandatory parts are required (grade G), and the individual essay must have received the grade VG. Grades are set by the Faculty of Humanities' appointed examiner.
Each module with a final examination has five examination opportunities. Students who have not received a passing grade after the first examination have the right to a second examination opportunity within two months. The third and fourth opportunities will be when the course is held again, and the fifth opportunity will be the next time the course is offered. Registered students have the right to be examined up to two years after their first registration date.
In a degree, this course may not be included together with another course with similar content. In case of uncertainty, the student should consult Director of Studies at the Department of The Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies.
Price T. Douglas
Ancient Scandinavia : an archaeological history from the first humans to the Vikings
New York : Oxford University Press : cop. 2015 : PDF (xx, 494 s.) :
Online access for UMUB
ISBN: 9780190231989
Mandatory
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The Viking world
Brink Stefan, Price Neil S.
London : Routledge : 2008 : xxii, 717 p. :
ISBN: 9780203412770 (electronic bk.)
Mandatory
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Reading instructions: Additional Reading
Sid 11-22, 32-48, 67-76, 94-125, 140-158, 193-203, 274-280, 341-349, 368-378, 411-433, 439-484, 496-561, 621-628, 645-674.
Cummings Vicki
The anthropology of hunter-gatherers : key themes for archaeologists
London : Bloomsbury Academic : 2013 : 163 pages :
ISBN: 9781780932026
Mandatory
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Reading instructions: Additional Reading
sid 1-163
For free online
https://www-taylorfrancis-com.proxy.ub.umu.se/books/mono/10.4324/9781003086833/anthropology-hunter-gatherers-vicki-cummings
Ekholm Therese
Mesolithic Settlement in Northernmost Sweden. Economy, Technology, Chronology
Fennoscandia Archaeologica 2016, vol. 33 :
Fulltext
Mandatory
Reading instructions: Additional Reading
sid 5-26
Forsberg Lars
The spread of new technologies in Early Fennoscandia. A view without borders
CAS (Centre for Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters) : 2010 :
Online:
Mandatory
Reading instructions: Additional Reading
Sid 1-7
Hunters in transition : an outline of early Sámi history
Hansen Lars Ivar, Olsen Bjørnar
Leiden : BRILL : 2013 : 1 online resource (416 p.) :
Online access for UMUB
ISBN: 9789004252554
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Reading instructions: Additional Reading
The Agrarian History of Sweden: From 4000 BC to AD 2000
Morell Mats, Myrdal Janken
Nordic Academic Press : 2015 :
Omslagsbild
ISBN: 9789187121104
Mandatory
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