ARCA2604 - Ancient Levant: Land of Wine & Merchants

Semester 2, 2012  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Alison Betts
Phone: +61 2 9351 2090
Email: alison.betts@sydney.edu.au

Description

The Levant formed a physical and cultural bridge between the ancient centres of civilisation in Egypt and Mesopotamia. It was also a land of farmers, traders and craftsmen who flourished on supplying their resource-poor neighbours. The unit of study examines the rich archaeological record of these fascinating lands from the first farming villages to the kingdoms of the Iron Age.

Assessments

1x1500wd assignment (30%) and 1x3000wd research paper (70%)

Classes

2x1-hr lectures/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Prerequisites

12 junior credit points including 6 junior credit points of Archaeology or Ancient History or Arab World, Islam and the Middle East

Prohibitions

ARNE2604, ARNE2605

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