Course syllabus

 

Anthro 101 World Archaeology Welcome to Anthro 101!  World prehistory over the last 2 million years.

Lapita Pottery from SE-RF-2 in the

Reef Islands (Solomon Islands) 2900 cal BP

Excavated by Prof. Roger Green

(Dept of Anthropology) in 1976

 Contact information

Prof. Peter J. Sheppard

Ph 09373-7441 ext: 88572

Email: p.sheppard@auckland.ac.nz 

Office Hour Wed 3PM HSB 719

Lecture Times

Days & Times	Room	Meeting Dates
Tu 16:00 - 17:00 We 16:00 - 17:00	109-B15 (General Library, Room B15)	07/03/2017 - 07/06/2017

Tutors

Victoria Trow vtro004@aucklanduni.ac.nz

• Office hour:  Monday 1-2 pm in HSB 525 (201-525)
  If you cannot make this time, please email to arrange an appointment ☺

 

Brendan Kneebone bkne002@aucklanduni.ac.nz

• Office hour:  Wednesday 2-3 pm in HSB 528 (201-528)
  If you cannot make this time, please email to arrange an appointment ☺

 

Tutorial Times

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If you cannot attend your regular tutorial during a particular week, you are encouraged to attend a different tutorial to ensure you don't miss out on any content and you get full attendance marks.

 

Course description

This course is a survey of World archaeology from the emergence of culture over 2 million years ago in Africa, through the development of food production in the Near East, Asia and the Americas  and the rise of the first cities and States in Mesopotamia, China and the Americas. We conclude with a survey of the last great human adventure which was the settlement of Oceania ending in Polynesia and New Zealand

 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:.

 

At the end of the course you are expected to have grounding in human cultural evolution over the last 2 million years. You will be able to discuss the following topics:

• The difference between modern theories of cultural evolution and earlier ideas of unilineal cultural evolution
• The significant developments that led to the emergence of modern humans from our archaic ancestors
• Social and cultural changes associated with the domestication of plants and animals
• Changes that accompanied the beginnings of social complexity
• The significance of the rise of complex society
• Methods (excavation, dating, etc.) used to find and analyse archaeological materials

 

In your discussion of these topics, you will be expected to use examples drawn from a number of locations from around the world. You will be expected to write about these topics in essays and to be able to answer specific questions in short answer or multi-choice format. You will also be required to attend tutorials and participate in tutorial discussion

Assessment

 

Assessment	Weight%	Due date(s)	Week number
Tutorial tasks	10%	TBA	TBA
In-class test	15%	TBA	Week 5
Essay	25%	TBA	Week 9
Final exam	50%	TBA	TBA

Course Points

15.0 Points

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 Student Field school Great Mercury/Ahuahu Island