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School of Archaeology and Anthropology · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
How many courses do you know that provide tools required to unravel past lives from ancient sites and objects? This course aims to do just that, giving you an introduction to archaeology and the various techniques archaeologists use to investigate the past. You will get hands-on experience working with archaeological materials and develop skills required to review and interpret the archaeological literature. Concurrently insight will be provided into the broad trajectory of human evolution, including development of complex societies around the world. Combined this will provide you with a broad framework upon which later Archaeology courses across the University can be placed.
Portfolio of worksheets completed during laboratories
Learning outcomes 3
Essay about a museum object (2000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 3
Exam, 3 hours
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 35 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 23 hours of lectures, and 12 hours of laboratories; and b) 95 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Scarre, C. (ed.) 2018, The Human Past : world prehistory & the development of human societies, Thames and Hudson, London Preliminary Reading Renfrew, C. and P. Bahn. 2008. Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (5th Edition or equivalent). London: Thames and Hudson.