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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.
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