An open online minor on the archaeology of conflicts
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 24/09/2020

Since 2013 students of Winchester University, Goethe University Frankfurt and Saxion Uni-versity work together in an international fieldschool organised by HessenARCHÄEOLOGIE. One  of  the  central  themes  in  this  fieldschool  is  the  archaeological  research  of  conflicts.  The  perception on conflicts of the past vary strongly between the participants. These differences in perception cause different approaches in research, policy and public outreach. This led to the conclusion that an international educational program is necessary. In close cooperation with the Archaeology departments of Winchester University and Goethe University Frankfurt, Saxion University will develop a minor of 30 ECTS on the topic of “The Archaeology of Conflicts”. The main topic of the minor is the investigation and handling of the physical remains of national and international conflicts in Northwestern Europe of the recent past (post industrial revolution). The minor will be entirely organised as a digital classroom with the exception of an international fieldschool. In order to develop such a program a digital platform for access to courses, study materials and so on by students and others will be developed. Digital research techniques will be an integral part of this minor. It will be a challenge to incorporate these techniques in online education. In this lecture our ideas on online education of digital techniques will be outlined. The lecture is also intended as an invitation for researchers using digital research methods in this field of expertise to contribute to this initiative.


Wilko van Zijverden