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 107-004 Greece in the Bronze Age

Note

Formerly available as 104-223/323. Students who have completed 104-223/323 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

E. Pemberton

Prerequisites

Usually 12.5 points of first year Classics and Archaeology see Prerequisites

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per 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 2000 words, and a slide test, and a 1-hour examination.

Prescribed Texts

Materials prepared by the department.

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


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