Hobart
This unit is being delivered as a two-week field school, commencing 18 January 2020 (onsite), concluding 1 February 2020. Please note, this unit does have a quota.
All students will be required to have a current tetanus vaccination (last five years) and be fit enough to engage in fieldwork on remote location.
In addition to the unit tuition fee an additional field school fee of AUD $1,200 will apply.
Enrolment: University of Tasmania students enrol through eStudent. Other students find out more about cross institutional enrolment. If you are not currently studying but want to enrol in this unit, find out more about completing a non-award enrolment.
Find out more detail about this offering at:
Website: Convict Archaeology Field School
Enquiries: humanities.admin@utas.edu.au / +61 3 6226 2255
Introduction
Archaeology reveals a unique vision of our convict past. This unit explores the relics of Tasmanian convicts deposited by those 76,000 men, women and children transported as British felons over the 19th century. As part of this course, you will participate in an archaeological dig at Picton Station – an 1830s Tasmanian penal quadrangle located in the South Midlands.
In addition to gaining practical skills for excavating historic convict sites, you will learn about current field and museum techniques to stabilise, catalogue, and exhibit these artefacts as a unique public heritage resource. Finally, our student group will collectively design and host a public museum exhibition of our project discoveries to share with the Tasmanian community.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Convict Archaeology Field School |
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| Unit code | HTA282 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
| Discipline | History and Classics |
| Coordinator | Professor Eleanor Casella |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Describe and interpret archaeological evidence of the convict experience with reference to systems of punishment and reformation within which the wider Australian convict system operated.
- Apply key skills and techniques for excavating convict heritage sites, specifically site-based fieldwork, illustration methods, digital recording, and artefact management .
- Clean, catalogue, store and exhibit historic resources in accordance with international Museum and World Heritage standards.
- Work in a group to design and host a local exhibition of annual project discoveries for the wider Tasmanian public.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
25cp at Introductory level in any discipline.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | This unit is being delivered as a field school, with onsite attendance mandatory to successfully complete the unit. |
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| Assessment | Log Book: (30%): a 1-page daily pro forma detailing excavation and object curatorial practices (1,500 words maximum); Project Exhibition (30%): group work project to design and host the project public exhibition based on field/lab results of the 2020 project season; Essay 2,500 words (40%). |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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