ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS
ARC1AAC
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject reviews what archaeology has discovered about the world's great civilisations. We investigate how they came about, and the implications of this knowledge for the survival of our own civilisation. We embark on a survey of the elaborate variety of complex human societies that have arisen in the last 6,000 years: in Egypt and the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Western Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent, Mesoamerica, Peru, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Steven Falconer
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Core subject at first-year level in ABAR - Bachelor of Archaeology
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Human Past | Prescribed | Scarre, C. (ed.) | THAMES & HUDSON, LONDON, 2013. |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steven Falconer
Class requirements
Lecture/FilmWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture/film per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| eight on-line quizzes (1,000-word equivalent) | Eight on-line quizzes will be assessed with multiple submissions for each one possible until the deadline | 25 |
| one 1,500-word essay | The essay will be evaluated as summative assessment. | 40 |
| one 1.5-hour examination (1,500-word equivalent) | The examination will be evaluated as summative assessment. The final examination promotes review of key knowledge and interpretations. | 35 |