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 107-003 Introduction to Archaeology

Note

Formerly available as 104-134. Students who have completed 104-134 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

1st year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

A. Sagona

Prerequisites

None

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per 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

Written work totalling 2000 words, and a 2-hour examination or equivalent.

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