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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Archaeology

104-223/323 Greece in the Bronze Age

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr E Pemberton

Prerequisite/s:

Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two lectures and a tutorial a week

Subject Description:

This subject provides an introduction to the Bronze Age cultures of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece, through detailed study of the archaeological remains. Major topics to be covered are state formation, palace economics, cultural development, local and international trade, burial customs, religion and the collapse of these societies. Because these two cultures are known primarily through excavations, study of the artifacts also entails analysis of archaeological methodology and problems of interpretation.

Assessment:

Written work of 3000 words (40%), one slide test (30%) and a 1-hour examination (30%).

Prescribed Texts:

The department will issue a reading guide.

  • Dickinson, The Aegean Bronze Age, Cambridge 1994.
  • Hood S, The Arts in Prehistoric Greece, London 1978.
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