PALAEOLITHIC ARCHAEOLOGY
ARC2PAA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Our ancestors first appeared on the African landscape between 7 and 6 million years ago, but it was not until two and a half million years ago that one or more of them began to litter the landscape with durable material remains. These early litterbugs unwittingly provided their descendants with a unique if enigmatic record of their activities. Although this record comprises little more than chipped stone tools and broken-up animal bones, it has the potential to yield a wealth of information about the behaviour and ecology of our ancestors. This subject explores how Palaeolithic archaeologists decode the behavioural and evolutionary significance of these remains.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Keir Strickland
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Students must have completed at least 60 credit points or obtain the subject coordinators permission
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ARC2PAL
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
The Human Career
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Klein, R.G.
Year: 2009
Edition/Volume: 3RD EDN
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
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Principles of Human Evolution.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Lewin, R. and R. Foley
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: 2ND EDITION
Publisher: BLACKWELL SCIENCE, OXFORD
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nicola Stern
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ten short assignments (2,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
One 2,000-word research essay | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |