Topic: Investigating Ancient History
Due Date:
Task: Report and Symposium
Marks: 60
Weighting: 30%
Outcomes
Students:
· AH11-1 describes the nature of continuity and change in the ancient world.
· AH11-5 examines the significance of historical features, people, places, events and developments of the ancient world.
· AH11-6 analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument.
· AH11-7 discusses and evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past.
· AH11-9 communicates historical understanding, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms, in appropriate and well-structured forms.
Objectives
Values
Students:
· VA-1 appreciate the influence of the past on the present and the future.
· VA-2 value the contribution of the study of Ancient History to lifelong learning, and active informed citizenship.
Skills
Students:
· SK-1 undertake the process of historical inquiry.
· SK-2 use historical concepts and skills to examine the ancient past.
· SK-3 communicate an understanding of history, sources and evidence, and historical interpretations.
Task Description
Part A- knowledge/ sources.
Present a 5 minute multimedia lecture on the work and methods used and developed by a particular archaeologist from the following list 30 marks
In your presentation you must:
· Play the role of your archaeologist, explain your life’s most important work ( where did you excavate , the archaeological methods you utilised in your research, and include specific inquiry questions (who, what, where, when, why)
· Provide a description of where you worked, a map plus pictures of your great discoveries
o Explain your archaeological methods, if they are not considered great today, explain why you used these techniques. (Maybe it was before good archaeological practice was known. Did you pioneer any new techniques or ideas? What technology did you rely on? Did you damage anything irreversibly)
o Explain usefulness of your ideas and work, how are you remembered in history?
· Assess the usefulness and reliability of FIVE sources used in your presentation. Include pictures of your 5 primary sources and write a 100 word annotation on the usefulness of each.
Choose from the following list: Giovanni Belzoni, Mortimer Wheeler, John Aubrey, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Thomas Bruce, William Cunnington Heinrich Schlieman, Dorethy Garrod, Flinders Petrie, Kathleen Kenyon, Sir Arthur Evans, Gertrude Bell, Howard Carter, George Reisner, Mark Leyhner, Nicholas Reeves, Zahi Hawess.
Part B. Communication. Symposium 30 marks
Prepare your answer to the following statement :
“Archaeology has done irreparable damage and can not be justified as a way of investigating history.”
Justify your methods by highlighting the importance of your discoveries.
You will participate in a symposium (group debate) on this topic. In the symposium you will be required to play the role of a particular individual or group
· Present your opinion in a brief opening statement outlining your methods and contribution to learning history and preservation of the past. Keep in mind your era and where archaeology was at that point in time. Can you be held accountable if the science wasn't developed?
· Support your opinion with relevant examples, evidence and strong arguments for your line of argument surrounding the symposium statement.
· Engage with other people’s opinions and argue with them or against them
· You may dress in character if you choose.
The roles you may choose from:
Giovanni Belzoni
The British Museum