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AR2304 - From Stonehenge to the Colosseum: Archaeology of Europe
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4 |
Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
Through a grand tour of the most important prehistoric sites across Europe, this subject
provides an overview of the major features of human prehistory of the European continent.
From nomadic hunter-gatherer societies during the ice ages to the emergence of agriculture
and complex societies, we will investigate the material evidence left behind by 40,000
generations of human occupation. This will include Stone Age and Metal Age technologies,
art, ceramic traditions, monuments, burial rituals and the emergence of social complexity
associated with population dynamics. We will discuss theories about the diffusion
of ideas, migration and interaction. The subject will provide students with an opportunity
to study a range of archaeological issues which shape the understanding, and misunderstanding,
of the archaeological record worldwide.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of the broad range of sources used in European archaeology;
- acquire knowledge of the main archaeological sites and sequences of western Europe
from the beginning of human occupation of the continent to the early Iron Age;
- appraise the problems of identifying ethnicity in the archaeological record;
- achieve the ability to evaluate the importance of European archaeology in the development
of interpretive models in the discipline;
- discuss the role that archaeological evidence plays in the construction of contemporary
identities.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination - In class - (30%) - Individual
- Participation > Class participation - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (35%) - Individual
- One UNESCO site presentation, this includes engagement with site significance assessment.
Internal to be oral presentation, external to be Research report - (25%) - Individual.
Assumed Knowledge:
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To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points
(four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level
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Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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AR3304 |
Availabilities
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Study Period 2,
External
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Coord/Lect: |
Dr Mirani Litster. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 13 hours online activity
- 18 hours online Workshops
- assessment and self-directed study
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Method of Delivery: |
WWW - LearnJCU |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.