***ANNOUNCING A NEW POSTGRADUATE DEGREE IN CONFLICT ARCHAEOLOGY* ** The Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, University of Birmingham, UK, is proud to announce its new MA and Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Archaeology, beginning October 2008. This one-year programme at both MA and Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) levels offers intensive training in the invesigation, interpretation and management of the remains of warfare and sites of conflict from the most distant past to the present. ******** Places of conflict, sites of remembrance Drawing upon the wide range of skills and knowledge of staff of the Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity (IAA) at Birmingham University, many of whom are world leading experts in their chosen field, this course provides students with broad-based training in the archaeology of conflict from the Palaeolithic to the Cold War and beyond. Taking a global perspective, the course covers warfare in prehistory, battlefield and siege archaeology in the historic period, the preservation and study of the remains of war in our own age, and issues such as remembrance, conservation and the management of conflict sites. Core modules cover the theory and practice of conflict archaeology in all periods, and a dedicated programme of field trips will introduce students to major sites of conflict as they appear to us today. The course is embedded within Birmingham Archaeology, the specialist fieldwork and research services division of the IAA, with acknowledged expertise in landscape archaeology and a tradition of working on conflict sites. ******** Course structure and content The course comprises six taught modules and (for MA students) a dissertation: Core modules Theoretical approaches to archaeology of conflict The practice of conflict archaeology Landscapes of conflict Field survey Optional modules The heritage of warfare Geophysical survey Holocene landscapes and archaeology Virtual landscapes Material, objects and things: the archaeology of artefacts (MA only) Dissertation For further details, please contact in the first instance: Dr John Carman Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity Arts Building University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7493 Fax: +44 (0)121 414 3595 Email: J.Carman@bham. ac.uk www.iaa.bham. ac.uk/staff/ carman It's not yet available as a distance learning course though. Regards,Gordon http://freewebs.com/thehistoryvault/ www.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Historian