Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Letters
Lecture Code BI209002 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 考古学特別研究A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
コウコガクトクベツケンキュウA
Subject Name in
English
Special Lecture on Archaeology A
Instructor STEINHAUS WERNER
Instructor
(Katakana)
シュタインハウス ウェルナー
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  OutOfTerm(2nd)
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (O2) Inte:See the bulletin board for detail.
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture; Powerpoint; White-board; Handout; Video 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 09 : Archaeology/Cultural Heritage
Eligible Students Second year undergraduate student
Keywords Landscape 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Special lecture on archaeology 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage
(Abilities and Skills)
・Acquisition of the research methods of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Learn about the fundamentals of landscape archeology, about its research methods, history of research and theory; how surveys are conducted and what kind of results are yielded; examination of examples from outside and inside the Japanese Islands; get to know about the possibilities and diversity of landscape archeology 
Class Schedule lesson1 What is landscape? – About concepts of landscape and environment
lesson2 Landscape archaeology – History of research I (outside the Japanese Islands)
lesson3 Landscape archaeology – History of research II (outside the Japanese Islands)
lesson4 Landscape archaeology – History of research (Japanese Islands)
lesson5 Theory and concepts of landscape archaeology I
lesson6 Theory and concepts of landscape archaeology II
lesson7 Methods of landscape archaeology archaeology I
lesson8 Methods of landscape archaeology archaeology II
lesson9 Current situation of landscape archeology in Japan
lesson10 Current situation of landscape archeology in outside the Japanese Islands
lesson11  Example I: Angkor Wat – Lidar Survey
lesson12 Example II: Pompeii · Reconstruction of landscape and environment
lesson13 Stonehenge research framework
lesson14 Stonehenge and its landscape
lesson15 General remarks and comments; discussion

No final exam 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Handout papers. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts
(More Details) Projector · Video · Whiteboard 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Taking notes, asking questions 
Requirements  
Grading Method Concerning each topic: tasks and questions will be handed out; the answers etc. will be evaluated 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Get to know new approaches concerning landscape archaeology from an international perspective 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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