AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
ARC5AUS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students take a journey through 40,000 years of Indigenous settlement in Australia. A series of major themes, including the first settlement of different parts of the continent, interactions with and adaptations to varied and changing environments, technological choices and patterns of economy and land use will be addressed. Particular case studies will be used to focus on evaluating the available archaeological and ethnohistorical information and the way it has been used to provide insights into past ways of life.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Richard Cosgrove
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in AMA - Master of Archaeology
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ARC2AIA
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Archaeology of ancient Australia, | Prescribed | Hiscock, P. | ROUTLEDGE 2008 |
| Readings | Archaeology of Aboriginal Australia. | Recommended | Murray, T. (ed) | ALLEN AND UNWIN 1998. |
| Readings | Prehistory of Australia | Preliminary | Mulvaney, J. & Kamming, J. | ALLEN AND UNWIN 1999 |