Investigating,+reconstructing+and+preserving+the+past

=INVESTIGATING, RECONSTRUCTING AND PRESERVING THE PAST = Restoring one of Pompeii's plaster casts.

Syllabus content
In this section of the course, we will be looking at the following topics:
 * changing methods and contributions of nineteenth and twentieth century archaeologists to our understanding of Pompeii and Herculaneum
 * changing interpretations: impact of new research technologies
 * issues of conservation and reconstruction: Italian and international contributions and responsibilities; the impact of tourism
 * ethical issues: study and display of human remains

Upcoming test!
Please note that there is a Year 12 test on Monday April 9th 2018 for Bankstown students, and on Tuesday April 10th for Granville students. You will have to be as dead as the victims of Vesuvius in order to get out of doing the test on that date, so make sure you are there!

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Videos

 * Life and death in Herculaneum
 * Pompeii: Rebirth of a City
 * Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town

Readings and exercises

 * Conservation and preservation
 * Destruction, conservation and ethical issues
 * Changing interpretations - new research
 * Ethical issues - the study and display of human remains

Detailed notes

 * The contribution of various archaeologists
 * [[file:Changing interpretations - the impact of new research and technologies.docx|Changing interpretations - the impact of new research and techniques]]
 * [[file:Issues of conservation and reconstruction.docx|Issues of conservation and reconstruction]]
 * [[file:Ethical issues.docx|Ethical issues]]

Summaries

 * The contribution of various archaeologists - summary
 * Changing interpretations - summary
 * Issues of conservation and reconstruction - summary

Model answers
The model answers below are from the past nine HSC exam papers. They are in chronological order, starting with the 2007 exam paper.
 * Archaeological methods - 2007 - model answer
 * Reconstructing the past -2008 - model answer
 * The impact of tourism - 2009 - model answer
 * New research - 2010 - model answer
 * Conservation challenges - 2011 - model answer
 * Reconstructing the past - 2012 - model answer
 * Human remains - 2013 - model answer
 * Conservation projects - 2014 - model answer
 * Ethical issues - 2015 - model answer