Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr G Bunnens. Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department. Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent. Students should on completion of the subject have acquired a general understanding of the main aspects of the material culture of ancient Mesopotamia and its evolution, and its relationship to Mesopotamian society as a whole and the skills for the interpretation of this culture. Art and archaeology of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians from the first villages to the collapse of the Assyrian empire. 3,000 words of written work (50 per cent) and a 2-hour examination (50 per cent). Lloyd S The Archaeology of Mesopotamia (rev. edition) London Oates J Babylon (rev. edition) London