Prehistory Course
Explore how archaeologists reconstruct prehistoric lives using stone tools, bones, plants, hearths, and spatial data. Ideal for humanities professionals seeking concrete methods to interpret past societies, environments, diet, and social organisation. This course provides practical skills in field methods, analysis, and reporting for advanced study.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Prehistory Course offers a concise, practice-focused introduction to prehistoric archaeology, covering field methods, GIS, stone tool analysis, and faunal studies. Learners reconstruct diet, environment, fire use, and social organisation using botanical, zooarchaeological, and residue evidence, then integrate findings into clear reports and research designs applicable to advanced projects.
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Develop skills
- Prehistoric field methods: apply fast, rigorous survey, sampling, and excavation.
- Lithic and faunal analysis: read tools and bones to reconstruct past behaviour.
- Palaeoenvironment skills: use plant, residue, and proxy data to model ancient climates.
- Social archaeology: infer mobility, ritual, and households from sparse material traces.
- Research reporting: build strong inferences and write clear, citable site reports.
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