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School of Archaeology and Anthropology · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
The course presents an overview of the archaeological research undertaken in Mainland and Island Southeast Asia from 1.5 million years ago to the Indianized civilizations of the first and early second millennia AD. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Pleistocene colonisation of SE Asia; on the archaeology of early agricultural and Bronze/Iron Age societies; on the archaeology of the Indianized civilizations of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia; and on the cultural and linguistic ancestries of the present inhabitants of Southeast Asia.
Presentation, 20 minutes
Presentation summary, 500 words
Essay, 3500 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Exam, 2 hours
Learning outcomes 1, 3
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing