Human Osteology and Funerary Studies MSc

University of Winchester
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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Winchester

The course includes taught components on a wide range of practical and theoretical aspects of the study of human remains in archaeology, with some modules focusing on the study of funerary beliefs and rituals throughout prehistory and history.The programme is suitable for students who wish to study and undertake osteology or funerary studies research from a particular archaeological period, or geographical area, such as: The Palaeolithic of Western Europe Classical Greece The Roman Period The Early and Later Medieval Periods The Post-Medieval Period in Europe North America and the Caribbean AfricaDepartmental staff have expertise in the following themes and approaches: Medieval Hospitals Leprosy in the Medieval Period Skeletal Trauma Deviant Burials Commingled and Disarticulated Remains Cremated Remains

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Location

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Winchester (Hampshire)
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University Of Winchester, SO22 4NR

Start date

On request

About this course

The course is taught through a combination of lectures, presentations and practical laboratory sessions, and attendance at departmental/research centre seminars enables students to share their experiences.Collections available for dissertations include material in the Novium Collections at Fishbourne and the extensive holdings of the Hampshire Cultural Trust.

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24/06/2018
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Subjects

  • Archaeology
  • Art
  • Human Osteology
  • Humanities
  • Funerary Studies
  • Archaeological research techniques
  • Palaeolithic
  • Medieval Hospitals
  • Palaeopathology
  • Human Skeletal Anatomy

Teachers and trainers (1)

Dr Paul Everi

Dr Paul Everi

Programme Leader

Course programme

Core Modules:

  • Human Skeletal Anatomy and Fundamentals of Skeletal Analysis
  • Palaeopathology
  • Concepts of Funerary Archaeology
  • Funerary Studies
  • Research Methods and Skills
  • Dissertation

A module from Archaeology and History (in agreement with the Programme Leader) from a choice of:

  • Issues in Global Cultural Heritage
  • Management in Heritage Organisations
  • Placement
  • The Celts
  • The Archaeology of Space and Place
  • The Archaeology of Buildings
  • Lower and Middle Palaeolithic of Western Eurasia
  • Central Southern England in the Roman Period
  • Mediterranean Landscape Studies
  • Later Prehistoric Wessex
  • The Archaeology of Winchester
  • Church Archaeology
  • Greek Art and Architecture
  • Roman Art and Architecture
  • Byzantium and Beyond
  • The Archaeology of Africa
  • Climate Change and People
  • The Archaeology of North America (1492-1776)
  • Religion, Magic and Esoteric Traditions in Post-Medieval Britain
  • The Archaeology of Italy, 800BCAD500
  • Reception of the Classical World - Art and Architectures
  • Caribbean Peoples and Cultures
  • The Archaeology of Buddhism
  • The Archaeology of Monasticism
  • The Archaeology of Medieval Religion and Belief
  • The Archaeology of Transcaucasia

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