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School of Archaeology & Ancient History

AR1005 Introduction to World Archaeology AD

Academic Year: 2009-2010

Semester: 2

Time and location: Monday 9.00 -10.00 am

George Porter B

Tuesday 2.00 - 3.00 pm

George Porter A

Plus 1 hour seminar per week

First meeting: 25 January 2010

Module coordinator: Deirdre O’Sullivan

e-mail: [email protected]

Room: 029 - School of Archaeology & Ancient History Building

Office hours: Tuesdays 3.00 – 4.00 pm

Your individual appointments

(e.g. tutorials, seminars): …………………………………………………………

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document prepared by: DOS 18/01/10

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AR1005 Introduction to World Archaeology AD

Weighting: 20 credits

Co-ordinator: Deirdre O’Sullivan (DOS)

Other tutors: Simon James (SJ), Deirdre O’Sullivan (DOS), Sarah Tarlow (ST), Ruth Young (RY).

Module outline:

The course is divided into four blocks of lectures covering key themes in world historical archaeology: the Roman Empire; Re-Shaping the World; New States and New Faiths; Capitalism and Colonialism. There are three to five lectures in each block. Seminar groups of c. 6 students meet nine times in the semester, using specially prepared study packs.

Aims: To provide students with an understanding of the basic frameworks (chronological, geographical and thematic) of world archaeology from the establishment of the Roman Empire to the development of modern western imperialism

To introduce students to the key issues and developments in modern archaeology

To foster the development of students’ learning and communication skills through small group seminar teaching allied to the lectures.

Intended learning

outcomes:

On completion of the module, students should be able to:

demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of historical archaeology on a world-wide basis;

write a properly-referenced academic essay

carry out focused research and present findings in seminar discussions.

Methods of teaching:

Method of assessment:

Two one-hour lectures per week in Semester Two supported by nine weekly one-hour seminars (students are required to read materials in advance of seminars and be able to contribute to discussion). There is also one programmed related fieldtrip to Kenilworth Castle and Abbey (Saturday 27th February 2010).

The course is assessed by: (i) an essay (selected from the list provided below) worth 40%, and (ii) an exam paper worth 60%.

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AR1005 Schedule 2010

Week Date Session Lecturer

The Roman Empire

13 25 January Creating the Roman Empire: Armies, Frontiers, Peoples

SJ

26 January Rome: an Urban Civilisation

SJ

14 1 February Economics and Material Cultures

SJ

Reshaping the World – New Powers

2 February The Rise of Christianity DOS

15 8 February The Fall of Rome and the Germanic World

DOS

9 February The Celtic West DOS

16 15 February Traders and Raiders around the North Sea

DOS

New States and New Faiths

16 February The Archaeology of the Norman Conquest

DOS

17 22 February Buddhism and Emerging Theocracies in South Asia

RY

23 February Building Christian Europe

DOS

18 Reading Week

19 8 March Pilgrims and Crusaders DOS

9 March From Mohammed to the Moghuls

DOS

20 15 March The Black Death and its consequences

DOS

Capitalism and Colonialism

21 16 March Exploration and Colonisation in the New World

ST

22 March The African Diaspora and Plantations in the New World

ST

22 23 March Industrialisation and the Modern World

ST

4 May The Contemporary World – the Archaeology of Us

ST

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Reading List

There is no standard archaeology text book that covers the whole course. There are, however, a number of studies which provide substantial coverage; these are mostly historical in orientation. We recommend the following for purchase: Smith, J. 2005. Europe after Rome. A New Cultural History Oxford: University Press Graham Campbell, J. and Valor, M. (eds.) 2007 The Archaeology of Medieval Europe (2 vols.) Aarhus: University Press. The volume dealing with the Early Middle Ages is the only one to appear so far. We also recommend the following: Alcock, S. & Osborne, R. (eds) 2007 Classical Archaeology. Oxford & Malden: Blackwell Bowerstock, G.W. Brown, P. & Grabar, O. (eds.) 1999 Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Post-Classical World Harvard: University Press Cornell, T. & Matthews, J. 1982 Atlas of the Roman World. Oxford: Phaidon Fossier, R. (ed.) 1989 The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages. Vol. I. 350-950 London: Guild/Cambridge University Press Fossier, R. (ed.) 1997 The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages. Vol. II. 950-1250 London: Guild/Cambridge University Press Fouracre, P. (ed) 2005 The New Cambridge Medieval History, I. c.500- c.700 Cambridge Hinton, D. 1990 1999 Archaeology, Economy and Society. England from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Century Seaby: London Holmes, G. (ed.) 2001 The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe Oxford: University Press Huskinson, J. 2000 Experiencing Rome. Culture, Identity and Power in the Roman Empire. London: Routledge Hunter, J. & Ralston, I. (eds.) 2009 The Archaeology of Britain. An Introduction from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Industrial Revolution 2nd edition Routledge: London (Nb. chapters. 9-14). Innes, M. 2007 Introduction to Early Medieval Western Europe, 300-900. The Sword, the Plough and the Book London: Routledge Mattingly, D. 2006 An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409 Harmondsworth: Penguin McCormick, M. 2002 Origins of the European Economy: Communications and Commerce AD 300-900 Cambridge: University Press McKitterick, R. 2003 The Times Medieval World London: HarperCollins Orser, C.E (ed.) 2002 Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology London & New York: Routledge Wickham, C. 2005 Framing the early Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean 400–800 Oxford: University Press Do try also the many journals/periodicals in the Library – e.g. Journal of Roman Archaeology, Britannia, Medieval Archaeology, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Antiquity, World Archaeology, Landscapes, Journal of Material Culture, Historical Archaeology, International Journal of Historical Archaeology – Most of these are now available online The following additional readings are recommended as preparation for individual sections of the course:

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The Roman Empire – general works

Barton, I. 1996 Roman Public Buildings. Exeter: Exeter University Press. Coulston, J. & Dodge, H. (eds.) 2000 Ancient Rome. The Archaeology of the Ancient City. Oxford Cunliffe, B. (ed.) 1994 The Oxford Illustrated Prehistory of Europe. Oxford (chap.12) Garnsey, P. & Saller, R. 1987 The Roman Empire. Economy, Culture and Society London: Duckworth. Greene, K. 1986 The Archaeology of the Roman Economy London: Batsford Goodman, M. 1997 The Roman World 44 BC – AD 180 London: Routledge Jones, B. & Mattingly, D. 1990 An Atlas of Roman Britain Oxford: Basil Blackwell Millar, F. 1981 The Roman Empire and its Neighbours (2nd ed.) London/Edinburgh Sear, F. 1982 Roman Architecture. London: Routledge Wacher, J. (ed.) 1987 The Roman World, 2 vols. Oxford Wells, C. 1992 The Roman Empire (2nd ed.) London: Fontana Beard, M.2007 The Roman Triumph Harvard & London: Harvard University Press Butcher, K. 2003 Roman Syria and the Near East London: British Museum Press Campbell, B. 2002 War and Society in Imperial Rome 31 BC-AD 284 London & New York: Routledge. Heather, P. 2005 The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History Basingstoke & Oxford: Macmillan James, S. T. and M. J. Millett (eds.) 2001 Britons and Romans: Advancing an Archaeological Agenda CBA Research Report. York, Council for British Archaeology Keay, S. J. and N. Terrenato (eds.) 2001 Italy and the West: Comparative Issues in Romanization Oxford: Oxbow Wallace-Hadrill, A. 2008 Rome's Cultural Revolution Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Webster, J. 2001 "Creolizing the Roman Provinces" American Journal of Archaeology 105: 209-225 Wells, P. S.2003 The Battle That Stopped Rome New York & London: Norton

The Roman Army and Frontiers Bidwell, P.T. 1997. Roman Forts in Britain Batsford/English Heritage, London Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N. 2006 Roman Military Equipment London Breeze, D. 1982 The Northern Frontiers of Roman Britain London Connolly, P. 1990 Greece and Rome at War London: Macdonald Crow, J. 2004 Housesteads Roman fort Stroud: Tempus Dixon, K. & Southern, P. 1992 The Roman Cavalry London:Batsford Elton, H. 1999 Roman Frontiers Cambridge. Erdkamp, P. (ed.)2002 The Roman Army and the Economy Amsterdam: Gieben Garnsey, P. & Saller, R. 1987 The Roman Empire. Economy, Culture and Society Goldsworthy, A.K., 1996 The Roman Army at War 100BC - AD200 Oxford: Oxford University Press Goldsworthy, A. 2003 The Complete Roman Army London & New York: Thames & Hudson Goodman, M. 1997 The Roman World 44 BC - AD 180 London Hanson, W. S. 2007 A Roman Frontier Fort in Scotland: Elginhaugh Stroud: Tempus Harris, W.V. 1979 War and Imperialism in Republican Rome 327 - 70BC Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Keppie, L. 1984 The Making of the Roman army from Republic to Empire London: Batsford Le Bohec, Y. 1994 The Imperial Roman Army London: Batsford Luttwak, E. 1976 The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire New York Mattingly, D.J. (ed.) 1997 Dialogues in Roman Imperialism. Power, Discourse and Discrepant Experience in the Roman Empire Ann Arbor Peddie, J. 1994 The Roman War Machine Stroud: Alan Sutton Rich, J. & Shipley G. (eds.) 1993. War and Society in the Roman World Routledge: London & New York Shirley, E. 2001 Building a Roman Legionary Fortress Stroud: Tempus Whittaker, C. 1994 Frontiers of the Roman Empire: A Social and Economic Study New York

Roman Provinces Alcock, S. 1993 Graecia Capta Cambridge: University Press. Alcock, S. (ed.) 1997 The Early Roman Empire in the East Oxford: Oxbow. Alföldy G. 1974 Noricum London: Routledge, Kegan Paul. Ball, W. 2000 Rome in the East: The transformation of an empire London & New York: Routledge Barker, G. & Lloyd, J. (eds.) 1991 Roman Landscapes London: British School at Rome Creighton, J. & Wilson, R.J.A. (eds.) 1999 Roman Germany: Studies in Cultural Interaction Portsmouth, R.I: Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series Dark, K. & Dark, P. 1997 The Landscape of Roman Britain Stroud: Alan Sutton Drinkwater, J.F. 1983 Roman Gaul: The Three Provinces, 58 BC-AD 260 London: Croom Helm Hingley, R. 1989 Rural settlement in Roman Britain London: Seaby Humphrey, J.H. 1995 The Roman and Byzantine Near East, vol. 1. J.R.A. Suppl. 14 Humphrey, J.H. 1999 The Roman and Byzantine Near East, vol. 2. J.R.A. Suppl. 31 Jones, G.D.B. & Mattingly, D. 1990 An Atlas of Roman Britain Oxford: Blackwell, Oxford Keay, S. 1988 Roman Spain London: British Museum Publications. Keay, S. (ed) 1998 The Archaeology of early Roman Baetica JRA Suppl. 29, Ann Arbor King, A. 1992 Roman Gaul and Germany London: British Museum Lengyel, A. & Radan, G. (eds.) 1980 The Archaeology of Roman Pannonia Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky Mattingly, D.J. 1995Tripolitania London: Batsford Mattingly, D.J. 2006 An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409 Harmondsworth: Penguin Miles, D. (ed.) 1982 The Romano-British Countryside: Studies in Rural Settlement and Economy. (BAR British Series 103): Oxford Millett, M. 1990 The Romanization of Britain: An Essay in Archaeological Interpretation. Cambridge: University Press Millett, M. 1995 Roman Britain London: Batsford Millar, F. 1993 The Roman Near East Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press Mocsy A. 1974 Pannonia and Upper Moesia London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Percival, J. 1976 The Roman Villa: An Historical Introduction. London: Batsford Potter, T.W. 1987 Roman Italy London: British Museum Publications Potter, T.W. & Johns, C. 1992 Roman Britain London: British Museums Publications Richardson, J.S. 1996 The Romans in Spain Oxford: Blackwell Shaw, B. 1995 Environment and Society in Roman North Africa Aldershot: Variorum. Wells, P.S, 1999 The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered People Shaped Roman Europe Princeton: University Press Wilkes, J.J. 1969 Dalmatia London: Routledge, Kegan Paul

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Wilkes, J.J. 1992 The Illyrians Oxford: Blackwell Wightman, E. M. 1985 Gallia Belgica London: Batsford Woolf, G. 1998 Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilisation in Gaul Cambridge: University Press Wilson, R.J.A. 1990 Sicily under the Roman Empire: The archaeology of a Roman Province, 36 B.C. - A.D. 535 Warminster: Aris and Phillips

Re-Shaping the World: New Powers Anderton, Mike (ed.), 1999 Anglo Saxon trading centres: beyond the emporia Glasgow: Cruithne Bately, J. and Englert, A. 2007 Ohthere's Voyages: A Late 9th Century Account of Voyages along the Coasts of Norway & Denmark and its Cultural Context (Maritime Culture of the North) Roskilde: Viking Ship Museum Brink, S. and Price, N (eds.) 2007 The Viking World London: Routledge Carver, M. 2008 Portmahomack: Monastery of the Picts Edinburgh: University Press

Cameron, A. 1993 The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity Routledge: London. Christie , N. 2006 From Constantine to Charlemagne. An Archaeology of Italy, AD 300-800 Ashgate, Aldershot ch.2 Christie, N. and Loseby, S. (eds) 1996 Towns in Transition. Urban Evolution in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages Aldershot: Scolar Collins, R. 1991 Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000. London: MacMillan Coupland, S 2002 “Trading places: Quentovic and Dorestad reassessed” Early Medieval Europe 11:3, 209-232 (available online) Crumlin Pedersen, O. 2010 Archaeology and the Sea in Scandinavia and Britain: A Personal Account (Maritime Culture of the North) Roskilde: Viking Ship Museum Cunliffe, B. (ed) 1994 The Oxford Illustrated Prehistory of Europe Oxford. (chap.13) Elser, P. (ed.) 2000 The Early Christian World 2 vols. London: Routledge Many very useful papers Elsner, J. 1998 Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: the art of the Roman Empire A.D. 100-450 Oxford University Press Englert, A. and Trakadas, A. (eds.) 2008 Wulfstan's Voyage: The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard (Maritime Culture of the North) Roskilde: Viking Ship Museum Faulkner, N. 2000The Decline and Fall of Roman Britain Stroud: Tempus Fraser, I. and Borland, J. 2008 The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland Edinburgh: RCAHMS Geary, P. 1994 Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages Ithaca: Cornell University Press Graham-Campbell, J. (ed.) 1994 Cultural Atlas of the Viking World London Graham Campbell, J. and Batey, C. 1998 Vikings in Scotland : an archaeological survey Edinburgh: University Press Hadley, D. 2007 The Vikings in England: Settlement, Society and Culture (Manchester Medieval Studies) Manchester: University Press Hamilton, B. 2003 The Christian World of the Middle Ages London: Weidenfield and Nicholson. Hall, R.A. 2004 “The topography of Anglo-Scandinavian York” in R.A. Hall et al. (eds.), Aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian York. The Archaeology of York 8.4. York, 488-97. Hall, R. 2007 Exploring the World of the Vikings London: Thames and Hudson Haywood, J. 1995 The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings Harmondsworth: Penguin Heather, P. 1996 The Goths Oxford: Blackwell Heather P. 2006 The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians London: Pan Henderson, G. and Henderson, I. 2004 Art of the Picts : sculpture and metalwork in early medieval Scotland London: Thames and Hudson

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Henderson, George, Hill, D. (ed.) Wics : the early medieval trading centres of northern Europe (Sheffield archaeological monograph, 14) Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press Hill, P. 1997 Whithorn and St Ninian: the Excavations of a Monastic Town 1984-91 Stroud Hines, J. Lane, A. and Redknap, M. (eds.) 2004 Land, Sea and Home: Settlement in the Viking Period (Society for Medieval Archaeology Monographs) Hodges , R. 1982 Dark Age Economics. The origins of towns and trade, AD 600-1000 London: Duckworth Hodges, R. 2000 Towns and Trade in the Age of Charlemagne London: Duckworth Hodges, R. & Whitehouse, D. 1983 Mohammed, Charlemagne and the Origins of Europe London: Duckworth James, E. 1988 The Franks Oxford: Blackwell James, E. 2001 Britain in the First Millennium London: Arnold Janes, D. 2002 Romans and Christians Tempus: Stroud Johnson, S. 1983 Late Roman Fortifications Batsford, London Knight, J. 1998 The End of Antiquity. Archaeology, Society and Religion, AD 235-700 Stroud: Tempus La Rocca, C. (ed.) 2002 Italy in the Early Middle Ages, 476-1000 Oxford: Oxford University Press. Lucy, S. 2000 The Anglo-Saxon Way of Death. Burial Rites in Early England Stroud: Sutton Milburn, R. 1988 Early Christian Art and Architecture University of California Press Mortensen and S.V. Arge (eds.) 2005 Viking and Norse in the North Atlantic. Selected papers from the proceedings of the fourteenth Viking Congress Tórshavn Pestell, T. and Ulmschneider, K. (eds.) 2003 Markets in early medieval Europe : trading and productive sites, 650-850. Macclesfield: Windgather Petts, D. 2003 Christianity in Roman Britain Stroud: Tempus Reece, R. 1999 The Later Roman Empire. An Archaeology AD 150-600 Stroud:Tempus Richards, J. 2004 Viking Age England London: Batsford/English Heritage Robinson, F. (ed.) 1996 The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Sawyer, P. 1982 Kings and Vikings. Scandinavia and Europe, AD 700-1100. London: Methuen. Sawyer, P. (ed.) 1997The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings Oxford: Oxford University Press Skre, D. 2008 Means of Exchange: Dealing with Silver in the Viking Age (Kaupang Excavation Project) Aarhus: University Press Skre, D. 2006 Kaupang in Skiringssal: Excavation and Surveys at Kaupang and Huseby, 1998-2003, Background and Results (Kaupang Excavation Project) Aarhus: University Press Stierlin, H. 2002 The Early Middle Ages: from late antiquity to A.D. 1000 Taschen Story, J. (ed.) 2005 Charlemagne. Empire and Society Manchester: University Press Various papers, nb. McKitterick, Coupland, Christie, Reuter, Story. Todd, M.1995 The Early Germans Oxford: Blackwell Webster, L. & Brown, M. (eds.) 1997 The Transformation of the Roman World. AD 400-900 London: British Museum Press. Ward-Perkins, B. 2006 The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization Oxford: University Press Williams, G. and Graham-Campbell, J. (eds.) 2007 Silver Economy in the Viking Age London: Ucl Institute of Archaeology Publications/Left Coast Press Wilson, D. 2008 Vikings in the Isle of Man Aarhus: University Press

New States and New Faiths

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The Archaeology of the Norman Conquest Coulson , C. 2003 Castles in Medieval Society. Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages Oxford: University Press Creighton, O 2002 Castles and Landscapes London: Continuum Johnson, M. 2002 Behind the Castle Gate. From Medieval to Renaissance London: Routledge, London Kenyon, J.R. 1990 Medieval Fortifications Leicester: University Press Liddiard, R 2005 Castles in context: power, symbolism and landscape, 1066-1500 Macclesfield: Windgather Press Liddiard, R. (ed.) 2003 Anglo-Norman Castles Woodbridge: Boydell McNeill, T. 1997 Castles in Ireland: Feudal Power in a Gaelic World London: Routledge. Rowley, T. 1983 The Norman Heritage, 1055-1200 London Rowley, T. 1997 Norman England London: English Heritage/Batsford Steane, J 2003 The Archaeology of Power. England and Northern Europe AD 800-1600 Stroud: Tempus Sweetman, P.D. 2000 Medieval Castles of Ireland Rochester, NY: Boydell Press Taylor, A. J. 1986 The Welsh Castles of Edward I London: Hambledon Press Thompson, M.W. 1987 The Decline of the Castle Cambridge: University Press Thompson, M.W. 1991 The Rise of the Castle Cambridge: University Press

Buddhism and Emerging Theocracies in South Asia Allchin, F.R. 1995The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia Cambridge: CUP Coningham, R. & Young, R. 2007 “The archaeological visibility of caste” In: T. Insoll (ed.) The Archaeology of Identities. A Reader London: Routledge 250-264 Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Manuel, M., Adikhari, G., Katugampola, M., Young, R., Schmidt, A., Krishnan, K. & Simpson, I. 2007 “ The state of theocracy: defining an Early Mediaeval hinterland in Sri Lanka” Antiquity 81: 699-719. Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Adikari, G., Kattugampola, M., Simpson, I. & Young, R. 2006 The Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) Project: The hinterland (phase II): Preliminary Report of the First Season 2005 South Asian Studies, 22: 53- 64. Coningham, R. 1999 Anuradhapura: the British – Sri Lankan Excavations at Anuradhapura Salgaha Watta 2. Volume I: The Site. BAR S824 Oxford Coningham, R. 2006 (ed.) Anuradhapura: the British – Sri Lankan Excavations at Anuradhapura Salgaha Watta 2 Volume II; The Artefacts BAR S1508 Oxford Fogelin, L. 2006 Archaeology of early Buddhism California: AltaMira Press Keown, D. 2000 Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction Oxford: Oxford University Press (A good, short general introduction – cheap and available at the University Bookshop) Schopen, G. 1997 Bones, stones and Buddhist Monks: collected papers on the archaeology, epigraphy, and texts of monastic Buddhism in India. Hawai’i: University of Hawai’I Press. Shaw, J. 2000. Sanchi and its archaeological landscape: Buddhist monasteries, settlements and irrigation works in central India Antiquity 74, 775-776. See also World Archaeology 1995 Vol 2, No 2 – a special section on the archaeology of Buddhism; and Antiquity Vol 74, 2000 – a special section on archaeology and identity in South Asia with useful articles on Buddhism. NB. The library holds a number of good volumes on general Buddhist history and practice. Building Christian Europe Aston, M. 2000 Monasteries in the Landscape (2nd ed) Stroud: Tempus Backhouse, J. (ed.) 2003 The medieval English cathedral : papers in honour of Pamela Tudor-Craig (proceedings of the 1998 Harlaxton Symposium) Donington: Shaun Tyas

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Binski, P. 2004 Beckett’s Crown: Art and Imagination in Gothic England 1170-1300 Yale: University Press Blair, J. 2005 The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society Oxford: University Press Bond, J. 2004 Monastic Landscapes Stroud: Tempus Coldstream, N. 2002 Medieval Architecture Oxford: University Press Keevill, G. Aston, M. and Hall, T. (eds.) 2001Monastic Archaeology Oxford: Oxbow Lawrence, C. 1989. Medieval Monasticism Longman: London Morris, R. 1989 (reissued 2000) Churches in the Landscape London: Dent Nilson, Benjamin John 1998 Cathedral shrines of medieval England Woodbridge: Boydell Press Rylatt, M. and Mason, P. 2003 The archaeology of the medieval cathedral and priory of St. Mary, Coventry Coventry: City Council Scott, R. A. 2003 The Gothic enterprise : a guide to understanding the Medieval cathedral London: University of California Press Sekules, V. 2001 Medieval Art Oxford: University Press Simson, O. von 1988 The Gothic cathedral : origins of Gothic architecture and the medieval concept of order Princeton: University Press Vauchez, A. 1997 Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages Cambridge: University Press Pilgrims and Crusaders Biddle, M. 1999 The Tomb of Christ Stroud: Tempus Billings, M. 2006 The Crusades Stroud: Tempus Boas, A. J. 1999 Crusader Archaeology: The Material Culture of the Latin East London: Routledge Boas, A. J. 2001 Jerusalem in the time of the Crusades London: Routledge Boas, A. J. 2006 The Archaeology of the Military Orders London: Routledge Ellenblum, R. 1998 Frankish Rural Settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Cambridge: University Press (available as e.book) Hillenbrand, C. 1999 The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives Edinburgh: University Press Kennedy, H. 2000 Crusader Castles Cambridge: University Press Maalouf, A. 1990 The Crusades through Arab Eyes Cairo: American University in Cairo Press Morris, R. 2001 “Northern Europe invades the Mediterranean” in G. Holmes (ed) The Oxford Illustrated History of Europe Oxford: University Press Osterhout, R.G. 1981 “The Church of Santo Stefano: a ‘Jerusalem’ in Bologna” Gesta 20/2 311-321 (available online) Pringle, D. 1987 “The planning of some pilgrimage churches in Crusader Palestine World Archaeology 18:3, 341-362 (available online) Riley-Smith, J. (ed.) 1995 The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades Oxford: University Press Stancliffe, C. and Cambridge, E. (eds. )1995 Oswald: Northumbrian King to European Saint Stamford: Paul Watkins Stopford, J. 1994 “Some Approaches to the Archaeology of Christian Pilgrimage” World Archaeology 26, 57-72 (available online) Webb, D. 2002 Medieval European pilgrimage, c.700-c.1500 Basingstoke: Palgrave Webb, D. 2000 Pilgrimage in medieval England London: Hambledon Webb, D. 1999 Pilgrims and pilgrimage in the medieval west London: I.B. Tauris From Mohammed to the Moguls Blair, S, and Bloom, J.M. 1996 The Art and Architecture of Islam, 1250-1800 Yale University Press/ Pelican History of Art Ettinghausen, R. Grabar, O. and Jenkind-Madina, M. 2003 Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250 Yale: University Press

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Glick, T. F. 2005 Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages (2nd ed.) Leiden: Brill Johns, J. 2003 “Archaeology and History of Early Islam: the first seventy years “ Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 46, 411-436 (available online) Kennedy, H. 1985 “From Polis to Madina: urban change in Late Antique and early Islamic Syria” Past and Present 106, 3-27 (available on-line) Kennedy, H. 2007 The Great Arab Conquests London: Weidenfield and Nicholson Hillenbrand, R. 1999 Islamic Art and Architecture London: Thames and Hudson Peterson, A. 1996 Dictionary of Islamic architecture London: Routledge Stierlin, H., 2002 Islamic Art and Architecture from Isfahan to the Taj Mahal London: Thames and Hudson Stierlin, A. and Stierlin, H. 1997 Splendours of an Islamic world: the Art and Architecture of the Mamluks Tauris Parke Slyomovics S. (ed.) 2001 The Walled Arab City in Literature, Architecture and History: The Living Medina in the Maghrib (History & Society in the Islamic World) Frank Cass Walmsley, A. 2007 Early Islamic Syria. An Archaeological Appraisal London: Duckworth Wilkinson, C. K. 2000 Some Early Islamic Buildings and Their Decoration New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art The Black Death and its consequences Benedictow, O. 2004 The Black Death, 1346-1353. The Complete History Boydell and Brewer Beresford, M. and Hurst, J.G.1971 Deserted medieval villages Woking: Lutterworth Press Borsch, S. 2005 The Black Death in Egypt and England Austin: University of Texas Press Daniel, C. 1997 Death and burial in Medieval England London: Routledge Gilchrist, R. and Sloane, B. 2005 Requiem. The Medieval Monastic Cemetery in Britain London: Musum of London Archaeology Service Hadley, D. 2001 Death in Medieval England Stroud: Tempus Hawkins, D. 1990 “The Black Death and the new London cemeteries of 1348” Antiquity 64, 637-642 (available online). Ormrod , W. and Lindley P. (eds.) The Black Death in England Stamford: Paul Watkins Platt, C. 1997 King Death. The Black Death and its Aftermath in Late-Medieval England London, UCL Press

Capitalism and Colonialism

Appadurai, A. (ed.) 1986. The Social Life of Things Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Berg, M. 1994 The Age of Manufactures 1700-1820. London: Routledge, (nb. chapter 9). Boxer, C. 1968 Fidalgos in the Far East 1550-1770. Oxford Buchli, V. & G. Lucas 2001 Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past London: Routledge Bythell, D. 1978 The Sweated Trades. Outwork in Nineteenth-century Britain London: Batsford Chapman, S.D. 1967 The Early Factory Masters Newton Abbot: David and Charles Connah, G. (ed.) 1998 Transformations in Africa Leicester: University Press Curtin, P. 1997 The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex: Essays in Atlantic History. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press. Daaku, K. 1970 Trade and Politics on the Gold Coast, 1600-1720: A Study of the African Reaction to European Trade London: Clarendon DeCorse, C. R. 2001 An Archaeology of Elmina. Africans and Europeans on the Gold Coast, 1400-1900 Washington: Smithsonian Institute Deane, P. 1965 The First Industrial Revolution Cambridge: University Press Egan, G. & Michael, R.L. (eds.) 1999 Old and New Worlds Oxford: Oxbow Books

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Essay Assignments You are required to hand in one word-processed essay, selected from the list below, of max. 2500 words, submitted no later than 4.30pm on Monday 8 March, 2010. Remember to use examples/case studies; where useful, you can include illustrations. You are also required to submit an electronic copy of your essay via the Turnitin facility of the AR1005 Blackboard site. This is to be submitted by the same deadline. Please note that this electronic submission is COMPULSORY.

1. How does archaeological evidence shed light on the success of the Roman army? 2. What can the study of rural settlement tell us about the Roman economy and society? Review evidence from at least two provinces. 3. What does burial archaeology tell us about the Germanic invasions and settlements in the fourth and fifth centuries AD? 4. Review the evidence for settlement in Scandinavia in the period c 600 -1050 AD. To what extent is Viking activity visible in the archaeological record? 5. What does a study of religious buildings and monuments reveal about the place of faith and religious institutions in either Europe or the East in the Middle Ages? You may restrict your answer to either the early or the later middle ages. 6. In what ways is the military conquest of England in 1066 visible archaeologically? 7. Discuss the physical impact of the Franks on the landscape of Outremer.

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8. ‘Clash of Cultures?’ European-African contacts before the 1880s were highly variable. Drawing on case studies, discuss the insights that archaeology can provide into these varied experiences. 9. What does archaeology indicate about the ways in which slaves on American plantations attempted to retain elements from their African past? 10. Using specific examples, discuss what new features were added to the landscape as a result of industrialisation from c. 1650 onwards.

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