The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 246)
Regulation 4.
The regulation has been amended by inserting in line 2 after the word 'subjects' the words 'and specified texts'.
The scheme of the examination in Archaeology has been amended: the content of Papers A1-A4 has been revised and the titles have been amended; a new Paper A10 has been introduced as set out below; and Paper 35 (Human evolution) has been withdrawn. Consequential amendments to the papers that are to be taken in Archaeology at Part IIA have been introduced. The regulations for Part IIB have been amended so that candidates may borrow papers from the other subjects in the Tripos. An error in the numbering of the Biological Anthropology papers has been corrected.
Regulation 15.
ARCHAEOLOGY
By replacing Papers A1-A4 and including Paper A10 in this group so as to read:
A1. Archaeological thought I.
A2. Archaeology in action I (also serves as Paper O12 of Part II of the Classical Tripos).
A3. Archaeological thought II
A4. Archaeology in action II.
A10. Archaeological practice.
By deleting the reference to Paper A35 (Human evolution).
By replacing the reference to Papers BA5-17 by reference to Papers BA5-16.
Regulation 16.
By replacing at each occurrence the reference to Papers BA5-17 by reference to Papers BA5-16 and amending Options 1-3 for candidates in Archaeology as follows:
(a) Candidates in Archaeology
Option 1 (Archaeology)
By amending subsection (i) so as to read:
(i) Papers A1, A2, and A10;
Option 2 (Assyriology)
By amending subsection (iii) so as to read:
(iii) two papers from Papers A1 or A2, A21-22, M4-5.
Option 3 (Egyptology)
By amending subsection (ii) so as to read:
(ii) Paper A1 or A2;
Regulation 17.
(a) Candidates in Archaeology
Option 1 (Archaeology)
By amending sub-paragraph (ii) so as to read:
| (ii) | either | two papers chosen from the following: Papers A5-A38, |
| or | one paper chosen from Papers A5-A38 and one paper chosen from Papers S7-S11, BA1-3 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Social Anthropology for students choosing a paper from S7-S11, and subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology for students choosing a paper from BA1-3), | |
| or | one paper chosen from Papers A5-A38 and two papers chosen from Papers BA5-16 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology); |
(b) Candidates in Biological Anthropology
By amending the section so as to read:
(i) if a candidate took Part IIA of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos:
(1) Paper BA4;
(2) two papers chosen from Papers BA5-16;
| (3) | either | two further papers chosen from Papers BA5-BA16, |
| or | one paper chosen from Papers A5-38, S7-S11 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Archaeology for students choosing a paper from A5-A38, and subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Social Anthropology for students choosing a paper from S7-S11), |
| (4) | either | two further papers chosen from Papers BA5-16, |
| or | a dissertation on a subject in Biological Anthropology approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20; |
(ii) if a candidate did not take Part IIA of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos:
(1) Papers BA1-3;
| (2) | either | two papers chosen from Papers BA5-16, |
| or | a dissertation which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20; |
provided that a candidate who so wishes may choose to replace one of Papers BA1-3 by two further papers from Papers BA5-16.
(c) Candidates in Social Anthropology
By amending sub-paragraph (ii) so as to read:
| (ii) | either | one paper chosen from Papers S7-S11, |
| or | one paper chosen from Papers A5-A38, BA1-3 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Archaeology for students choosing a paper from A5-A38, and subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology for students choosing a paper from BA1-3), | |
| or | two papers chosen from Papers BA5-16 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology); |
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 252)
The supplementary regulations for certain papers have been amended so as to read:
Why study archaeology, when did people start studying archaeology, and what role does archaeology play in contemporary society? Answers to such questions are discussed in the course for this paper, which reviews the history of archaeological thought. The main issues in archaeology, as they have been seen since the early nineteenth century, are covered, with emphasis placed on the rise of a scientific archaeology in the mid-twentieth century and reactions to it.
The course for this paper shows how the sciences and the humanities are integrated in the practice of archaeology over a broad range of topics concerned with the nature of past societies. The interdisciplinary character of archaeology is explored through consideration of a range of thematic issues, such as material culture; the study of landscapes and settlements; the establishment and study of temporal sequences, and archaeological field methods.
The course for this paper provides an opportunity to extend the depth and range of theoretical issues introduced in Paper A1. In terms of depth, there is fuller coverage of modes of explanation and interpretation in archaeology and discussion of how they are situated within wider debates in the sciences and the humanities. In terms of range, the scope of archaeological awareness is extended to global issues, drawing on a variety of themes in world archaeology.
This paper expands on the range of themes covered in Paper A2, exploring ways in which a wide range of scientific approaches and techniques can be integrated with humanistic and social science perspectives in studying and interpreting the nature of past societies. The interdisciplinary character of archaeology is explored through consideration of a range of thematic issues, such as human impact on the environment; the study of households and communities; the archaeology of death and the body; the archaeology of 'art'; categorization and style; symbols and power; production and exchange, and contemporary notions of heritage.
The course for this paper provides an introduction to the practical methods and approaches used by archaeologists to create and analyse archaeological data. It covers the ways in which archaeological theories are applied in practice, through data recovery, analysis, and interpretation. Much of the instruction is provided through hands-on practicals, field trips, and fieldwork.
The detail in the second sentence has been amended so as to read:
Emphasis is placed on examining the nature of society, urbanism, kingship and political power, ideology, and interactions between Egypt and its neighbours.
The detail in the second sentence has been amended so as to read:
This course examines archaeological, textual, and artistic evidence for ancient Egyptian religious practices and beliefs.