ARCH2050 Archaeology of Southeast Asia
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Archaeology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2014 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The course will study the archaeology of Mainland and Island Southeast Asia from 1.5 million years ago to the Indianized civilizations of the first and early second millennia AD. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Pleistocene colonisation of SE Asia; on the archaeology of early agricultural and Bronze/Iron Age societies; on the archaeology of the Indianized civilizations of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia; and on the cultural and linguistic ancestries of the present inhabitants of Southeast Asia. |
| Learning Outcomes |
1. To help students to develop their knowledge, critical thinking, analytical capabilities, together with their inter-personal, communications and decision-making skills. 2. To equip students with a range of generic and transferable skills. 3. To provide a firm foundation for students wishing to undertake a professional qualification or for students wishing to undertake postgraduate studies in archaeology. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Tutorial participation (10%) [LO 1, 2] Tutorial presentation (10%) [LO 1, 3] Test (10%) [LO 3] Two 2,000 word essays (35% each) [LO 2, 3] |
| Workload |
2 hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week |
| Areas of Interest | Archaeology |
| Requisite Statement |
6 units of 1000 level course of 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, Chinese Studies, South Asian Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies |
| Academic Contact | Professor Peter Bellwood and Dougald.OReilly@anu.edu.au |
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