BA/BSc DISSERTATION HANDBOOK - UCL

INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY ARCL0047 2020-21

A DETAILED STUDY OF A SELECTED TOPIC

BA/BSc DISSERTATION HANDBOOK

30 Credits Deadline: Wednesday 5 May 2021 Coordinator: Gabriel Moshenska g.moshenska@ucl.ac.uk Room 322A 020 76797510

Adetailedstudyofaselectedtopic(Informallyknownas,andhereafterreferredtoas,TheDissertation)

HowtoUseThisHandbook

Thehandbookhastwoparts:PartIgivesyoualltheinformationyouneedtoknowconcerninghowtochooseatopic,findasupervisor,andgetstartedonyourresearch.ItalsoprovidesadviceonhowtogoaboutyourresearchandhowtowritethedissertationandincludesthedutiesoftheDissertationSupervisor,whatisexpectedofeachstudent,andthedeadlinestobemet.TheappendicestoPartIincludealltheformsyouwillneedtosubmitduringyourdissertationstudy,andguidanceonthedissertationpresentations.PartIIhasalistofInstitutestaffmemberswhocansuperviseprojectsinthe2020-2021academicyear.Thedescriptionsofeachstaffmember’sexpertisewillgiveyouanideaoftherangeoftopicsthatarepossible.

THEDISSERTATIONTIMETABLEYEAR DAY DATE TASK/EVENTSecondYearTerm2

CompulsoryDissertationTalkandissuingoftheDissertationHandbook.Aregisterwillbetaken.

SecondYearTerm2/3

AstimeisavailableinTerm2/3

Selectgeneralareaofproposeddissertation,getadvicefromrelevantstaffandacquireaDissertationSupervisor,whomustsignyourGreenForm(seebelow).

SecondYearTerm3

June2020

q MakeanappointmentwiththeThirdYearTutortodiscussyourtopicandyourdissertationworkprogrammeforthesummerandanyfieldworkdaysthatitmightinclude.SignuponDoodle.

AtthismeetingyouwillsubmittheGreenForm(availablefromoutsideRoom411A)withyourdissertationtopicandwiththenameandsignatureofyourDissertationSupervisororSupervisors(it’spossibletohavemorethanonesupervisorandinfactit’sgoodtotalktodifferentmembersofstaffaboutpossibletopics).

SecondYearTerm3

June2020 q DiscussyourtimetableofsummerworkonyourdissertationwithyourDissertationSupervisor

Summervacation

Threeweeksormorework

Itisrecommendedthatyoudoatleastthreeweeksofworkonyourdissertationresearchthroughthesummervacation.Thisworkshouldrelatetogatheringfield,museum,laboratory,archive,orliteraturerawdataforyourdissertationtopic.

ThirdYearTerm1

Startofterm October2020 InadditiontoregisteringyourcoursechoiceswiththeThirdYearTutor,youshouldalsosubmityourOrangeFormtohim(withacopytoyourDissertationSupervisor).Thisformistobeusedto:r summariseyoursummervacationworkonyour

dissertationr listkeytextsthatrelatetoyourtopicr provideanoutlineofyourthesis1(whichmay

havebeenmodifiedsincesubmissionofyourGreenForm)

1Howyouplantocoveryourtopic.ThirdYearTerm1

3rd-YearWeeklyReview

DateandvenueTBA

CompulsoryDissertationTalk.Aregisterwillbetaken,andyouwillsignupfora15-minutemeetingtobeheldduringReadingWeekwiththeThirdYearTutor.

ThirdYearTerm1

BeforeReadingWeek

Sign-upforyour15-minutemeetingwiththeThirdYearTutor.

ThirdYearTerm1

Firsthalfofterm HaveregularmeetingswithyourDissertationSupervisororSupervisors.

ThirdYearTerm1

WeekbeforeReadingWeek

PreparethePinkForminconsultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor.Theformshouldcontain:q Ashortsummaryofyourprogressonyour

dissertationq Alistofchapterheadingsortheplannedformat

ofyourdissertationq YourResearchQuestion

ThirdYearTerm1

ReadingWeek 15-minutemeetingwiththeThirdYearTutortodiscussyourprogress.PleaseemailthePinkForminadvance.Ifyoucouldnotfindadissertationsupervisororifyouarehavingproblemswithyourtopic,thisisthetimetodiscussitwiththeThirdYearTutor,whoispreparedtohelpyougetallthissortedwithminimalstress!

ThirdYearTerm1

SecondhalfofTerm1

MeetregularlywithyourDissertationSupervisor(s)!BytheendofTerm1:rYoushouldhavefinishedallfieldwork,alsothemajorityofyourdatacollectionrYoushouldhavecompletedyourliteraturereviewrIfyouareengagedinlaboratoryanalysisyoushouldhavemostofthiscompleted(subjecttoaccessibility)

ThirdYearTerm2

3rd-YearWeeklyReview

Date&VenueTBA

CompulsoryDissertationTalkbytheThirdYearTutortoadviseyouonyourdissertationpresentation.Aregisterwillbetaken.

ThirdyearTerm2

Firsthalfofterm q WriteachapterforyourDissertationSupervisortoread(1,000to1,500words)

q MeetregularlywithyourDissertationSupervisorq PrepareyourDissertationTalk

ThirdyearTerm2

FridayafterReadingWeek

Submitthe1,000-to1,500-wordchapter(s)orwrittenwork(ifnotstrictlyspeakingachapter)toyourDissertationSupervisor.

ThirdyearTerm2

OneithersideofReadingWeek

Atimetablewillbecirculated.

Presenta10-minuteDissertationTalkfollowedby5-10minutesofquestions.Thesewillbeorganisedbyyourtutorialcoordinatorwhowillbeintouchonthepresentationscheduleforeachtutorialgroup.

ThirdyearTerm2

SecondhalfofTermTwo

q ArrangemeetingwithyourDissertationSupervisor(s)todiscuss:the1000-1500-wordpieceofworkthatyousubmitted;yourDissertationTalk;andyourpresentationskills

q Continuewritingyourdissertationq HaveregularmeetingswithyourDissertation

Supervisor(s)ThirdYear

Eastervacation Completethewritingofyourdissertation.Giveyourselfenoughtimetosortoutanyillustrationsandtables,andcheckyourworkthoroughly.

ThirdYearTerm3

Firstweekofterm Getyourdissertationprintedandbound(twocopies).

ThirdYearTerm3

SecondworkingdayofsecondweekofTerm3

Wednesday5May2021

SubmittwoboundcopiesofyourdissertationtoJudyMedrington(Room411A)anduploadyourdissertationtoTurnitin.

5 TheDissertationHandbook

TABLEOFCONTENTSPARTI:GUIDELINES,ADVICE,ANDDEADLINES1. GUIDELINES1.1 Coursedescription1.2 Coursecontent1.3 Courseaims1.4 Choosingatopic1.41 ImpactofCOVID191.42 Ethics1.5 Definingyourresearchproject1.6 Approachingasupervisor.1.7 SubmittingtheGreenForm(TermTwo,SecondYear)1.8 Takingadvicefromyoursupervisorandthenatureofsupervision

Yoursupervisor’sresponsibilitiesWhatisexpectedofyou

1.9 Havingmorethanonesupervisor1.10 Workload1.11 Dissertationtalk(TermTwoofyourThirdyear)1.12 Ifyouhaveaproblemwithyourdissertation2. ADVICEONUNDERTAKINGRESEARCH2.1 Schedulingyourresearch2.2 Gettingstarted2.3 Gatheringinformation2.4 Takingnotes2.5 Takingreferences2.6 Laboratorywork2.7 Fieldwork

Museumwork2.8 UseoftheInstitute'sphotographylaboratoryandphotographicequipment2.9 UsingUCLcomputerfacilities2.10 Usingspecialisedcomputingfacilities2.11 Adviceonpreparationofthedissertation

PreparingthetextandusingwordprocessingLength-whatisandwhatisnotincludedinthewordlength

2.12 PresentationandformatofthedissertationTheabstractTheprefaceAcknowledgementsText

2.13 Checkingthetext2.14 Quotationsandciting2.15 Illustrationsandcaptions

Useofpublishedillustrations2.16 Presentationoftablesofdata2.17 ReferencesCited

BooksConferencesorcollectedpapersArticlesinbooks,collectedpapers,conferenceproceedingsetc.ArticlesinperiodicalsUnpublishedmaterialInternetpublications

2.18 Appendices2.19 Plagiarism

6 3. DEADLINESANDRELATEDMATTERS3.1 DeadlinesforformsandwrittenworkduringTermOneandTermTwoofyourThirdyear

OrangeForm(TermOne)PinkForm(TermOne)ReadingWeek(TermTwo)submissionofapieceoftext(1000-1500words)

3.2 Submission(TermThree)3.3 Extensions3.4 Penaltiesforlatesubmission3.5 CourseAppraisal3.6 Examination3.7 Post-examination

ReturnofsecondcopyPublicationofDissertationsConsultationofInstitutecopy

4. PRIZES

RoyalArchaeologicalInstituteDissertationPrizeTheRoyHodsonDissertationPrizeSocietyforMedievalArchaeologyJohnHurstUndergraduateDissertationPrizeSocietyforPost-MedievalArchaeologyUndergraduateDissertationPrizeRomanSocietyUndergraduateDissertationPrize

APPENDICESPARTIA1 PagelayoutforthetitlepageofthedissertationA2 CopyoftheGreenFormA3 CopyoftheOrangeformA4 CopyofthePinkFormA5 CriteriaforthemarkingofdissertationsA6 InstructionsforthepresentationPARTII:STAFFRESEARCHAREAS

Staffarelistedalphabetically

7 PART1:GUIDELINES,ADVICE,ANDDEADLINES

1. GUIDELINES1.1 CoursedescriptionARCL0047isacompulsory30creditmoduleforthoseregisteredfortheBAorBScinArchaeology,BAinClassicalArchaeology&ClassicalCivilisation,BAinEgyptianArchaeology,BAArchaeologywithaPlacementYear,BAinArchaeologywithaYearAbroadandBAinArchaeologyandAnthropology.ItisundertakenintheThirdYearbystudentsregisteredfortheabovedegrees(orthefourthyearinthecaseofBAAWAYAandPlacementYearstudents).ThedissertationiswrittenworkthatyousubmittowardtheendofyourThirdYear.ItisbasedonaresearchprojectthatyouinitiateduringthesummerafteryourSecondYearandcontinuetoworkonthroughoutyourThirdYear.1.2 CoursecontentThedissertationisa9,500-10,500-word(seebelowfordetailsonwordlength)documentbasedonfieldwork,museumwork,laboratorywork,otherformsofanalyticalwork,orlibrary/archivework(oranycombinationofthese).***DuetotherestrictionsimposedbyCovid19,dissertationsshouldbeplannedthatcanbecompletedusinge-

resources,digitaldatasetsandlibrarymaterialsonly.Manystaffhavedigitalarchaeologicaldatasets(e.g.excavationarchives,spatialdata,finds,zooarchaeological,archaeobotanicalandcompositionaldata)thatyoumaybeabletoconductprimaryoriginalanalysison.Yourdigitalfieldworkprojectsmayalsobesuitablefordissertationresearch,subjecttotheprojectdirector’sagreement.Ethnographicfieldwork(e.g.interviews/surveysetc.)canbe

carriedoutonlinebutwillneedethicalapprovalandcarefulplanningfarinadvance.Wehopethatitwillbepossibletoconductsupplementarypracticalworkincludinglaboratoryanalysis,butduetocurrentuncertainties

wecannotguaranteeaccessibility***Thewrittenaccountofyourdissertationresearchisdifferentfromanessay—youareexpectedtodeveloparesearchquestion,outlineaimsandobjectives,detailyourmethodsanddiscussyourresults.Youareexpectedtoapplyyourowncriticaljudgementtoyourchosenresearchareaanddiscussyourownideasalongsidethepublishedideasofothersworkinginthesamefield.Youwillbeguidedinyourchoiceoftopic,inyourprogrammeoffieldworkordatacollection,andinthewritingupofyourresultsbyyourDissertationSupervisor,theThirdYearTutor,andtheDissertationHandbook.The'DissertationTimetable'providesanimportantframeworkforpacingyourworkandforschedulingregularmeetingswithyourDissertationSupervisorandtheThirdYearTutor.1.3 CourseaimsTheaimsofthedissertationaretoteachyou:

HowtodesignanarchaeologicalresearchprojectHowtoformulateviableaimsandobjectivesHowtocollectdataHowtochooseandapplyappropriatemethodsofanalysisHowtoschedulearesearchprojectHowtoworkindependentlytoadeadlineHowtopresentabrieftalkonthesubjectofyourresearchHowtopresentyourresearchclearlyandconciselyasa10,000wordwrittenreporttoastandardthatwouldbe

expectedforpublication.1.4 ChoosingatopicYourchoiceofaresearchtopicwilldependonanumberofvariables.Whicheverresearchareayouchoose--whetheritisbasedwithinaparticularperiodand/orregion,onaparticularmaterialortheme,basedonlibraryresearch,oronlaboratoryormuseumwork--youwillneedtoasktwoquestions:

1)HowdoIdefineeffectivelyandrealisticallywhatIwanttodo?2)WhichmemberofstaffdoIapproachasapossiblesupervisorformychosentopic?

Forsomeofyou,bothquestionswillbeeasybecauseyouhaveintereststhatcloselymatchthoseofaparticularmemberofstaffwhomyoualreadyknow.Forothers,oneorbothquestionswilltakemoretime.Thishandbookisdesignedtohelpyoumakethesedecisions.However,youshouldalsodiscussyourdissertationtopicandchoiceofDissertationSupervisorwithyourPersonalTutor.Part2ofthishandbookcontainsdetails(providedbyeachmemberofstaff),concerningwhowillbeavailabletosupervisedissertations.Thesedetailsincludethesupervisiontopicsparticulartoeachstaffmember.Evenifyouarecertainaboutthetopicyouareinterestedinandhavedecidedwhichmemberofstaffyouwishtohaveasasupervisor,pleasetakethetimetoreadthroughthelist.Youmayfindyoucandrawonexpertisefrommorethanonestaffmember,oryourtopicmaychangeanditisagoodideatoknowwheretofindsomeonewhocanadviseyou.Mostmembersofstaffarewillingtosuperviseaprojectaddressingquestionsormaterialsrelatedinsomewaytothetopicslisted.

8 1.41 ImpactofCOVID19

Atpresent,yourdissertationprojectsshouldbedesignedtoberesilientandfeasibleundercurrentCOVID19restrictions:thiswillimpacttherangeofchoicesyouhaveforyourresearch.Staffhavebeenbriefedtohelpyoudesignresearchprojectsthatarefeasibleshouldyouonlyhaveaccesstoe-resources,digitaldatasetsandlibrarymaterials.Manystaffwillhavedigitalarchaeologicaldatasets(e.g.excavationarchives,spatialdata,findscatalogues,zooarchaeological,archaeobotanicalandcompositionaldata)thatyoumaybeabletoconductprimaryoriginalanalysison,sodoaskpotentialsupervisorsinyourareaofinterestwhethertheyhaveanythingsuitable.Yourdigitalfieldworkprojectsyouhavedoneoverthesummermayalsobesuitablefordissertationresearch,subjecttotheprojectdirector’sagreement–orhavegivenyouideasforadigitalprojectofyourown.Manytypesofethnographicfieldwork(e.g.interviews/surveys/focusgroupsetc.)canbeconductedonline,thoughwillneedethicalapprovalandcarefulplanningwellinadvance(see1.42).Youshouldthereforenotplanaprojectthatisdependentuponin-personfieldworkorphysicalaccesstomuseums,laboratoriesandcollections.However,ifthesituationpermits,itmaybepossibletoconductsomecomplementarypracticalresearchforyourdissertationlaterintheyear.1.42 Ethics–pleasereadthissectioncarefully!AnyresearchundertakenbyInstituteofArchaeologystafforstudentshouldbedesignedandconductedinanethicalwayandbecompliantwithexistingInstituteandUCLpolicies,aswellasUKandinternationallaw.Issuesincludehowyourresearchisfunded,sourced,analysedanddisseminated.TheInstituteofArchaeologytakesethicsveryseriouslyandhasproducedguidelinesforInstitutestaffandstudentstoadhereto;pleaselookattheIoAethicshomepageforanintroductiontosomeoftheissues(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethics).YoushouldalsoreadtheIoApolicyregardingtheillicittradeinantiquities(http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethics/policy_antiquities).Ifyourdissertationresearchinvolvescollectinganydatafromhumansubjects,thenyouwillneedtoreceiveIoAethicalapprovalbeforeyoucanbegintocollectanydata.Youmaybeusingmethodssuchasinterviews,questionnaires,observationsofpeople’sbehaviour,experimentalresearchinvolvingotherpeople,orfocusgroups.Youshouldfirstdiscussyourproposedresearchwithyourdissertationsupervisortodevelopanappropriatesetofresearchquestionsandmethods.Onceyouhaveaclearideaofwhatyouwanttodo,readtheEthicsDissertationGuidelineswebsitehttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethics/dissertations_guidelinesandfollowtheinstructionsforsubmittinga‘HumanParticipantResearchApplication’form.Youwillthenbeadvisedonhowtoproceed.Gainingethicsapprovalusuallytakesupto4weeks;someresearchmayrequireadditionalethicalapprovalfromUCLorexternalorganisations,whichwilltakelonger.Studentsarethereforeadvisedtotakethisintoaccountwhenplanningtheirresearch,andtosubmittheirethicsapplicationsassoonastheyarereadytodoso.TheabsolutelatestdeadlineforsubmittingapplicationstotheIoAEthicsCommitteeforBAdissertationworkis1March2021.Applicationswillonlybeconsideredafterthisdateunderexceptionalcircumstances,andatthediscretionofthecommittee.Thiscut-offdateisanextremeexample:themajorityofethicsapplicationsshouldhavebeensubmittedmuch,muchearlierthanthis.Ifyouhavesoughtandreceivedethicsapproval,thenevidenceofthatapproval–mostlikelyintheformofacopyoftheemailfromtheChairoftheEthicsCommittee,includingitsdate–shouldbeincludedinyourdissertationdocumentasoneoftheappendices.Notethatyoushouldnotbeginrecruitingparticipants,orcollectinganydatafromthem,untilethicsapprovalhasbeengranted.Ethicsapprovalcannotbegrantedretrospectively;ifyoudocollectdatawithoutapproval,youwillnotbeallowedtouseitinyourdissertation.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheprocess,orethicsingeneral,youshouldcontacttheChairoftheInstituteofArchaeologyEthicsCommittee,JuliaShaw,formoreinformation(ioa.ethics@ucl.ac.uk).1.5 DefiningyourresearchprojectYourresearchareamaybedefinedlargelybythecoursesyouhavechosentoundertakeduringthesecondyearandarethinkingabouttakinginthethirdyear.Someofyouwilldefineyourselvesbyregion—asAfricanistsorSWAsianistsorMesoamericanists—orbymaterial—asceramicorwoodanalysts,orperhapsbioarchaeologicallyasarchaeozoologistsorarchaeobotanists.Someofyouwillbeinterestedinpublicarchaeologyorculturalheritage.Ifthisisthecase,consultamemberofstaffwhomyouknowhasinterestsclosetoyourown.Manyofyouwillneedmoreguidance.Ifyouknowthebroadareainwhichyouwishtocarryoutresearch,approachthememberofstaffwhoseemstohaveinterestsclosesttoyourown.Itwillhelpifyouhavesomeexperienceoftheregion,period,materialortopicwithwhichthestaffmemberisconcerned.

9 NotallInstitutestaffwillbeavailableeachyeartosuperviseundergraduatedissertations.Sometimesstaffwillbeonsabbaticalandotherswillhaveotherteachingcommitments.Pleasebearthisinmindwhenmakingyourchoice.MembersofstaffwhoarelistedinPart2ofthishandbookmaybeapproachedattheendoftheSpringTermofyourSecondYeartodiscusspossibledissertationtopics(SeeSubmittingtheGreenFormbelow).Oneofthecommonproblemsencounteredwhenundertakingresearchforthedissertationisthatthetopicchosenistoobroadandturnsouttorequiremuchmoretimethanthethirdyearallows.Oneoftheskillsthatweexpectyoutodevelopwhileundertakingthefirststagesofyourresearchistodesignaprojectwithascopeappropriatetotheamountofresearchtimeyouhaveavailable.PleasediscussthismatterwithyourDissertationSupervisor.1.6 Approachingasupervisor.Ifaresearchareaorprojectinwhichyouareinterestedimmediatelysuggestsacertainmemberofstaff,thenmakeanappointmentstraightaway.Ifapossiblesupervisorisnotimmediatelyapparentbutyouhaveanideaofwhatyouwanttodo,thenyourfirststepmightbetodiscussyourideaswithyourPersonalTutor,whowillthenbeabletosuggestapossiblesupervisor;or,youcan'shoparound'anddiscussdissertationpossibilitieswithoneormoreofthelistedmembersofstaffwhoshareyourresearchinterests,andthendecide.Ifyouarestillhavequestionsafterfollowingtheaboveprocedures,orinfactinanycircumstance—forexample,ifyouhavenoideaofwhatkindoftopicyouwouldliketoexplore—cometoseeyourThird-YearTutorandwecanworkonastrategy.1.7 SubmittingtheGreenForm(see‘DissertationTimetable’).Onceyouhavedecidedonatopicandhavediscussedyourprojectwithasupervisor,youarereadytofillintheGreenForm(Appendix1),whichisavailablefromtherackoutsideRoom411A.Theformrequiresabriefdescriptionoftheresearchtopicyouwishtoundertakeandthesignatureofasupervisortosaythatheorsheiswillingtosupervisetheproject.OnceyouhavetheGreenFormfilledout,emailtheformtotheThird-YearTutorbeforeyourappointmentinJune.1.8 TakingadvicefromyoursupervisorandthenatureofsupervisionDifferenttypesofprojectrequiredifferenttypesofsupervision.Dissertationsthatarefocusedonartefactanalysisorlaboratorywork,forexample,mayrequiremoreintensivesupervisionthanthosebasedonlibraryresearchinacaseinwhichthestudentisfamiliarwiththetopic.Ifyoufeelthattheprojectyouwishtoundertakewillrequiremorethanthenormalorexpectedamountofcontact,forwhateverreason,thenthismustbeagreedwithyoursupervisorbeforeyouembarkontheresearch.Studentsshouldexpecttoseetheirsupervisorforuptoonehoureverytwoweeksduringtermtime.Itisyourresponsibilityaswellasyoursupervisor'stoensurethatyouseeeachothertodiscussyourdissertationatregularintervals.YourDissertationSupervisorisresponsiblefor:

• Helpingyoutochoosearesearchtopicthatisachievablewithinthetimeframe• Guidingyouinfindingliteratureonyourchosentopic• HelpingyoutosetgoalsforwhatyoucanachieveduringthesummerperiodpriortothestartofyourThird

Year(OrangeForm)• AdvisingyouinyourwritingofthedissertationoutlineandincomingupwithaResearchQuestion(tobe

includedonthePinkFormbyReadingWeekofTerm1,ThirdYear)• ProvidingguidanceforyourdissertationtalktobegivenduringTerm2,ThirdYear• Regularly(e.g.,onceeverytwoweeksduringterm)discussingtheresearchwithyou• Advisingyouandansweringyourquestions• Readingandcommentingonasamplechapter(1,000to1,500words)orotherbodyofwritingfromyour

dissertationdueontheFridayafterReadingWeekinTerm2.• Readingandcommentingonadditionalwrittenworkwhichyoumaywishtosubmit.

Itisimportanttorememberthatyoursupervisormaynotbeavailableduringthevacations.Youshouldcheckthis,particularlyifyouthinkyoumaywantadviceduringtheEastervacationofyourfinalyear(thedissertationishandedinatthebeginningofthesecondweekoftheThirdTerm).WhatisexpectedofyouYouareexpectedtomakeappointmentswithyoursupervisortodiscussyourproject.Ifyoudonotkeepanappointmentorfailtomakeappointments,youruntheriskoffallingbehindwithyourworkandhencecompromisingyourmark.

10 1.9 HavingmorethanonesupervisorIfaprojectbridgestheresearchinterestsoftwomembersofstaffthenitispossibletohavebothstaffmembersasdissertationsupervisors.AnexamplewouldbeaprojectthatexaminesafaunalassemblagefromAfricainwhichcaseLouiseMartinandKevinMacDonaldwouldbetheexpectedjointadvisors.ProcedurallyyouneedtochooseoneofthemasyourprincipalDissertationSupervisorandtheotherasasubsidiarysupervisor.Pleasediscussthiswithbothofthemsothatbothsupervisorsknowtheirrespectiveroles.IfyouarehappyhavingjustonemainsupervisorbutfeelthatyouneedtodiscussyourresearchwithotherswithintheInstitute,thisisencouraged.Itisagoodideatoletyourprimarysupervisorknowthatyouarediscussingyourresearchwithanotherstaffmember;or,ifyouwantmorefeedbackbutdonotknowwhomtocontact,yourprimarysupervisorcanhelpyou.IfyouwanttodiscussyourresearchwithsomeoneoutsidetheInstitute,pleaseletyoursupervisorknowbeforeyoudothis.Yoursupervisormaywishtoapproachthispersonbeforeyoudoormaygiveyoualetterofintroduction.Also,thepersonoutsidetheInstituteneedsacontactwithintheInstituteforadministrativeandotherpurposes.1.10 WorkloadThedissertationisvaluedat1courseunitandcarriesatotalworkloadofapproximately300hours.Thisworkloadincludesalltimespentindiscussionwithyoursupervisor,timespentinthelibraryorathomereadingandtimespentwordprocessing.Italsoincludesthetimespentcollectingdatawhetheryouareinthefield,museum,libraryorlaboratory.Itisyourresponsibilitytoscheduleyourtimesothatyouspendtherightproportionoftheworkloadoneachofthesedifferentthings.Youareadvisedtodiscussthiswithyoursupervisor.Thisisparticularlyimportantwhenyouaresettingupyourprojectandwhenyouarewritingupyourdissertation.1.11 DissertationtalkDuringtheSpringTermofyourThirdYear,youareaskedtogiveashortpresentationonyourresearchtopic.Thisshouldbe10minutesinlength(followedby5minutesofquestionsanddiscussion)andshouldbeaccompaniedbyapowerpointpresentation.YoushoulddiscussyourpresentationwithyoursupervisorduringthefirsthalfoftheSpringTerm.MoreinformationaboutthepresentationisgiveninAppendix6.Thistalkisnotassessedbutfailuretogivethetalkwithoutanacceptableexplanationwillresultina10percentagepointreductioninthefinalmarkofyourdissertation.1.12 IfyouhaveaproblemwithyourdissertationProblemscanariseatanypointintheresearchandwritingprocess.Accesstoresearchmaterial,experimentsgoingwrong,asupervisorwhoishardtolocate,externalfactorsaffectingyourworkorevenamentalblockareallpossibilities.WeunderstandthatCovid19hasforcedalotofpeople’sresearchplanstochange–staffaswellasstudents–andthatthiscanbeannoying.Yourfirstportofcallisyourdissertationsupervisorbutifyouwouldlikeanotherpointofvieworneedimmediateadviceandcannotfindyoursupervisor,theneitheryourpersonaltutororyour3rd-YearTutorwilltrytohelpsolvetheproblem.2. ADVICEONUNDERTAKINGRESEARCH2.1 SchedulingyourresearchAdissertationistime-consumingtoproduce;itinvolvestimespentwithyoursupervisor,ontheproject(inthefield,laboratory,orlibrary),inwritingandsynthesisingyourresultsandotherwisepreparingthedissertationforsubmission.TherearefourdeadlinesinyourThirdYear(seedeadlinesbelowand'TheDissertationTimetable')thatwillhelpyoutostructureyourworkschedule.

1) ThefirstdeadlineoccursinthefirstweekofTerm1:• Ontheseconddayofthisweek,registeryourcourseoptionswithme.• Atthesametimehandinyour'OrangeForm'tomeonwhichyousummariseyoursummerworkon

yourdissertationtopic.2) TheseconddeadlineoccursduringReadingWeekinTerm1,whenyoumeetwithmetodiscussdissertation

progress:• ObtainthePinkForminadvancefromoutsideRoom411A.• Fillouttheform(briefdescriptionofyourdissertationandastatementofprogresstodate)in

consultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor.• Submittheformtomeontheday.

3) ThethirddeadlineisontheFridayafterReadingWeekinTerm2:• Submitachapterofyourdissertation(orsomeformofwrittenwork)toyourDissertationSupervisor.

4)ThefourthdeadlineisduringSpringTerm.• PresentyourworkattheDissertationTalks(scheduletobearranged).

11 YoushouldtrytocompleteallfieldworkbyReadingWeekoftheAutumnTerm.Ifyouarecollectingdatabytheexaminationofmaterialorartefactassemblages,orbyaliteraturesurveyinthelibrary,youshouldaimtohavemostofyourdatabythebeginningoftheSpringTermsothatyoucanbeginanalysis.YoushouldaimtowriteupyourdissertationduringtheSpringTerm.Thefinalpreparationofthetext,thelistofreferencescited,theillustrations,captionsforillustrations,tableofcontentsaswellasbindingaretimeconsumingandyoumusttakecaretoleavesufficienttimetowardtheendoftheEastervacationtocompletethesetasks.Thisalwaystakeslongerthanyouanticipate!Youmustthinkcarefullyaboutschedulingyourdissertationresearchalongsideothercoursework.ThisisespeciallytruetowardstheendofboththeAutumnTermandtheSpringTermwhendeadlinesforothercourseworktendtofall.YouarestronglyadvisedtodiscussschedulingyouroverallworkloadinyourthirdyearwithyourPersonalTutor.Ifyoufindthatyourdissertationresearchisconflictingseriouslywithworkforyourothercourses,itisadvisabletotalktoyourpersonaltutoranddissertationsupervisorabouthelpinprioritisingcommitmentsororganisingdeadlinesinordertoavoidacrisis.2.2 GettingstartedPreliminaryworkshouldinvolvenotonlyreadingaroundthetopicbutlookingatpastdissertationsinthelibrary.Trytofinddissertationswrittenonasimilarorrelatedtopic.Lookcriticallyatsuchdissertationstoseehowtheyareorganised,illustrated,etc.Thereisnosetwaytopresentadissertationandreviewingotherdissertationswillhelpyoutodecideonanapproachyouprefer.PleaseconsultyoursupervisorortheThirdYearTutorifyouwishtoseeexamples.Rememberthatearlierdissertationsareuncorrected(correctionsandcommentsarenotedonaseparateform)andarenotguaranteedtorepresentgoodpractice.2.3 GatheringinformationYoucanobtaindayticketstootherUniversityofLondonlibrariesfromtheInstituteLibrary.TheLibrarystaffwillalsobeabletoadviseyouonobtainingaccesstonon-Universitylibraries.Ifyouneedtoworkelsewhere(e.g.toexamineaparticularmuseumcollection)ortocontactaspecialistinthematerialyouarestudying,youshouldaskyoursupervisorforaletterofintroduction.Ifyouusetheservicesofotherinstitutions(museums,libraries,etc.)youshouldtakecaretocomplywiththeirrulesandrespectthestaffandotherresearchersinsuchinstitutions.YoushouldalsoacknowledgetheirassistanceintheAcknowledgementssectionsofyourdissertation.Itisoftenadvisabletoreportyourresultsortosuchinstitutions(suchasmuseums).2.4 TakingnotesYouareadvisedtoadoptasystematicmethodfortakingandorganisingnotes.Adedicatednotebookorbinderwithdividersworkswell.Somepeoplelikeindexcards.Oryoucanusealaptopinwhichyoucanstoreinformationunderavarietyoffoldersandfilesunderamajordissertationfolder.Anexampleofhowinformationcanbedivided(computer,cardsornotebook):

• Referenceso Thiscategorycoversallthebibliographicinformationfromthesourcesyouuse.o Ifyouentertheinformationoncomputer:

§ Youcansetupatablewiththeauthor'snameintheleftcolumn,andyoucanthensortthesourcesalphabetically.

§ SomepeoplehavebibliographicprogramssuchasEndNote,whichsortsbibliographicinformationaccordingtovariouscategories.EndNotehasabitofalearningcurveinsettingitup.

§ IsimplysetupaReferencesCitedsectiononmycomputerrightfromthebeginningandenterALLthesourcesfromwhichIamtakingnotesincorrectbibliographicformatrightfromthebeginning.Itseemslikealotofwork,butintheend,itiseasiertodeletethesourcesyouhaven'tusedthantohavetorunbacktothelibrarytogetsourceinformationyouforgot.

o Ifyouuseindexcards,useacardforeachsourceandaseparatecolourforallyourreferencecards.o Ifyouuseanotebookorbinder,keepaseparatesectionforyourreferenceinformation.Consider

usingaseparatecolourforthesepages.o Inalltheabovecases,though,youneedalsotoremembertowritethesourceinformation(journal

articleorchapterinabookorbooktitlepluspublicationinformation)attheheadofeachsectionofnotesyoutakewhenyoureadfromthesource(seenextsection).

12 • Readingnotes

o Thiscategorycontainsalltheactualnotesyoutakefromyourreadings.o MAKESURETOKEEPTRACKOFPAGENUMBERS.o Whetheryouuseacomputerorindexcardsoranotebook,sometimestheeasiestwayistocreatea

left-handcolumnanduseonlythatcolumntowritethepagenumberfromwhichyournotesorquotesderive.Whethernotesorquotes,youneedthepagenumber!

o Alsomakesuretodevelopasystem(asreferredtoaboveunder'References')ofconsistentlyrecordingwheretheinformationyouarecollectingisfrom.Somepeoplenumbertheirsourceswhentheywritethemonindexcardsandjustusethenumberwhentheytakenotes.Imyselfwriteoutthesourceinformationattheheadofmynotes,computerorpaper,everytime,justtobesure.

o Youcanalsophotocopythetitlepageandcopyrightpageofthesourcesyouread.Ifit'sanon-linejournaloron-linesource,youcandownloadorprinttheinformation.

• Sourcestoconsulto Asyouarereadingyousometimescomeacrossthenameofasourceyouwouldliketoconsult.o Keepaseparatefileonthis.Itcanbeanothercomputerfolder/file;orindexcardsofanothercolour.

Thentheywillbeeasytolocateandyoucancheckthemoffasyoureadthem.• PDFsordownloadsorphotocopiesoforiginalarticles

o Whetheryouareusingacomputerorabinderorsimplytakingnotesonpaper,youshouldkeepalloriginalarticlesormaterialinaseparatesection,perhapsundersubjectheadingsthathavesomemeaningforyou.

o Thesecanbedownloadedfromacomputerorphotocopiedandputinabinderorfolder.• Figures,Maps,Tables

o Youmightwanttokeepphotocopiedfigures,maps,etc.inaseparatefolder.o Thesecanlaterbeadaptedforyourownuse.o Makesuretorecordthesourcesthatthefiguresand/ortablesarefrominyourReferences

category.RECORDTHEPAGENUMBERS!Theaboveisobviouslyjustaguideandyouwilldevelopyourownsystem.Themoremethodicalyouarefromthebeginningtheeasieritwillbetowriteyourdissertationinthespringterm.2.5 TakingreferencesRecordingsourceinformationontoindexcardsorinacomputerfile,asnotedabove,simplifiesthecompilationoftheReferencesCitedsectionofyourdissertation.Althoughtheterm'Bibliography'issometimesusedforthissection,abibliographycanincludesourceswhichyoumayhaveconsultedbutdidnotultimatelyuseinyourdissertation.Inthecaseofarchaeology,allsourcescitedinthetextmustappearintheReferenceslistattheend,andallthereferenceslistedmustrefertosourcescitedinthebodyofthetext.Youshouldbecarefultorecordreferencesaccurately(INCLUDINGPAGENUMBERS)inordertoavoidhavingtochecksourcesduringthefinalstagesofyourdissertation.Asnotedabove,itisagoodideatobeginassemblingtheReferencesCitedsectionfromthestartofyourresearch.Youcanalwaysdeletesourcesyoudidnotuse,andsettingdowntheinformationatthebeginningwillsavetimeintheend.Accuracyincompilingandpresentingbibliographicinformationwillbeconsideredbytheexaminers.Detailsoftheformatofcitingreferencesaregivenbelow.2.6 Laboratorywork***SUBJECTTOCOVID19RESTRICTIONS,SEESECTION1.41***SomedissertationprojectswillinvolvepracticalworkundertakeninoneoftheInstitute'slaboratories.Ifso,makesurethatyoutakeappropriateoptionsinyourThirdyear.Discussthiswithyoursupervisoratanearlydatetoidentifytheskillsortrainingyouwillneedtocarrythroughtheworksothateffectivearrangementscanbemade.Insomelaboratoriesworkspacesandpiecesofequipmenthavetobebookedinadvanceandatsometimesduringtheyear,thewaitinglistfortheuseofequipmentcanbeseveralweeks.Pleasediscussthiswithyoursupervisorbeforeembarkingonaprojectthatreliesontheuseofspecificpiecesofequipment.Youareadvisedtobeginanyaspectofpracticalworkearlyinyourthirdyearifpossible.Discusswithyoursupervisortheavailabilityoflaboratoryspaceandequipmentduringvacations.Itislikelythatyouwillneedsomesupervisionwhileworkinginalaboratory,evenifitisonlyatthebeginningwhenyouneedtobeshownhowtouseequipment.Youwillalsoneedtobeawareofpropersafetyprocedures.Youwillhavetoreadandsignariskassessmentform.PleaseaskyoursupervisortodiscussthiswiththeDepartmentalSafetyOfficer.2.7 Fieldwork***SUBJECTTOCOVID19RESTRICTIONS,SEESECTION1.41***Ifyourprojectreliesondatacollectedinthefield,youareadvisedtocompletedatacollectionbeforethebeginning

13 oftheThirdYear.PleasediscusswiththeInstitute'sFieldworkTutor,andwithme,whetherfieldworkundertakenforyourdissertationcancounttowardyourfieldworkrequirement.Normallyitispossibletouseupto3weeksofyourfieldworkrequirementtowardyourdissertationresearch.YouwillnotbeabletoundertakeextensivefieldworkduringtermandyouareexpectedtobeincollegeduringbothReadingWeeks.Yourfieldworkmaybepartofabroaderexcavationprogramme.Youwillneedtohavepermissionfromtheprojectdirectortousedatafromtheproject.Museumwork***SUBJECTTOCOVID19RESTRICTIONS,SEESECTION1.41***Ifyouareusingmaterialinoneormoremuseumsyouwillprobablyneedtoaskyoursupervisortomakecontactwiththecuratorofthecollectionsbeforeyoubeginthework.Contactmustbemadeearly,asyouraccesstotherelevantmaterialswillneedtobefittedintotheirschedule.Bearinmindthatyouwillhavetoworkwithintheworkinghoursofthemuseumandthatyoushouldabidebytherulesandregulationsofthatmuseum.YoumustbesuretoacknowledgetheMuseumandanyofitsstaffwhoprovideyouwithassistance.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouareworkingonaprojectinitiatedbyamuseumstaffmember—theresearchprojectcreatormustbeacknowledgednotonlyinthedissertationbutinanypresentations,includingtheDissertationTalk.DiscusstheseissueswithyourDissertationSupervisor.Itmaybeappropriatetoprovideacopyofyourdissertationtothemuseumwhenyouhavefinished.2.8 UseoftheInstitute'sphotographylaboratoryandphotographicequipmentIf,afterdiscussionwithyoursupervisor,youdecidethatyouneedtousetheInstitute'sphotographyfacilities(seesectionillustrationsandcaptionsbelow)youshouldconsultKenWalton.2.9 UsingUCLcomputerfacilitiesUndergraduatecomputingfacilitiesareprovidedbytheUCL’sInformationSystemsDivisionthroughtheircentrally‘managed’computers,whicharelocatedinpubliccluster-roomsthroughoutthecollege.YouwillhavebeengivenanaccounttousecollegecomputingfacilitieswhenyouregisteredasastudentatUCL.TheInstitutehastwopubliccluster-rooms,oneonthefirstfloorandoneonthefifthfloor.Thesetwocluster-rooms,andmostothers,containPCsalthoughtherearealsoasmallnumberofAppleMacintoshroomselsewherewithinthecollege.Allproblemsandquestionsrelatingtotheuseofthesefacilitiesshouldinthefirstinstancebedirectedtothe‘HelpDesk’,locatedintheDMSWatsonlibrary,oninternalphoneextension25000oremailhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/common/servicedeskThemanagedcomputerscontainalargeselectionofsoftwarethatshouldmeetyourneedsforyourdissertation.YouweregiventheopportunityforsomeintroductorytraininginwordprocessingandspreadsheetusefromInstitutestaffduringyourfirstterm.Thecollegealsoprovidesdocumentationandmanualsoutliningtheuseofallsoftwareonmanagedmachines,whichcanalsobeobtainedfromtheHelpDesk.Scanningfacilities(forinsertingpicturesintotext)arealsoavailable;contacttheHelpDeskfordetails.Thelocationofallcollegepubliccluster-rooms(andhowtobooktimeonacomputer)canbefoundatthefollowingwebaddress:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/2.10 UsingspecialisedcomputingfacilitiesWhilethecollegefacilitiesmeettheneedsofthemajorityofInstituteusers(staffandstudentalike),thereareinstanceswhenspecialisedsoftwareisrequiredforspecificresearchpurposes.Forthesereasons,theInstitutehasacomputerlaboratoryequippedwithmachinesthatrunspecialisedsoftwarenotavailableonthemanagedservice.Thisincludes:GeographicInformationSystems,mappingandspatialanalysispackages,computerisedcartographictools,softwarefordigitalimageanalysisandmanipulation,photogrammetricsoftware,andstatisticalpackages.TheInstitute’sPhotographicLaboratoryalsohasafacilityfordigitalimagecaptureandmanipulation.Yourresearch,particularlywithinthecontextofyourdissertation,maynecessitatetheuseofsomeofthesefacilities.Asdemandforthelimitednumberofcomputersandequipmentinthecomputerlaboratoryisparticularlyhigh,youwillneedpermissiontousethisfacility.Ifyouthinkyoumayrequirespecialisedsoftwareandhardware,youshouldcontacttheInstitute’sComputerOfficertodiscussyourresearchneeds.Notethatthisshouldusuallybedonebytheendofthesummertermofyoursecond-year,sothatappropriatetimecanbefoundforanynecessarytraininginthesoftwareandequipmentyoumayrequire.2.11 AdviceonpreparationofthedissertationPreparingthetextandusingwordprocessingAnimportantaspectofthewritingofthedissertationisthetrainingitprovidesintheproductionofapapertoastandardsuitableforpublication.Youshouldlookcriticallynotjustatearlierdissertationsbutatarticlesinreputable

14 periodicalstoseewhatlevelofpresentationisrequired.Noticeparticularlythewaythetextisorganised,thewayinwhichtables,illustrationsandreferencesareused,howthetablesarelaidout,andthestandardofplatesandlinedrawings.Youareencouragedtoprepareyourdissertationyourselfonawordprocessor.Whateversortofprinteryouuse,thetextshouldbeclearandof‘letterquality’.• Saveyourworkfrequently(e.g.,every10-15minutesorso)• Alwaysmakeaback-upcopyontocloudstorageormemorystickwheneveryoufinishatypingsession• Forextrasecurity,maketwocopiesonseparatestoragemedia,oneofthemonline.Failuretofollowoneormoreoftheseruleshasledtolargeamountsoftextbeinglostbystudents,amountingtoawholedissertationinsomecases.YourdissertationisYOURresponsibility-lookafteritwell.Forstudentswhoareunabletotypetheirowndissertationduetodisability,pleaseconsultJudyMedrington.Length-whatisandwhatisnotincludedinthewordlengthThewordlimitforthedissertationtextis9,500-10,500words.Thisexcludestitlepage,contentspage,listsoffiguresandtables,abstract,preface,acknowledgements,tables,captions,appendicesandreferences.Howeverpleasereadthesectionsonillustrationsandcaptionsandonappendicesbelow.Asstatedinthefirstofthesesections,thereshouldbenomorethantheequivalentof20fullpagesofillustrations.Penaltieswillonlybeimposedifyouexceedtheupperfigureintherange.Thereisnopenaltyforusingfewerwordsthanthelowerfigureintherange,providedthematerialisadequatelytreated:thelowerfigureissimplyforyourguidancetoindicatethesortoflengththatisexpected.Ifyouthinkthatyourdissertationwillrequiremuchlessthanthismaximum,youareadvisedtodiscussthematterwithyourdissertationsupervisor.TWOcopiesofyourdissertationmustbeproducedandhandedin.2.12 PresentationandformatofthedissertationThedissertationshouldbepresentedinaformgenerallysuitableforpublicationinanarchaeologicaljournalsuchasAntiquityortheJournalofArchaeologicalScience.Thestandardofpresentationshouldbehighwithparticularemphasisonneatness,relevanceandorganisationofmaterial,andsuitabilityofillustrations.OrganizationandlayoutThetextshouldbeonA4(210x297cm)paper,itshouldbeatleastone-and-a-half-line-spacedandthereshouldbea3.5cmmarginontheleftside(toallowextraroomforbinding)anda2cmmarginontherightsideofeachpage(seealsobelowPrinting,paperweightandbinding3.2).Itmaybeprintedeithersingleordoublesided.Thefollowingshouldbeincluded:Titlepage(givingallthedetailssetoutinAppendix1attheendofPartI)NB:ontheTitlepage,yourstudentcode,NOTyournameshouldbeadded.AbstractListofcontentsListofillustrationsPreface(optional)AcknowledgementsTextAppendices(optional)Bibliography.TheabstractAbriefsummary(notexceeding200words)ofthetopic,andoftheresultsandconclusions,mustbegivenonaseparatepageheaded'Abstract',followingthetitlepage.Lookattheabstractsofjournalarticlesforideasofwhattoincludeandhowtostructureanabstract.TheprefaceTheprefaceisanoptionalelementbutitcanbeusefulinconveyingtothereaderexplanatorycommentthatonemightexpressorallyifoneweredeliveringthedissertationinperson.Itisanopportunitytodescribeinformally,andtojustifythoseaspectsofthetopic,whichthedissertationattemptstocover,andthoseaspectsthatitdoesnot.Itmayalsobeusefultousetheprefacetoexplaintothereadertherationalebehindtheorganisationofthedissertation.Itwouldbeacceptabletodescribetheapproachandcontextofeachofthechaptersifthismightbeofassistancetothereaderinassessingthedissertation.

15 AcknowledgementsAnyhelporinformationreceivedfromyoursupervisororanyoneelsemustbefullyacknowledged.TextYourtextshouldbedividedintochapters.ThereshouldbeanIntroduction,structuredchaptersandaconcludingchapter.Itisimportanttoorderyourtextinalogicalmannersothatanyargumentsanddiscussionsthatyoupresentcanbefollowedthroughfrombeginningtoend.Makesurethatinyourintroductionyoumakeyouraimsandobjectivesclear,outlineyourstudyarea,statethemainquestionsthatyouaddressinthedissertation,anddemonstratehowthesefitintoabroaderarchaeologicalcontext.Youshoulddemonstrateearlyinyourdissertationthatyouarefamiliarwiththepublishedliteratureconcerningyourtopic.Ifyouhaveusedanyspecificlaboratoryorfieldmethodstheseshouldbediscussed.Thepresentationofanyevidence(inwhateverform)shouldprecedediscussionofit.Makesurethatwithinyourdiscussionthereisacleardistinctionbetweenfactandhypothesis.Concludebyreturningtotheaimsandobjectivessetoutintheintroductionbyaddressingeachone.Thechapterbychapterorganizationofyourdissertationshouldbeappropriatetothediscussionandanalysisofyourtopic.EverypageofthetextshouldbenumberedincludingthepageswithillustrationsaloneandtheReferencesCitedsection.Footnotesshouldbeavoided;largequantitiesofnumericaldatashouldnotnormallybeincluded(seepresentationoftablesofdatabelow).Inspecialcircumstances,itmaybepossibletoacceptadissertationthatisnotpresentedinthismanner,butanyvariation(suchasmorethan20pagesofillustrations)mustbeagreedinadvancebyapplication,throughyourDissertationSupervisor,totheChairmanoftheBoardsofExaminersinArchaeology.2.13 CheckingthetextItismostimportanttoallowenoughtimetocheckthetypescriptthoroughlyforerrors,particularlyinthespellingofarchaeologicalandscientifictermsandinthepresentationofthebibliography.Ifyourwordprocessorhasaspellcheckfacility,useit,butdonotrelyonittocatcheverything.2.14 QuotationsandcitingliteratureIfyouincludetheactualwordsusedbyanotherperson(whetherfrompublishedorunpublishedwork),thepassagemustbegiveninquotationmarksandaproperreferencemadetotheoriginalauthor'swork,includingthenumberofthepage(s)fromwhichthequotationwasselected.Whenbibliographicalreferencesaremadeinthetext,theHarvardsystemofin-textcitationsshouldbeused.Thereferenceisinsertedattherelevantpoint,itisgiveninbracketsandincludestheauthor'sname,dateofpublicationandpage,e.g.:(Fleming,1976,131orFleming1976:131).Shouldmorethanonepublicationbelistedinthesameyearforaparticularauthor,thesemustbedistinguishedbothinthein-textcitationsandinthereferencescitedsectionbyaddinga,bandsoon,e.g.:(Fleming,1976a,131).Manystudentschooseatopicthatbuildsonworkcompletedbypreviousstudentsandwhichhasbeenwrittenupastheirdissertations.Insuchcasesitisessentialtoreadsuchdissertations--yoursupervisorwillusuallyhaveacopy--andcitethisaspreviousworkinyourdissertation.YouwillneedtogetpermissionfromtheHeadofDepartmenttociteapastdissertation.2.15 IllustrationsandcaptionsThereisnoobligationtoillustrateyourdissertation;moststudentschoose,however,touseillustrationsofoneformoranother.Thecorrectuseofillustrationsinyourdissertationislikelytoincreaseyourmark.Becauseofthisitisimportanttothinkcarefullyabouthowtoillustrateyourdissertation.Theguidelinesbelowmaybeofsomehelp:• Thereismorethanonewayofillustratinganobject.Weighuptheprosandconsofusingbothlinedrawingand

photography.• Whenproducinglinedrawings,youmustdrawthemtoasuitablesizewiththerightwidthoflineandsizeof

letteringtoallowforsuccessfulreduction(ifnecessary).• Locationmapsareoftenimprovedbyhavinganinsetregionalmaptoshowthelocationofthemainmap.• Labelmapswellbutdonotmakethemtoocluttered.• Makesurethatdiagrams,especiallyofbitsofequipment,arewelllabelled.• Makesurethatphotographsoflandscapesorsitesclearlyshowfeaturesthatyouaretryingtoillustrate;an

arrowpointingafeatureoutcanhelp.• Photographstakenusingmicroscopeequipment,especiallyscanningelectronmicrographs,usuallyrequirean

arrowtopointouttherelevantfeatures.Thisisusuallybetterthantryingtodescribethelocationofafeatureinacaption.

16 • Makesurethatallillustrationshaveacaptionandthatthecaptionhelpsthereadertounderstandwhatthe

illustrationdepictsanditsrelevancetothetext.• Makesurethatallillustrationsarereferredtointhetextinnumericalorderandthattheyindeedoccurinthis

order.• Makesurethatallyourillustrationsarerelevanttothetopicunderdiscussion--anirrelevantillustration,however

wellpresented,canresultinalowermark.• Ifyouadaptanillustrationfromasource(copyitbutchangeitslightlytosuityourpurposes),makesureto

includeasourcecitation.Itisusualinthesecasestowrite,forexample:(AdaptedfromFleming,1954,figure10,23).

Youmayuseupto20pagesofillustrations.Thisdoesnotincludetablesorgraphsbutdoesincludemaps,allphotographsandlinedrawings(whetherthesearecomputergeneratedornot),alldiagramsincludingflowdiagramsandallreproducedillustrationsfrompublishedorunpublishedsources.Ifyouneedtousemorethan20pagesofillustrationsthenyoushouldaskyourSupervisorforpermission.Illustrationsdonothavetobescannedinorhavetextwrappedaroundthem.Photographsandotherillustrationsmaybegluedontothepagebutpleasemakesurethattheillustrationwillstaygluedsothattheexaminerseesitintherightplace.Youmaychoosetohavetheillustrationsspreadthroughoutthetextoryoumaywishtohavethemtogetherattheendofthetext,beforetheReferencesCitedsection.Ifyourefertoyourillustrationsindifferentplacesthroughoutthetextitisprobablybestifyouputthemattheendsothatthereadercanlocatethemeasily.Ifeachofyourillustrationsisonlyreferredtoonceortwicethentheformerismoreappropriate.Captionstoillustrationsshouldcontainsufficientinformationtoinformthereaderofwhatisillustratedandhowitisillustratedincluding,insomecases,technicalinformation(e.g.typeofmicroscopeandmagnification,oriftheimageisgenerateddigitally).Moreinformationthanthisshouldbeincludedwithinthetextwheretheillustrationisreferredto.Captionsdonotcounttowardtheoverallwordcountofthedissertation;however,youmaylosemarksifyouplaceinformationthatshouldnormallybeincludedwithinthetextonlyinacaptiontoanillustration.UseofpublishedillustrationsIfyouusephotographsorphotocopiesofillustrationsproducedbyanotherpersonyoushouldacknowledgetheauthorandgiveareferencetothepublished(orunpublished)sourceinthecaptionusingtheHarvardsystem.Ifyouredrawadiagramorline-drawingfollowingoneproducedbyanotherperson,thisalsomustbefullyacknowledged.Anexamplewouldbe:(afterJones1969,fig17,22)or(modifiedfromJones1968,Figureiv,23).2.16 PresentationoftablesofdataIfyourdissertationisbasedpartiallyorwhollyontheanalysisofnumericaldatathenitisimportantthatyoupresentthedatatobackupanyconclusionsthatyoudraw.However,youshouldnotputlengthytablesofrawdatainyourtext.Usetheresultssectionofyourdissertationtopresentsummarytablesandotherformsofchartsanddiagrams(bargraphs,piechartsandsoon)toshowhowyourdatasupporttheconclusionsyouhavedrawnfromthem.Tablesofrawdatamaybeputinanappendixifnecessary(seeappendicesbelow).2.17 ReferencesCitedAlistofthesourcesyouhavecitedinthetext,incaptions,orintablesshouldbeincludedattheendandshouldincludeinformationaboutbothpublishedandunpublishedworks.Theinformationshouldbelistedalphabeticallybythenamesoftheauthorsoreditorsandshouldnotbesubdividedinanyway(e.g.bychaptersortopics).Allbooks,papers,chaptersofbooksandothersourcesofinformationcitedinthedissertationshouldbeincludedinthelistofreferences.Allpublishedandunpublishedarticleslistedinthereferencescitedsectionshouldhavebeencitedinthedissertation.ItisimportanttomakesurethattheformatoftheReferencesCitedsectionisconsistentandthatallelementsofeachbibliographicreference—author/editor,date,title,placeofpublication,publisher,volumenumber,pagenumbersandsoon—arepresent.Checkingthebibliographicinformationinthereferencesisimportant—mistakesinformatandcontentwillreduceyourmarkforyourdissertation.AbriefguidetotheformwhichtheReferencesCitedsectionshouldtakeisgivenbelow.Ifyourequirefurtherinformation,pleaseconsultSignpostsforarchaeologicalpublication(CBA,3rdedition,1991),availableintheInstituteLibrary(shelfreferenceINSTARCHAL30COU).Forbooks:Author,Initials.Date.Title(italics).Placeofpublication:Publisher.Forexample:Fleming,S.1976.Datingmethodsinarchaeology:aguidetoscientifictechniques.London:JMDent.

17 Forchaptersorarticlesinbooks,collectedpapers,conferenceproceedingsetc.:Author,Initials,Date.Titleofchapterorarticle,inInitialandNameofeditor(followedbyed.oreds),Titleofbook(italics).Placeofpublication:Publisher,pagerange.Rememberthatifyouuseachapterinaneditedbookorapaperinaneditedvolume,youneedtolistthereferencealphabeticallybythenameoftheauthorofthechapterorpaper,notbythenameoftheeditor(s)ofthebook.Forexample,ifyouhavereadthepaperoncoinsbyD.F.AlleninthevolumeeditedbyHillandJesson,thereferenceshouldlooklike:Allen,D.F.1971.Britishpotincoins,inD.HillandM.Jesson(eds),TheIronAgeanditshill-forts:paperspresentedtoSirMortimerWheelerontheoccasionofhiseightiethyearataconferenceheldbytheSouthamptonUniversityArchaeologicalSociety,5-7thMarch1971.Southampton:SouthamptonUniversityArchaeologicalSociety,127-154.OrifyoureadthepaperaboutchocolateimageryinartbyDavidSeaman:Seaman,D.W.Chocolateimageryinavant-gardeart,inA.Szogyi(ed.),Chocolate:FoodoftheGods.London:GreenwoodPress,93-8.Forconferencesorcollectedpapers:Editor,Initials(followedbyed.oreds.),Date.Titleofvolume(italics).Placeofpublication:Publisher.Butusethisformatonlywhenyoumeantorefertotheentirevolume.Forexample:Beck,C.W.(ed.),1974.Archaeologicalchemistry:asymposiumsponsoredbytheDivisionoftheHistoryofChemistryatthe165thmeetingoftheAmericanChemicalSociety,Dallas,Texas,April9-10,1973.(AdvancesinChemistrySeries138).Washington:AmericanChemicalSociety.Szogyi,A.(ed.).1997.Chocolate:FoodoftheGods.London:GreenwoodPress.Forarticlesinperiodicals:Author,Initials,Date.Titleofarticle,Nameofperiodical(italics),Volumenumber(bold),Page(s).Forexample:Piggott,S.1947.AnewprehistoricceramicfromBaluchistan.AncientIndia.3,131-142.Forunpublishedmaterial:Careshouldbetakentoprovidealltherelevantinformationandtobeconsistentthroughout.Theword'unpublished'shouldbeincluded.Forexample:Falchetti,A.M.1976.ThegoldworkoftheSinuregion,northernColombia.UnpublishedMPhilthesis,UniversityofLondon.Internetpublications:Allinternetpublicationsarecitedasiftheywerehardcopy,i.e.byauthor’snameanddateinthemaintextandfullcitationinthereferencescited.Youshouldalsoindicatethedateonwhichyouretrievedtheinformation,asweb-basedinformationispronetochange.Ifthereisnodateinformationprovidedastowhenthetextwaswrittenthencitethepresentyearbutbesuretoalsoincludethedateretrieved.Youwillfindsomeexamplesbelow.Ifyouwishtoquoteverbatimfromoneofthesesourcesyoushouldindicatesectionorparagraphnumbersifthesearepossible,e.g.(Bernal2000,¶5)foraquotationdrawnfromthefifthparagraphofthisessay[notethatthe¶canbeplacedusingthe‘insertsymbol’commandinMicrosoftWord].Forapaper/essayavailableon-linebutnotinapublication:Bernal,M.2000.AfrocentrismandTwoHistoricalModelsfortheFoundationofAncientGreece,paperpreparedfortheEncounterswithAncientEgypt,InstituteofArchaeology,UniversityCollegeLondon,16-18December2000.Retrieved27February2001fromWorldWideWeb:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/enco/Africa/Bernal.htmForaninformativewebsite,withinformationasstraighttextand/orillustrations,thecitationisthesameminusreferencetotheconference:Zagarell,A.2001.NilgiriArchaeologicalFindsI.RockArt.Retrievedon27February2001fromWorldWideWeb:http://lab2.cc.wmich.edu/~zagarell/arc.htm

18 Ifyouuseanon-linedatabaseyoushouldindicatethewebaddressofitsentrypage,andindicatewheninformationwasretrievedandwhatkeywordorotherparameterswereusedinyoursearch.Ifyouwishmerelytoreferthereadertoasiteofgeneralinterestorrelevance,andnottoanyspecificmaterialonthatsite,youcancitethewebsite’shomepageinyourtext;forexampleyoumightwrite:

LinksandinformationabouttheantiquitiestradecanbefoundontheWebsiteoftheIllicitAntiquitiesResearchCentre,Cambridge(http://www-mcdonald.arch.cam.ac.uk/IARC/home.htm)

2.18 AppendicesAppendicestoyourdissertationdonotcounttowardthetotalwordlength.Howeverthisdoesnotmeanthatanappendixcanbeusedtocontainadditionalmaterialcentraltothetopicunderdiscussionthatcouldnotbefittedintoyourdissertationbecauseofthewordlimit.Anappendixisnotanothermainchapter.Examinersarenotexpectedtoreadappendicessoyourargumentshouldnotdependonthemdoingso.Appendicesshouldbeusedtocontainmaterialthatisnotessentialtoyourargumentinthedissertation,suchasreferenceinformationoradditionaldatareferredtointhetextbuteithertangentialtothemaintopic,orlengthyandlikelytobreakupthetextinanundesirableway.Diagramsofequipment,calibrationtables,andlistsofmuseumsorlaboratoriesfromwhichmaterialhasbeenborrowedorstudiedareexamplesoflikelyappendices.Lengthytablesofdata,fromwhichsummarytableshavebeendrawnandpresentedinthetext,canbeputinanappendixforreference;however,tablesinthetextmaybesufficient.Youshoulddiscussthiswithyoursupervisor.2.19 PlagiarismYourattentionisdrawnbothtotheInstitutestatementonplagiarismissuedatthestartofthesessionandtothefollowingstatementfromtheCollegeRegistrarregardingplagiarism: 'YouareremindedthatallworksubmittedaspartoftherequirementsforanyexaminationoftheUniversityofLondonmustbeexpressedinyourownwordsandincorporateyourownideasandjudgements'.Plagiarism—thatis,thepresentationofanotherperson'sthoughtsorwordsorideasasthoughtheywereyourown—mustbeavoided,withparticularcareincourseworkandessaysanddissertationswritteninyourowntime.Directquotationsfromthepublishedandunpublishedworkofothersmustalwaysbeclearlyidentifiedassuchbybeingplacedinsidequotationmarks,andafullreferencetotheirsourcemustbeprovidedintheproperform.Rememberthataseriesofshortquotationsfromseveraldifferentsources,ifnotclearlyidentifiedassuch,constitutesplagiarismjustasmuchasdoesasingleunacknowledgedlongquotationfromasinglesource.Equally,ifyousummariseorparaphraseanotherperson'sideasorjudgements,youmustrefertothatperson'spublicationinyourtext,andincludetheworkreferredtointheReferencesCitedsectionattheend.Youshouldalsobecarefultoavoidself-plagiarisminyourdissertation.Self-plagiarismisre-usingmaterialfromyourownworkwithoutacknowledgement,forexamplepartsofanessayyouhavewrittenforanothercourse.Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhetheryourdissertationworkistoosimilartoanyofyourpreviouswork,consultyoursupervisorforclarification.Failuretoobservetheserulesmayresultinanallegationofcheating.Youshouldthereforeconsultyourtutororcoursedirectorifyouareinanydoubtaboutwhatispermissible.3. DEADLINESANDRELATEDMATTERS3.1DeadlinesforformsandwrittenworkduringTerm1andTerm2ofyourThirdYear

• OntheseconddayofTerm1(Autumn)whenyouseetheThirdYearTutortomakeyourcoursechoicesyoushouldgivehimyourOrangeFormwithanoutlineofyoursummer'sworkonyourdissertationandtheproposedtitleofyourdissertation.

• By5pmontheThursdaybeforeReadingWeekinTerm1(Autumn),anupdateofyourdissertationprogress(tobeattachedtoorpastedontoaPinkForm)mustbesubmittedtotheThirdYearTutor.PleasediscussthecontentsoftheformwithyourDissertationSupervisorbeforesubmission.

• By5pmontheFridayafterReadingWeekinTerm2(Spring)youshouldhavegiventoyoursupervisorapieceoftext(1,000-1,500words),perhapsonechapterortwoshorterchaptersofyourdissertation,forcommentanddiscussion

3.2 SubmissionYoushouldsubmittwoboundcopiesofyourdissertationtoJudyMedringtonby5pmonthesecondworkingdayofthesecondweekofTerm3,intheSummerTerm(seedeadlineonp2ofthishandbook).

19 Aformcertifyingthattheworksubmittedisyourownandthatanyquotationorillustrationusedfromthepublishedorunpublishedworkofotherpersonshasbeenfullyacknowledgedmustbesubmittedwiththedissertation.ThisformisavailablefromJudyMedringtonandstudentsarewarnedthattheyarerequiredtosignit.Printing,paperweight,andbindingDissertationsshouldbeprintedatnolessthan1.5linespacingandinascriptsizeofnolessthan11point.TheprintfontshouldnormallybeTimesNewRoman,ArialorCalibri.Thetext,andwherepossibletheillustrations,shouldbeprintedonapaperweightof80g/m2orgreater.Itmaybeprintedsingleordoublesided.Dissertationsshouldbeboundusingthecomb-bindingsystemandshouldhaveanacetatecoveronthefront(sothatthetitlepagecanbeseen).TheStudentCentralinMaletStreetofferssuchaserviceatreasonablerates.TurnitinYoumustsubmitthewholeofyourdissertation,includingallimagesandbibliography,toARCL0047(ADetailedStudyofaSelectedTopic)inMoodlebymidnightonthesubmissionday.NotethatTurnitinwillnotbeusedtocheckyourwordcount.DotakecaretorunyourdissertationthroughTurnitinwellinadvanceofsubmission.3.3 ExtensionsAllrequestsforextensionsmustbesubmittedonthestandardUCLExtenuatingCircumstancesform,togetherwithsupportingdocumentation,viaJudyMedrington’soffice(room411a,emailj.medrington@ucl.ac.uk)andwillthenbereferredonforconsideration.Pleasebeawarethatthegroundsthatareacceptablearelimited.Fulldetailsaregivenherehttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/srs/academic-manual/c4/extenuating-circumstances/principlesThosewithlong-termdifficultiesshouldcontactUCLStudentSupportandWellbeingtomakespecialarrangements.AllenquirieswithregardtothegrantingofextensionsshouldbedirectedtoJudyMedrington(Room411a,emailj.medrington@ucl.ac.uk)3.4 PenaltiesforlatesubmissionFailuretopresentthedissertationbytheproperdatewillbeviewedseverelybytheExaminersandwillbesubjecttoUCL’sregulations,andpenalties,forlatesubmissionofcoursework.3.5 CourseappraisalAllmodulesintheInstitutearesubjecttostudentevaluationandalthoughtheDissertationisnotataughtcourse,itisnoexception.Thecourseevaluationformisslightlydifferentfromthosewithwhichyouarefamiliarforothercoursesandisspecifictothedissertation.Youwillbeaskedtofillintheformatthetimethatyouhandthedissertationin.PleasespendafewmomentsfillingintheformandthenhanditintoJudyMedrington.3.6 ExaminationAlldissertationsareexaminedbyatleasttwoInternalExaminersandoneExternalExaminer.ThemarkforthedissertationisalwaysincludedbytheExaminerswhenassessingHonours.Afailmarkforthedissertationcanthereforehaveaverysignificanteffectonthedegreeresult.3.7 Post-examinationReturnofsecondcopyThesecondcopyofyourdissertationwillbeavailableforcollectionattheendofSummerTerm.IfstudentswishtohavetheirsecondcopyreturnedbyposttheyshouldleaveanA4sizeaddressedenvelopewiththeSecretaryoftheBoardofExaminers(Room411a)whentheysubmitthedissertation.PublicationofDissertationsIfyouwishtopublishallorpartofyourdissertationyoushouldincludethefollowingwordingintheacknowledgementsofthepublication:

'Thiswas(orformedpartof)adissertationsubmittedinpartialfulfilmentoftherequirementsofthedegreeofBA/BScoftheUniversityCollegeLondonin___(date)'.

Aselectionofdissertationsismadeavailableinthelibraryforconsultation.Whenyousubmityourdissertationyouwillbeaskedtocompleteaformconfirmingthatyouconsenttoyourdissertationbeingmadeavailableinthisway.Ifyouwishtoopttorefusetopermitconsultationoftheirdissertation,pleaseindicatethisontheform.4. PRIZESUCLRoyHodsonPrizeTheRoyHodsonPrizeisgiventothebestdissertationoftheyearthatdealswithaprehistorictopic.

20 NationalPrizesforwhichIoAdissertationsmaybenominated:RoyalArchaeologicalInstitutePrize:abiennialprizeforthebestundergraduatedissertationonasubjectconcernedwiththearchaeologyorarchitecturalhistoryofBritainandadjacentareasofEurope.PrehistoricSocietyDissertationPrize:thisisawardedannuallyforthegreatestcontributiontothestudyofprehistoryinanypartoftheworld.RomanSocietyDissertationPrize:thisisawardedbiennially.SocietyforMedievalArchaeologyJohnHurstDissertationPrize:thisisawardedannuallyfortheundergraduatedissertationthatmakesthemostoriginalcontributiontomedievalarchaeology.SocietyforPost-MedievalArchaeologyDissertationPrize:anannualprizeforthebestundergraduatedissertationonasubjectconcernedwithpost-medievalarchaeology.

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UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGY

APPENDIX2

UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGYARCL0047UNDERGRADUATEDISSERTATION(FormA:GreenForm)DISSERTATIONREGISTRATIONFORMPleasecompletethisform,inconsultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor,andreturnittheThirdYearTutorwhenyoumeetwithhim/herduringtheThirdTermofyoursecondyear.NAMEOFSTUDENT_______________________________________________________DEGREE_______________________PROPOSEDAREAOFSTUDYFORDISSERTATION______________________________________________________________________________________________________________*WHOWILLBESUPERVISINGTHEDISSERTATION___________________________________SIGNATUREOFPRINCIPALSUPERVISOROFDISSERTATION___________________________DATE_________________________________IconfirmthatIhavereadtheInstituteofArchaeology’sethicsguidelinesat:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/ethicsandunderstandthatethicalapprovalmayberequiredbeforecollectinganydata.SIGNATUREOFSTUDENT__________________________________________________DATE_________________________________*Note:Arch&AnthstudentsshouldhavethisformcountersignedbytheappropriateDegreeCo-ordinator(eitherDavidWengroworHaidyGaismar).StudentswishingtobesupervisedintheDepartmentofAnthropologyneednotnominateasupervisoronthisformbutshoulddiscussthematterwiththeAnthropologyCo-ordinator.TheCo-ordinatorwillsignthissectionafteryourpreliminarymeetingSIGNATUREOFTHIRDYEARTUTOR___________________________SIGNATUREOFARCH&ANTHTUTOR(forJointArchandAnthstudentonly))_____________________DATE_________________________________

APPENDIX3 UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGYARCL0047UNDERGRADUATEDISSERTATION(FormB:OrangeForm)VACATIONPROGRESSFORMPleasecompletethisformandgiveittotheThirdyearTutorwhenyouregisteryourcoursechoices(Room410)ontheseconddayofTerm1.NB.Youcantypethetextandpasteitontotheform,orprintstraightontotheform,orfillitinbyhand.NAMEOFSTUDENT___________________________________________________________NAMEOFSUPERVISOR(S)_______________________________________________________WORKINGTITLEORSUBJECTOFDISSERTATION_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SUMMARYOFWORKDONESOFARONTHEDISSERTATIONANDOUTLINEOFMAINDATASOURCES/SOURCESOFINFORMATION

ContinueoverleafifnecessarySIGNATUREOFSTUDENT__________________________________________________DATE_________________________________

APPENDIX4 UCLINSTITUTEOFARCHAEOLOGYARCL0047UNDERGRADUATEDISSERTATION(FormC:PinkForm)FIRSTTERMPROGRESSFORMPleasecompletethisform,inconsultationwithyourDissertationSupervisor,andtakeitwithyoutoyourmeetingwiththeThirdyearTutorinReadingWeek.NB.Youcantypethetextandpasteitontotheform,orprintstraightontotheform,orfillitinbyhand.NAMEOFSTUDENT________________________________________________________DEGREE________________SIGNATUREOFSTUDENT__________________________DATE________________RESEARCHQUESTION________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NAMEOFSUPERVISOR(S)____________________________________________________SUMMARYOFPROGRESSSINCETHEBEGINNINGOFTERM:

25 Appendix5

CRITERIAFORMARKINGBA/BScDISSERTATIONSThedissertationwillbemarkedtakingintoaccounttheaimsandobjectivesofthedissertation.

Theidealdissertationshould:• Bewrittencoherentlyandconciselyinawell-structuredandeasilyreadableformthatisclearandfreefrom

unintendedambiguity.• Presentevidenceofindependentcriticalthought.• Displayoriginalityinthenovelinterpretationandpresentationofexistinginformation,theapproachtothe

problem,thestructureoftheargument,thediscoveryofnewinformationand/orthepresentationofnewideas.

• Displayathoroughandcriticalknowledgeoftherelevantliterature,conceptsandideasandasenseofproportioninevaluatingevidenceandtheopinionsofothers.

• Displaynotabledepthandbreadthofunderstandingandperceptionrelatingtorelevantideas.• Employwell-focused,relevant,cogentandsophisticatedreasoning.• Showhowtheprojectrelatestocurrentknowledgeintheareatobeinvestigated.• Presentacoherentresearchprojectwithclearlydefinedaims.• Useclearlydefinedandappropriatemethodstogather"data"(whetherthisbenewdataarisingfromstudies

inthefield,laboratoryoroncollections,orfromcriticalreviewsofrelevantliterature).• Selectdatathatareappropriateforaddressingthequestionsposedbytheproject.• Useclearlydefinedandappropriatemethodsofanalysisand/orsynthesisofthedata.• Applythechosenmethodsrigorouslyandconsistently,indicatingclearlyifappropriatewhyandhowthe

methodsadoptedwereimprovedormodifiedduringthecourseoftheproject,andshowingcriticalawarenessofhowtheymightbefurtherimprovedinfuturework.

• Presenttheresultsclearlyandappropriately.• Drawappropriateconclusionsfromtheresults,showingcriticalawarenessofanylimitationsinthemethods

andthematerialavailableforstudy,• Indicatepotentiallyfruitfulavenuesfordevelopingfutureresearchinthechosensubjectarea.• Citeallsourcesclearlyandprecisely,andgivedetailedreferencesinaccordancewiththestipulated

conventions.MARKINGCRITERIAFORBA/BScDISSERTATIONSCRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHEFAILRANGEFail (Markrange0-39%)Candidatesaregivenamarkinthefailrangeforadissertationthatfailstomeetthecriteriafortheawardofamarkatpasslevel.Attributeswhichwouldcausethedissertationtobemarkedwithinthefailrangemightincludeevidenceofinsufficient knowledge of the relevant literature, insufficient understanding of relevant ideas and concepts, failureadequatelytounderstandfundamentalaspectsofthetopicaddressed, failuretoadequatelyaddressordiscussthestatedtopicofthedissertation,inappropriatesuperficialityorbrevity,verypoororganizationandstructuringofthedissertation, lack of clarity of expression sufficient to give rise to significant instances of ambiguity, inadequatereasoning,inadequatequalityofcitationofsourcesorpronouncedover-dependenceonsources.Guidelinesforawardingmarksinthefailrangeareasfollows:35-39%Adissertationthatfailstomeetthecriteriafortheawardofapassmarkbutdemonstratestheabovefailingsonlytoalimitedextent.30-34%Adissertationthatfailstomeetthecriteriaforapassandexhibitsdistinctfailingsonseveralfronts.20-29%shouldbegiventoadissertationthat,althoughfailingseriouslyonanumberoffronts,doesneverthelessshowsomereasonandstructureanddoesrepresentaclearattempttoaddressthetopic.5-19%shouldbegiventodissertationsthatatleastpresentsometextthatcouldbeseenasanattempttoaddressthetopicbutwhicharelargelyincompetentorincoherent,orwhichshowhardlyanyrelevancetoorunderstandingofthetopic.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHETHIRDCLASSRANGE(40-49%)Togainathirdclassmarkthedissertationmustdemonstrateatleastsomeunderstandingandknowledgeofthetopicbutmayshowsomeorallofthefollowingfailings:poorstructure,poorwritingwithoccasionalambiguities,littleornoevidenceof independentcriticalthoughororiginality,poorknowledgeofrelevantliterature,poorunderstandingofrelevantconcepts,lapsesinclarityofreasoning,littleornoappropriatejustificationofmethodsorapproaches,poorchoiceofmethodsorapproachesordatarelevanttothetopic,poorexecutionofchosenapproaches,poorpresentation

26 ofresults,failuretodrawappropriateconclusions,littleornoindicationofpromisingdirectionsforfutureresearch,poorqualityofcitation.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHELOWERSECONDCLASSRANGE(50-59%)Alowersecondclassmarkisawardedwherethedissertationdefinesitstopicandscopefairlyclearly,isreasonablyclearlystructuredandexpressed,showsevidenceofknowledgeandunderstandingofthetopicandrelevantliteraturebutmayneverthelessshowoneormoreofthefollowinglimitations:imperfectionsinstructure,occasionallapsesinclarityofexpression,limiteddevelopmentofideasandmethods,limitedcriticalability,limitedevidencetosupportideasorargument,limitedknowledgeoftheliterature,limitedunderstandingofsomeconcepts,limitedjustificationofchoiceofmethodorapproach,shortcomingsinthepresentationofresults,thedrawingofappropriateconclusionsandsomeerrorsormisunderstandings.Withintheselimitationstherewillbeindicationsthatthestudenthasgraspedsomeofthefundamentalconceptsandproceduresrelevanttothefieldofthedegree.Theremaybesomefailingsindemonstratedunderstandingbutoveralltheworkwillbeatleastcompetentandreasonablysound.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHEUPPERSECONDCLASSRANGE(60-69%)Anuppersecondclassmarkisawardedwhencandidatesshowconsistencyandfluencyinpresentingthetopicofthedissertation,giveappropriatejustificationforchoiceofmethodsandapproaches,discussandevaluatecriticallyrelevantevidenceandtheoriesdrawnfromawiderangeofsources,andorganizethewholeintoaclearlyexpressedandwell-structuredargumentleadingtoawellformulatedconclusion.Thedissertationshoulddemonstratethatthecandidatehasclearlyunderstoodandassimilatedtherelevantliteratureandthereshouldbefewerrorsormisunderstandings.Thedissertationmaydisplayanumberoftheattributesofanidealdissertation(listedabove)albeitthatsomearedisplayedonlytoalimitedextent.CRITERIAFORAWARDINGAMARKWITHINTHEFIRSTCLASSRANGE(70-100%)Someindicationofindependentcriticalabilityororiginality(inthenovelinterpretationandpresentationofexistinginformation,theapproachtotheproblem,thestructureoftheargument,orinthepresentationofnewinformationorideas)isarequirementfortheawardofanyfirstclassmark.Togainamarkinthedistinctionrange,thedissertationwillneedtoshowclearevidenceofsomeoftheattributesofanidealdissertationlistedabove.Inadditiontoshowingsomeofthecharacteristicsofanidealdissertation,thereshouldnormallybenosignificanterrorsmistakesormisunderstandingsandfewifanyirrelevancies.70-72%Adissertationwhichmeetsbutdoesnotsignificantlyexceedthebasiccriteriafortheawardofafirstclassmark.73-76%Asolidfirstclassdissertationwhichmeetsthebasiccriteriaofafirstclassmarkandalsoshowsclearevidenceofseveraloftheattributesofanidealdissertationaslistedabove.77-79%Anexceptionallygoodfirstclassdissertationwhichshowsstrongevidenceofmanyoftheattributesofanidealdissertationaslistedabove.80%andabove:Thesemarkswillbeusedforoutstandingworkofexceptionaloriginalityandinsight.Marksabove85%willbeuncommon.Amarkofaround90-94%mightbegiventothebestdissertationinaparticularareaover,say,afivetotenyearperiod,andamarkofaround95to98%forthebestpieceofworkeversubmittedonatopic,apieceofworkthatcouldhardlybebettered.

27 Appendix6

INSTRUCTIONSFORDISSERTATIONPRESENTATIONSNote:ThefollowingnotesapplytoallIoAstudentsexceptforthoseenrolledfortheBAinArchaeologyandAnthropology.Thearrangementsforthisgrouparedifferent–pleaseconsultDavidWengrowandHaidyGeismarfordetails.A timetableof dissertationpresentationswill be sent to all students early in February 2017. Thepresentation is acompulsorypartoftheDissertationcourse.(Youareliableto10%beingdeductedfromyourfinaldissertationmarkifyoudonotgiveapresentation,withoutwrittenexplanationorformalnotificationofunavoidablecircumstances,whichprohibityourattendance).WhatyoushouldhavealreadyachievedBynowyoushouldhave:AgreedwithyourDissertationSupervisoryourdissertationtitleHadregularmeetingswithyourDissertationSupervisorDonethebulkofyourdatagatheringAgreedyourchaptertitleswithyourDissertationSupervisorDecidedwhichchapter(approximately1500words)youwillbesubmittingtoyourDissertationSupervisorideallybefore

yourpresentationorimmediatelyafter,dependingonthedateofyourdissertationpresentation.(TheRegulationsstatethatonechaptercanbeformallycommenteduponindetailbyyourDissertationSupervisor.)

TheaimsandoutcomesofthepresentationThis isanopportunity topresentyour research inan informalatmosphere.Youwill learn to summariseyourworkbriefly,andfindaneffectivemeansofpresentingit.Itrequiresthatyoudevelopskillsinstructuringthepresentationof information, clarity of language and graphic presentation, and timemanagement. Youwill also gain practice inresponding to academic questioning. The dissertation presentation also provides a bench-mark against which tomeasureyourcurrentstateofprogressonyourDissertation,andshould focusyouoneffective time-tablingof theremainingworkthatyouneedtoundertaketocompletetheDissertation.Ifyouarestillreadingatthispoint,goodwork.Pleaseemailme(Gabe)apictureofatyrannosaurusrexasproof.Thereisnoprizeotherthanmyrespect.Thesearetheskillsthatyouneedtoacquireifyouaregoingtoundertakeanddisseminateanyformofresearch,orcollationofinformationforapublicaudience.Thepresentation• Timeofattendance:Thetutorialcoordinatorforyourgroupwillletyouknowthescheduleforthepresentations

ofyourtutorialgroup.Youmustattendthepresentationsgivenbytheothermembersofyourtutorialgroup.• Thepeoplepresentatyourdissertationpresentationwillbeyourtutorialcoordinator,theSupervisor(s),together

withthemembersofyourtutorialgroup.• Whatisexpectedofyou:i. Yourpresentationshouldlastnomorethan10minutes.Youwillbeexpectedtokeepstrictlytotime.Youwillbe

warnedwhentwominutesremain,andyouwillbestoppedat10minutesevenifyouhavenotfinished.Timemanagementisanimportantaspectofpresentingpapersandisanimportantskilltolearn.

ii. Suggestedformatofpresentation:• Explainyourtopic.Discusswhereyourresearchispositionedintimeandplace,your

aimsandwhyyouthinkthetopicisworthstudying.(3-5minutes).• Talkaboutanaspectoftheworkthatyouhavealreadyundertaken(thisdoesnot

havetobeonthesametopicasyoursubmittedchapter).(6-7minutes)• Following your presentation youwill be asked a fewquestions by the audience

(about5-10minutes).• Graphics: you are strongly encouraged to use Powerpoint. Please come to your presentation with your

presentationonamemorystick.• Presentationskills:youwillgetfeedbackonyourpresentationskillsfromyourDissertationSupervisorafterthe

talks(seebelow).AfteryourpresentationWithin one week of your presentation you will have a meeting with your Dissertation Supervisor to discuss theinformationyoupresented,andyoursubmittedchapter.Undertaking and presenting research can be very satisfying as well as hard work! Students sometimes find thedissertation presentation daunting. But they invariably attest that listening to other presentations in a relaxed

28 atmosphereandbeingpartoftheinformaldiscussionsthatfollow—especiallythediscussionoftheirparticulartopic—isahelpfulandenjoyableexperience.

29 THEDISSERTATIONHANDBOOK

PARTII

STAFFRESEARCHAREAS

2020-2021

BeforereadingthissectionpleasereadChoosingatopicandDefiningyourresearchprojectinPartIofthishandbook

Setoutbelowaresectionswrittenbyallmembersofstaffthatareabletosupervisedissertationprojectsthisyear.Ifstaffareunavailableforallorpartoftheyearthisisindicatedintheright-handcolumn.Somesectionsareshort-thisisusuallywhereamemberofstaffhasaveryspecificandeasilydefinedresearchfieldandmoststudentswillknowwhethertheirideasforaprojectfallwithintheseresearchareas.Theremayalsobeassociatedfieldworkprojectsthatstudentscouldtakepartintoprovidematerialtoresearchintofortheirdissertation.MembersofstaffwillbehappytodiscusspossibleprojectswithyouduringthistermbutmaynotbeabletoconfirmthattheywillbeabletosuperviseyouuntilthefirstweekofTermThreewhentheirworkloadandtimetableareclarified.(PleaseseethesectiononSubmittingtheGreenForminPartIofthishandbook.)Emailaddressesareprovidedforallmembersofstaffandthisisthebestwaytomakecontact,pleaseuseit.

*************STAFF,RESEARCHASSOCIATESANDHONORARIESAVAILABLETOSUPERVISEDISSERTATIONS

ALTAWEEL Mark PhD

Reader Near Eastern archaeology, GIS applications, computational approaches to archaeology

m.altaweel@ucl.ac.uk

ARROYO-KALIN Manuel PhD (away in Term 2

Lecturer Historical ecology; landscape history; South American pre-Columbian history and archaeology.

m.arroyo-kalin@ucl.ac.uk Away term 2 2020-21

BEVAN Andrew PhD (away in Term 1)

Professor Value theory; GIS applications; the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean.

a.bevan@ucl.ac.uk Away term 1 2020-21

BRIDGE Martin PhD Lecturer Dendrochronology; use of living trees and historical timbers to aid analyses; responses of trees to environmental change; investigation of methodologies for tree ring dating.

martin.bridge@ucl.ac.uk

BROOKES Stuart PhD

Hon Senior Lecturer

Development of towns, particularly ports and strongholds. Databasing and quantitative analysis of inter-disciplinary data. Geographical approaches to state formation. Archaeology of SE England

s.brookes@ucl.ac.uk

BUTLER Beverley PhD

Reader Cultural heritage; museum studies: cultural rights; heritage myth and memory; maritime and museum history; landscape; cultural revivalism; Alexandrian and Egyptian cultural heritage.

beverley.butler@ucl.ac.uk

CHARLTON Mike PhD

Lecturer Archaeometallurgy, iron smelting in Sudan

m.charlton@ucl.ac.uk

FENWICK, Corisande PhD

Lecturer Roman, Late Antique and Islamic archaeology & history; North Africa and the Mediterranean in the 1st millennium AD; comparative empire and state formation.

c.fenwick@ucl.ac.uk

FULLER Dorian PhD Professor Archaeobotany; early agriculture; South Asian archaeology; Nubian archaeology.

d.fuller@ucl.ac.uk

FREESTONE Ian PhD

Professor Technology and production of glass, ceramics and metals, structure and microscopy of early materials

i.freestone@ucl.ac.uk

30 GARDNER Andrew PhD

Senior Lecturer

Roman Empire; archaeological perspectives on social agency and identity.

andrew.gardner@ucl.ac.uk

GARRARD Andrew PhD

Reader Early prehistory of Western Asia; behavioural changes relating to the origin of modern humans; origins of cultivation and pastoralism; palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; faunal analysis.

a.garrard@ucl.ac.uk

GRAHAM Elizabeth PhD

Professor Maya archaeology; Spanish colonial period; coastal adaptations; Belize; Cuba; urban environments and ecology.

e.graham@ucl.ac.uk

HAMILTON Sue PhD Professor Landscape archaeology, archaeology of Rapa Nui, European prehistory, particularly first millennium BC; technological analysis of prehistoric pottery;

ioa-director@ucl.ac.uk

KING Rachel DPhil Lecturer Archaeologies of the recent and contemporary past in southern Africa, particularly in marginal environments, and addressing the construction of epistemic categories such as disorder, outlaws, resistance, and heritage through innovative methodological and theoretical frameworks.

tcrnrki@ucl.ac.uk On leave term 1 2020-21

LAKE Mark PhD Senior Lecturer

Development and use of quantitative and computational methods for studying the past, especially agent-based computer simulation and geographical information systems.

mark.lake@ucl.ac.uk

LEGARRA HERRERO Borja PhD

Teaching Fellow

Socio-political change in the Mediterranean, 5th - 1st Millennia BC, State formation on Bronze Age Crete, later prehistory of South East Spain, Knossos Urban Landscape Project

b.legarra@ucl.ac.uk

LOCKYEAR Kris PhD Senior Lecturer

Late Iron Age and Roman archaeology, including numismatics; East European (especially Romanian) history and archaeology; ethnicity and nationalism; field methods; statistics in archaeology; typesetting and publication.

k.lockyear@ucl.ac.uk

MACDONALD Kevin PhD

Professor History and prehistory of the peoples of West Africa (including the Diaspora).

kevin.macdonald@ucl.ac.uk

MACPHAIL Richard PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Soil micromorphology of archaeological soils and sediments.

r.macphail@ucl.ac.uk

MARTIN Louise PhD Reader Vertebrate zooarchaeology; animal behaviour and ecology; the role of animals in past societies, focusing on prehistoric Western Asia.

louise.martin@ucl.ac.uk

MOL Eva Teaching Fellow

Classical art and archaeology e.mol@ucl.ac.uk

MOSHENSKA Gabe PhD

Senior Lecturer

Archaeology, anthropology and history of modern conflict; community archaeology; public archaeology; history and philosophy of archaeology

g.moshenska@ucl.ac.uk

MOUSSOURI Theano PhD

Senior Lecturer

Museum education and communication; exhibition development.

t.moussouri@ucl.ac.uk

NAESER Claudia Lecturer Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia from prehistory to Islam, funerary archaeology, the social and political dimensions of archaeological practice; the production, appropriation and consumption of archaeological heritage places in the contemporary world.

c.naeser@ucl.ac.uk

OLIVER José PhD Reader Archaeology of Latin America; complex 'chiefdom' societies in the

j.oliver@ucl.ac.uk

31 Caribbean and South America; origins of agriculture and paleoeconomic systems in the South American neotropical forests; .

PARKER PEARSON Mike PhD

Professor The archaeology of death; later prehistory of Britain and Northern Europe; the archaeology of Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean

m.parker-pearson@ucl.ac.uk Away Term 2 2020-21

PERRING Dominic PhD

Director, Field Arch Unit

Archaeology of Urban societies, management of the urban archaeological resource, cities of the Roman Empire.

d.perring@ucl.ac.uk

PETERS Renata PhD Associate Professor

Technology and conservation of ethnographic artefacts.

m.peters@ucl.ac.uk

POPE Matt PhD Principal Research Associate

Palaeolithic archaeology, the interpretation of archaeological datasets, Archaeology of Human Evolution

m.pope@ucl.ac.uk

QUINN Patrick PhD Principal Research Fellow

Materials analysis, ceramic petrography, prehistoric Mediterranean

patrick.quinn@ucl.ac.uk

QUIRKE Stephen PhD

Professor History of institutionalisation in Bronze Age Egypt: communications technologies (manuscript/inscription); collections formation in history of science.

s.quirke@ucl.ac.uk

RADIVOJEVIC Miljana PhD

Lecturer Eurasian Prehistory, Archaeological Sciences (Materials Science), archaeometallurgy, evolution of metallurgical craftsmanship

m.radivojevic@ucl.ac.uk

RANDO, Carolyn PhD Lecturer Forensic Anthropology, Bioarchaeology and Biological Anthropology, Skeletal biomechanics, Paleopathology and Palaeoepidemiology, Biomechanical adaptation of the jaw, Dental Anthropology and Bioarchaeology of Japan

c.rando@ucl.ac.uk

REID Andrew PhD Senior Lecturer

Archaeology of Eastern and Southern Africa; livestock and complex societies; historical archaeology .

a.reid@ucl.ac.uk

REYNOLDS Andrew PhD

Professor Early medieval archaeology of NW Europe, archaeology of standing buildings, methodologies employed in archaeology of documented periods

a.reynolds@ucl.ac.uk

RIVA Corinna PhD Senior Lecturer

Mediterranean Archaeology c.riva@ucl.ac.uk

ROBERTS Mark BA Senior Research Fellow

Palaeolithic southern Britain; excavation of Boxgrove, West Sussex.

mark.roberts@ucl.ac.uk

SCHADLA-HALL Tim MA

Reader Public archaeology; museums management; archaeology and the law; illicit antiquities; country houses; the early mesolithic in North-west Europe.

t.schadla-hall@ucl.ac.uk

SHAW Julia PhD Lecturer Archaeology of South Asia; urbanisation, social and religious change; ancient water management; ritual landscapes; archaeology, religion and politics.

julia.shaw@ucl.ac.uk

SHENNAN Stephen PhD

Professor Archaeological theory; European Neolithic and Bronze Age.

s.shennan@ucl.ac.uk

SHIPTON Ceri Lecturer Cognitive archaeology, Acheulean, Lithic Technology, Human Evolution, Palaeolithic

SILLAR Bill PhD Senior Lecturer

Archaeology and ethnography of the Andes; ceramics; material culture and technology; ethnoarchaeology.

b.sillar@ucl.ac.uk

SOMMER Ulrike PhD Senior Lecturer

European Neolithic; public archaeology.

u.sommer@ucl.ac.uk

32 SPARKS Rachael PhD

Senior Lecturer

Material culture studies relating to the Near East

r.sparks@ucl.ac.uk

STEELE, James Professor Hunter-gatherer behaviour and archaeology; peopling of the Americas; archaeology and history of highland Scotland; archaeological theory.

j.steele@ucl.ac.uk

STEVENS Rhiannon DPhil

Lecturer Developing isotope analysis methodologies, the influence of climate on past human societies, Investigating the effects of climate and physiology on animal body isotopic values, Reconstructing the diet of past human and animal population through bimolecular techniques

rhiannon.stevens@ucl.ac.uk

STEVENSON, Alice PhD

Senior Lecturer

Museum collections and archives, histories of museums and archaeology, Egyptian archaeology, Predynastic Egypt and Nubia, burial rituals, social identities and material engagement.

alice.stevenson@ucl.ac.uk

SULLY Dean PhD Lecturer Conservation of organic materials. d.sully@ucl.ac.uk TANNER Jeremy PhD

Professor Greek and Roman art and architecture; sociology of art; art theory and criticism; comparative historical studies of art and religion.

j.tanner@ucl.ac.uk Not available, on sabbatical

WENGROW David PhD

Professor Archaeology of the Middle East and neighbouring regions; conceptualising East-West interaction; approaches to material culture, art and aesthetics; history of archaeology and anthropology.

d.wengrow@ucl.ac.uk

WHITELAW Todd PhD

Professor Aegean archaeology; landscape archaeology; ethnoarchaeology; complex societies; ceramics; archaeological method and theory.

t.whitelaw@ucl.ac.uk

WILLIAMS Tim BA Associate Professor

Project management; Roman urbanism

tim.d.williams@ucl.ac.uk

WRIGHT Katherine PhD

Senior Lecturer

Archaeology of the Levant and southern Anatolia; neolithic societies;. trade and early urbanism; food processing and prehistoric diet; anthropological approaches to archaeology

k.wright@ucl.ac.uk

ZHUANG Yijie PhD Senior Lecturer

Geoarchaeology; Early Agriculture, Ecological Diversity and Landscape Change in the Early Neolithic of North China

y.zhuang@ucl.ac.uk

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