Session 1 presentation (abridged) for Lifelong Learning module, Urban Archaeology. Delivered on 4th October 2012 Visit module website: http://urbarch.wordpress.com/

1. Urban s
Archaeology
Nicole Beale
Gareth Beale

2. Studying at Southampton
• 12 week course
• Holidays
• Times and Dates
• Certificate of Achievement
• Further Reading
• Library
• CertHE
• Avenue Campus

3. Studying at Southampton
• Register
• Health and Safety
• Enrol: southampton.ac.uk/enrol
• Scheme of work
• University Email Accounts
• Absence (what to do)
• Quality Assurance

4. Urban s
Archaeology
Nicole Beale
Gareth Beale

5. 1) Name
2) What first got you interested in
History or Archaeology?
3) When you think about an
Archaeologist what is the first thing
that pops into your head?

6. Session and Course
Structure
1st 2nd
Hour Hour
Skills Hands-on

9. Session 2
• 11/10/12
• Web-based Collections
• Nicole Beale & Gareth Beale
• Avenue Campus
• Description: A practical session on the use of
web-based resources for historical and
archaeological research.

10. Session 3
• 18/10/12
• Churches: A Spotter’s Guide
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Highfield Church, Highfield Lane
• Description: Churches help us to interpret the
urban environment. In this session we will learn a
few basic skills which can help to date churches
and identify different styles. This session includes
a visit to a local church.

11. Session 4
• 25/10/12
• Historical Archives Part 1: The Historian’s Perspective
• Adam Chapman
• Avenue Campus
• Description: Adam Chapman, a historian specialising in
medieval military history, will deliver a guest lecture on
the use of historical archives to find out about the
urban landscape’s more distant past.

12. Session 5
• 1/11/12
• Historical Archives Part 2: Finding and using archives
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Hartley Library, Highfield Campus
• Description: This session will consist of two parts. Firstly, an
introduction to the range of historical archives that are avail
for researching into urban archaeology. Secondly, a practical
exercise using primary and secondary sources available at
Hartley Library to test our new skills.

13. Session 6
• 8/11/12
• Commercial / Industrial Architecture
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Off site visit (within Highfield and Portswood
area)
• Description: An off site visit within the local
landscape to introduce the class to types of
commercial and industrial architecture, and how
these shape the environment around us.

14. Session 7
• 15/11/12
• How Archaeologists Use Objects
• Gareth and Nicole Beale with guest
• Ceramics Laboratory, Avenue Campus
• Description: A session on how archaeologists use
artefacts, many of which you may find in your
own garden, to tell us about the everyday lives of
Hampshire’s former residents. A guest
archaeologist will lead a practical on artefact
identification and recording.

15. Session 8
• 22/11/12
• Who Lived in a House Like This? Domestic
Archaeology
• Gareth and Nicole Beale with guest
• Off site visit (within Highfield and Portswood
area), beginning on Avenue Campus
• Description: Off site visit to the local area to
observe changes in domestic building styles and
how different styles of housing hint at changes in
the lifestyles and aspiration of their inhabitants.

16. Session 9
• 29/11/12
• Cemeteries
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Highfield Church (weather dependent), beginning on
Avenue Campus
• Description: Cemeteries can tell us a great deal about
population changes, but also give insights into
individuals’ lives. This session will help learners to use
cemeteries and memorials to understand local history
and archaeology. This session will include a practical on
the use of innovative photographic techniques for the
recording and sharing of memorials.

17. Session 10
• 6/12/12
• Landscape
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Highfield Campus Walk and Hartley Library
• Description: Often, the ground under our own
feet can provide invaluable clues about the
archaeology and history of the area around us.
Using Highfield Campus as our case study, this
session will begin with a field walk, ending with a
practical in Hartley Library to introduce the class
to landscape archaeology.

18. Session 11
• 13/12/12
• Maps and how to use them
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Hartley Library, Highfield Campus
• Description: Using the collection held at Hartley
Library, this session will look at how maps can
help us to see what was there at a point in
history, as well as telling us a lot about the way
that the map makers saw the world around them.
There will be a practical session using maps to
find information about Hampshire.

19. Session 12
• 07/01/13
• Writing about Urban Archaeology
• Gareth and Nicole Beale
• Avenue Campus
• Description: In this session we will look at
different ways of writing about urban
archaeology and different ways of publishing
your research.