ARCH6001 The Archaeology of South-West Asia and Egypt: Early Agriculture to Urban Civilisation
| Offered By | School of Archaeology & Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Archaeology |
| Offered in | ARCH6001 will not be offered in 2009 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course charts the nature of cultural change in Southwest Asia from the beginnings of agriculture and animal husbandry (c.10,000 BC) to the high point of Sumerian and Akkadian civilisation during the third millennium BC. One focus of the study is a comparison of archaeological evidence from Harappan (Pakistan) and Egypt prior to about 2000 BC. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Tutorial attendance (10%), tutorial presentation (10%), test (10%), essay 1 (35%), essay 2 (35%). |
| Workload |
2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial per week |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Archaeology |
| Preliminary Reading |
Bellwood, P. First Farmers, Blackwell, 2005. |
| Academic Contact | Professor Peter Bellwood |
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