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ARCO2106: Archaeology of Modern Australasia
2022 unit information
Archaeology is one of the key fields for understanding the emergence of the modern world. The documentary record is dominated by European males so the archaeological record provides an important alternative line of evidence. Further, the emergence of modernity was a largely material phenomenon. Rather than simply involving changes in ideology or worldview, the emergence of modernity was based on wholesale transformations of landscapes, settlement patterns, domestic space, and material culture. This class provides students with the practical skills to understand the archaeology of modern society, focusing on case studies from Australia and Oceania.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Archaeology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points of 1000 level in Archaeology or (6 credit points of 1000 level in Archaeology and 6 credit points from History or Ancient History or Anthropology) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand techniques commonly used in historical archaeology, which are broadly applicable in archaeology and the social sciences, particularly spatial analysis and material culture analysis.
- LO2. Possess a broad knowledge of the forces that created the modern world, particularly capitalism and industrialization, European colonialism, and the creation of state institutions.
- LO3. Be able to compare and contrast different kinds of evidence in creating diverse narratives about the past and present.
- LO4. Identify and analyse commonly encountered historical site and artefact types, including those that are common in Australasian contexts.
- LO5. Critically assess the ways that contemporary environmental, political, economic, and religious arrangements developed out of structures and systems of colonial life in and beyond Australasia.
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