Chapter 12: Studying for Success in Archaeology Exams

Weblinks

This chapter focuses on examinations and how to succeed at them.

The site for AS and A Level Archaeology until 2008/9 is:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/arc.html

The new syllabus for examination from 2009/10 is:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/archaeology_new.php

A student guide is at:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/archaeology_sg_new.php

12.1 Cataloguing your portfolio

12.2 Revision activities

Check out the new Nelson Thornes website which supports the new A Level:
http://www.nelsonthornes.com/aqagce/archaeology.htm

12.3 Tackling archaeology exam papers

This section will focus on writing archaeology essays and also on other forms of assessment used in studying archaeology.

Two very useful sites when doing any academic work are:
The worldwide encyclopaedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
A truly excellent site providing definitions of archaeological terms http://www.archaeologywordsmith.com/

12.4 Mark schemes

Past AS and A papers for the old syllabus are at:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/arc_assess.php

Examples for the new syllabus with first teaching in 2008 will be at:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/archaeology_new.php