arc5aem ancient mediterranean
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
ARC5AEM
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The shift from foraging to farming has remained an area of intense interest in archaeology for over a century. Beginning some 15,000 years ago, this fundamental transition laid the foundations for our familiar world of city life. A historical treatment is accorded the growth of ideas on the subject. Particular attention is paid to problems of differentiating the material residues of farmers from those of hunters and gatherers. Initial developments in the Middle East are placed in global perspective by considering the advent of food production in Europe, north and sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Melanesia, Mesoamerica and South America.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPhillip Edwards
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in the AMA - Master of Archaeology by coursework
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects ARC2EGY / ARC3EGY / ARC2FFF / ARC3FFF
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | The Human Past | Recommended | Scarre, C. (ed) | THAMES & HUDSON, 2010 |
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