Unit Code:	ARC2AEA
Alternative Unit Code:	ARC3AEA
Unit Short Title:	ARCHAEOLOGY OF EAST ASIA
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this subject students gain a broad overview of social-cultural development in ancient China, Korea and Japan. Discussion will focus on similarities and differences in cultural traditions, interactions among the three countries in prehistory and early history, different theoretical approaches employed by archaeologists, and the influence of particular social-political contexts on the practice of archaeology in modern times.
Prerequisites:	at least 15 credit points of Archaeology subjects, or co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. For a pass in this subject students must normally attend at least 80% of the tutorials
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 3,000-word essay	60
one 2-hour examination	40	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	State formation in early China	Liu, L and Chen, X	Duckworth, 2003
Prescribed	Archaeology of Korea.	Nelson, S.M.	Cambridge University Press 1993.
Recommended	The rise of civilisation in East Asia: the archaeology of China, Korea and Japan.	Barnes, G.L.	Thames and Hudson 1999.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Professor	Li	Liu	BUNDOORA	Y