Undergraduate Course: Archaic States in the Ancient Near East (ARCA10019)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Archaeology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/degreecourse.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course deals with the formation and characteristics of archaic states in the 4th and 3rd millennia. It enables students to analyse theoretical treatments of early states measured against inferences from text-rich archaeolgical sources. Regions and themes covered include the pristine states of Mesopotomia and the secondary states of Syro-Anatolia. The course will focus on such issues as agency and power relations, heterogeneity amongst complex societies, urbanism and exchange. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Archaeology 2A and 2B or Honours entry to degrees in Classics, or equivalent. |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Archaeology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| A knowledge and understanding of: the development of research strategies investigating the past; the interplay between method and theory in archaeology; and early complex societies and particular forms or archaic states. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework (essay): 40%, Examination (2 hour paper): 60%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Edgar Peltenburg
Tel: (0131 6)50 2379
Email: E.Peltenburg@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Alana Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2501
Email: alana.thompson@ed.ac.uk |
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