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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation (PGHC11344)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course builds on the tradition of the teaching of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh and complements existing courses at Postgraduate level. It provides an in depth survey of Hittite civilisation from its first emergence during the 2nd millennium BC until its fall circa 1200 BC. The primary focus of interest is the core area of the Hittite empire on the Anatolian Plateau (modern Turkey) and the extent of Hittite influence in neighbouring areas (from Syria and the Levant to the Aegean littoral). Attention is also paid to relations with powerful rivals and contemporaries, including the Egyptians and the Mycenaeans. Questions and debates about state formation and collapse are of particular importance, as well as the nature of Hittite society with reference to economy, religion, social organisation, and ideology. The course ends by considering the legacy of the Hittites for later civilisations.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 11, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 169 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework equivalent to a 4000 word essay, 100%.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the course successfully will have obtained a good understanding of the following:
- the place of Hittite civilisation within the broader context of Near Eastern history and archaeology.
- the Hittites as a case study in Bronze Age state formation.
- the significance and uses of different forms of evidence for the period.
- different theoretical and methodological perspectives in the assessment of Hittite archaeology.
- the history of scholarship in the study of the Hittites.

In addition, students will be expected to demonstrate the following through assessed coursework:
- ability to critique and analyze approaches and interpretations used in the archaeology of the Hittites
- ability to synthesize, prepare an argument and discuss key conceptual issues relating to the primary and secondary sources of evidence
- ability to access key library and other archival resources
- ability to formulate research questions in relation to the archaeology of the area in the light of current debates and scholarly interests
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHittites
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ulf-Dietrich Schoop
Tel: (0131 6)50 2503
Email: ulf.schoop@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk
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