ARCH6050 The Archaeology of South East Asia
| Offered By | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Archaeology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course reviews the archaeology of South East Asia. Its focus is on 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 is 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%), two essays (35% each). |
| 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 |
Glover, I. and Bellwood, P. eds Southeast Asia: from Prehistory to History, Routledge Curzon, 2004. |
| Academic Contact | Professor Peter Bellwood |
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