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Høst 2023

ARK-1035 Arctic Rock Art - 10 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for arkeologi, historie, religionsvitenskap og teologi

Type of course

This is an optional course and may be taken as a single course.

Course contents

Rock art images provide a fascinating glimpse into past societies. The Nordic countries have a wealth of sites and a wide variety of different motifs, ranging from life-sized animals and detailed hunting scenes, to images of shamans and warriors, to prehistoric ritual scenes.

This course will provide an overview of Nordic rock art with an emphasis on the northernmost sites. It will briefly outline the history of research on rock art, before moving to the modern methods for analysis and interpretation of rock art. Examples from areas beyond Scandinavia will be included, to present an understanding of the diversity of rock art.


Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse). Application code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

No background knowledge of archaeology is required.


Objective of the course

The students will have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student will have:

Skills

The student is able to / can:


Language of instruction

All instruction will be provided in English. Oral presentation must be performed in English, while written examination may be in English or Norwegian.

Teaching methods

12 lectures and - weather allowing - one excursion. The lectures will provide the empirical and theoretical overview of rock art research. The lectures will include short groups discussions to allow student to reflect on key issues.

All courses will be evaluated once during the period of the study program. The board of the program decides which courses will be evaluated by students and teacher each year.