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Undergraduate Course: Archaeology 1B (ARCA08005)

Course Outline
School School of History, Classics and Archaeology College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Archaeology Other subject area Environmental Courses
Course website http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/degreecourse.html Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The course consists of two modules: (a) The Growth of Complexity - technological and economic complexity, especially metal-working, social complexity and hierarchies, and cultural complexity, ritual and monument-building; (b) The Archaeology of Early Civilizations - the emergence of urbanism and early states in the Middle East and east Mediterranean, early Mediterranean civilizations and the Iron Age societies of temperate Europe.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Archaeology 1 (ARCA08007)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 15:00 - 15:50
CentralLecture1-11 15:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Teviot Place
Additional information Also tutorials
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:002 x 8 sidesc/w ARCA08007 same paper
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:002 x 8 sidesc/w ARCA08007/2 same paper
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A general knowledge and understanding of Old World archaeology, including the first civilizations, as well as later prehistoric societies of Europe.
Assessment Information
Essay (40%), degree exam (May) (60%); min grade E in degree exam.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Robert Leighton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8197
Email: Robert.Leighton@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Ms Sarah Larios
Tel: (0131 6)50 2501
Email: sarah.larios@ed.ac.uk
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