Course syllabus

Welcome to the course

'Towards a new European Prehistory. The third science revolution in archaeology: the impact of ancient DNA and strontium'

In the course you will get insight into how specialized science methods - such as ancient DNA and strontium isotope analysis - are changing our ability to interpret and understand the past. We look at societal changes in prehistoric Europe from the time around the introduction of agriculture to the end of the Bronze Age.

The hub for all information and communication is this course homepage in the Canvas learning platform. On this open page you will find basic course information that is accessible to everyone. As a registered student, you will receive access to all existing course content after logging in to the learning platform. Instructions on how to activate your student account at the University of Gothenburg and register for the course will be sent out to all accepted. In the course guide you can find all information about the course as well as information about how you navigate in Canvas.

Basic course information

Course guide Course guide, HT21, Towards a new..[1]-6-2.pdf  

Reference list Reference list, Fall 2021.pdf  

Course syllabys Course syllabys, AE 2019.pdf

Questions about the course can be sent to the teacher responsible for the course; Håkan Karlsson (hakan.karlsson@archaeology.gu.se). As a registred student you will have access to more detailed course information and contact information on Canvas's closed pages, where; filmed lectures etc. are available via the "Modules" tab on the left.

Call to the first meeting

We will start the course with a Zoom-meeting on August 31, 15-17 (Swedish time zone). Link: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/69921227184

Once again, welcome to the course,

Håkan Karlsson & Kristian Kristiansen