Unit Code:	ARC2AME
Alternative Unit Code:	ARC3AME
Unit Short Title:	ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this subject we trace fundamental innovations in the human career which were played out in the Middle East. The region was the cradle of crucial developments including the advent of the earliest farming societies and literate civilisations. Focusing on South-west Asia, the subject continues to investigate its archaeology from the Bronze and Iron Ages to the period of western ascendancy in the Hellenistic to Byzantine periods, concluding with the arrival of the Crusaders in the region. Political conditions, international rivalry and the massive size of many archaeological sites all played their parts in producing a distinctive brand of Middle Eastern archaeology.
Prerequisites:	at least 15 credit points of Archaeology subjects, or co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	one 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour workshop per week. For a pass in this subject students must normally attend at least 80% of the workshops
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 2,500-word essay	50
three 500-word assignments	30
one 1-hour examination	20	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings: No Records returned

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   01-MAR-10   04-JUN-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Phillip	Edwards	BUNDOORA	Y