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ARCO1000: Ancient People: Hunters and Farmers
2021 unit information
Tracing the story of our species, Homo sapiens, we provide an introduction to world prehistory from the evolution of our distant ancestors in Africa up to the emergence of farming. This unit introduces the discipline of archaeology, providing a broad practical and conceptual foundation for the continuing study of archaeology.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Archaeology
| Code | ARCO1000 |
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| Academic unit | Archaeology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ARCA1000 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of how archaeology, as the study of material culture, is employed across a wide variety of spatial and temporal contexts
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of archaeological interpretations of early human society
- LO3. demonstrate a basic capacity for scholarly evaluation, critical analysis, and problem solving within archaeology through the writing of an essay on a selected topic
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of the foundations of global archaeological processes, along with a basic awareness of archaeological sequences and cultural change.
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