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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.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Assoc Prof A Sagona

Prerequisites

see Prerequisites.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This subject is 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. On completion of the subject students 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 BC; and have developed a knowledge of archaeological methods to study processes of cultural change and interaction.

Assessment

An essay of 3000 words and a take-home examination of 1000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.

  • M S Joukowsky, Early Turkey. Dubuque, 1996.
  • R J Wenke, Patterns in Prehistory. (4th ed) Oxford, 1999.
  • B & R Allchin, The Rise of Civilisation in India and Pakistan. Cambridge, 1982.


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