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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Archaeology

104-246/346 Prehistoric Archaeology

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor A Sagona

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:

The archaeology of prehistoric cultures from the emergence of hunter-gatherer societies to the earliest sedentary communities. Chronologically the subject covers the period from about 4 million years ago to 4000 B. C., although more recent Australian hunter-gatherer communities will also be studied. Geographically, the focus is the Old World and Australia.

Assessment:

3000 words of written work (50%) and a 2-hour examination or equivalent (50%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • B M Fagan, People of the Earth An Introduction to World Prehistory, 7th ed. 1992 New York.
  • D J Mulvaney & J Kamminga, The Prehistory of Australia
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