ARCH2039 Origins and Dispersals of Agricultural Populations
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Archaeology & Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Archaeology |
| Offered in | ARCH2039 will not be offered in 2009 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Without agricultural production, civilisation as we know it today could never have come into existence. Nor could any of the great civilisations of history. This course will examine the role of agricultural subsistence at a crucial stage in human history, when post-hunter-gatherer populations in various regions began to lay the foundations of the present distributions of peoples, cultures and languages across the tropical and temperate latitudes of the earth. The course will examine both archaeological and linguistic data. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Two 2,000 word essays and in-class test. |
| Workload |
Normally offered in alternate years |
| Areas of Interest | Archaeology |
| Requisite Statement |
One first-year courses to the value of 6 units in Archaeology (ARCH or PREH) or permission of the lecturer. |
| Incompatibility |
PREH2039 Origins and Dispersals of Agricultural Populations. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Bellwood, P. First Farmers, Blackwell, 2005. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Archaeology, Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, and Human Sciences |
| Academic Contact | Professor Peter Bellwood |
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