ARCH2050 Archaeology of China and Southeast Asia
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Archaeology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The course will study the archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age China, and the archaeology of Mainland and Island Southeast Asia from the late Pleistocene colonisation to the beginnings of Indian and Chinese contact. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Pleistocene colonisation of SE Asia, on the archaeology of early agricultural and Bronze/Iron Age societies in both China and SE Asia, and on the cultural and linguistic ancestries of the present inhabitants of East and Southeast Asia. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Tutorial attendance (10%), tutorial presentation (10%), test (10%) and two 2,000 word essays (35% each). |
| Workload |
2 hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week |
| Areas of Interest | Archaeology |
| Requisite Statement |
One first year course to the value of 6 units in Archaeology (ARCH or PREH) or permission of the lecturer. |
| Incompatibility |
PREH2050 Archaeology of China and Southeast Asia. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Higham, C. Early Cultures of Mainland South Asia,Thames and Hudson, 2002. Glover, I. and Bellwood, P. eds Southeast Asia from Prehistory to History Routledge Curzon 2004. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Archaeology |
| Academic Contact | Professor Peter Bellwood |
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