Join the Experience Day!

Are you interested in the BA programme Archaeology and want to know what it’s all about? Would you like to talk to students and staff, visit a lecture and a practical? Come to the Experience Day on November 8 and find the answers to all your questions!

Make sure to register for the Experience Day Archaeology.

Preliminary programme

Time
9.30 9.45	Welcome with coffee and tea in Main hall Welcome and introduction
9.50	Opening
10.05	Mini lecture
10.45	Student presentation
11.00	Coffee/tea break
11.15	Information session
12.00	Communal lunch on the landing of the 1st floor, nearby the Schervenzaal
We divide the groups (max 60) Three workshops are offered, but anyone can attend two.
13:00	Tour around the building, ending at the labs
13:15	Workshops
14:15	Workshops

Homework

To prepare for the Experience Day, you will need to do some homework, just as you would do if you were an actual student.

For your homework you are going to explore the concept of stratigraphy. In archaeology the concept of stratigraphy is of the utmost importance in determining the relative age of our discoveries. A helpful tool to make stratigraphy insightful is the so-called “Harris Matrix”. In this assignment you are going to practice with this tool.

• Carefully read chapter 5 in Harris, E.C., 1989. Principles of archaeological stratigraphy. San Diego, CA: Academic Press Limited, pages 29-39 (available online).
• Try to make a ‘Harris Matrix’ for the archaeological profile in the image below. Every number in this picture represents a unique event. The oldest events should find themselves at the bottom of your matrix, the youngest at the top.
• Good luck and have fun! We will discuss the answer in class 8 November.

Impressions of the Experience Day

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Location and directions

The Experience Day takes place at Van Steenis, Leiden.