Unit Code:	ARC2PAL
Alternative Unit Code:	ARC3PAL
Unit Short Title:	PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this subject students trace the sequence of events that make up the story of human evolution and explore current understanding of the dynamics underlying those events. This includes dicussion of the strategies being employed to reconstruct the behaviour of extinct species for which there are no living analogues. Topics include the earliest archaeological traces, the expansion of the biogeographic range and the establishment of modern human behaviour patterns.
Prerequisites:	at least 15 credit points of archaeology 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 tutorials
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
ten short assignments (2,500-words equivalent)	50	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	The human career,	Klein, R.G.	3rd edn, University of Chicago Press 2009

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	Nicola	Stern	BUNDOORA	Y