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 107-005 Archaeology of Western Asia

Note

Formerly available as 104-237/337. Students who have completed 104-237/337 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

A. Sagona

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

An introduction to the material culture of the ancient lands of Anatolia, Iran, the Persian Gulf region, Pakistan and India, and Cyprus - the lands surrounding the Syro-Mesopotamian region. The subject will be set within a rigorous theoretical and methodological framework. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired a knowledge of the social, political and cultural development of ancient Western Asia in regions other than Syria and Mesopotamia from about 3600 to 330 B. C.; have developed a knowledge of archaeological methods to study processes of cultural change and interaction.

Assessment

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

Prescribed Texts

Please note: Most of the reading consists of articles.

  • C Renfrew & P Bahn, Archaeology: Theory, Methods and Practice. 1991.
  • E Carter & H Stolper, Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology. Berkeley 1984.
  • B & R Allchin, The Rise of Civilisation in India and Pakistan. Cambridge 1982.


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