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 104-134 Introduction To Archaeology

Credit Points

12.5 1st year

Coordinator

Assoc. Professor A Sagona

Prerequisites

None

Semester

2

Contact

Two lectures and a tutorial a week

Subject Description

An introduction to sets of archaeological methods applied to the study of past human cultures from around the world, including the Near East, Egypt, Mesoamerica, Australia and the Pacific region. This subject investigates the basic approaches of modern archaeology with respect to how cultures and civilisations in the remote past operated, interacted and changed through time. Emphasis is placed on how archaeologists design their work to investigate questions about the past.

Assessment

2000 words of written work (50%) and a 2-hour examination or equivalent (50%).

Prescribed Texts
  • C Renfrew and P Bahn, Archaeology: Theory, Methods and Practice. London, 1991.
  • D L Webster, S T Evans and W T Sanders, Out of the Past: An Introduction to Archaeology. Mountain View, California, 1993.
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