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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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The Dynamic Environment and the Rise of Agricultural Communities in the Near East (U00202)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-ADynEnv The course will examine the rise of early farming communities in the Near East from the Late Glacial maximum through to the late Chalcolithic period. The material culture of early agricultural communities will be discussed in some detail, but emphasis will be placed upon the human ecology of such communities and how they dealt with the remarkably dynamic environment of the late Glacial and Early Holocene Entry Requirements? Pre-requisites : Archaeology 2A and 2B Subject AreasHome subject areaArchaeology, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : 3rd year ? Delivery Period : Not being delivered ? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Theoretical Understanding: a basic knowledge of the processes that led towards the development of agriculture in the Near East, treatment of the various theoretical approaches to the problem. In addition this will provide the foundation for an understanding of classes that analyse the origins of the state in the Near East.
Practical and Professional Skills. provide the opportunity for analysing various of theoretical approaches to a subject and critically evaluating them. Transferable Skills: the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and their interpretation Assessment Information
Coursework 40%
Degree Examination 60% Exam times
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Miss Patricia Storey Course Organiser Mr Tony Wilkinson Course Website : http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/degreecourse.html School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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