Themes and Topics 1: Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farmers in the Middle East
Course content
This course provides students with an overview of the prehistoric societies of southwest Asia from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Pottery Neolithic. It covers some of the key debates in these periods, such as the demise of the Neanderthals, the origins of farming and the invention of pottery.
Knowledge:
At the end of the course, the student is expected to have developed:
•An understanding of the questions and central discussions in the early prehistory of the Middle East
•An appreciation of the material culture, chronology and settlements of the early prehistoric periods in the Middle East
Skills:
At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:
•Explain the relationship between different analytical frameworks and current discussions in the field
• critically and reflexively analyse research problems
•Apply knowledge gained to the study of archaeological materials and/or problems
Competencies:
At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to:
•Recognize and identify the material culture of the periods covered in the course and use it to analyze relevant questions or problems
•Formulate a defined research question independently and describe it in writing
•Apply the theoretical literature in conjunction with archaeological material
The course will be taught by means of lectures and seminars. Students will independently work on a research topic as part of the course, as part of which they will produce a short mid-semester essay that will form the basis of an in-class presentation. This paper will form the basis of the course exam, which will be in essay format.
Fagstudieordning Bacheloruddannelserne i assyriologi, nærorientalsk arkæologi og ægyptologi, 2019
Fagstudieordning Bacheloruddannelserne i assyriologi, nærorientalsk arkæologi og ægyptologi, 2015
Fagstudieordning BA-tilvalg i assyriologi, nærorientalsk arkæologi, ægyptologi 2019
Fagstudieordning Kandidattilvalg i assyriologi, nærorientalsk arkæologi, ægyptologi 2019
BA 2019-studieordning
Temaer og emner i nærorientalsk arkæologi 1 (aktivititetskode
HNAB00191E)
BA 2015-studieordning
Temaer og emner i Nærorientalsk arkæologi 1 (aktivitetstkode
HNAB00451E)
BA 2019-tilvalgsstudieordning
Temaer og emner i nærorientalsk arkæologi 1 (aktivititetskode
HNAB10341E)
KA 2019-tilvalgsstudieordning
Særlige emner inden for arkæologi (aktivitetskode HNAK13011E)
Lectures, seminars, and student presentations
Students will be expected to read literature in English.
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- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other
Criteria for exam assessment
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 156,5
- Practical exercises
- 42
- Project work
- 100
- Guidance
- 2
- Exam
- 70
- English
- 412,5
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HNAB0105EU
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Bachelor
Bachelor choiceFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
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1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedulegroup
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- Studyboard
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
- Tobias Richter (7-756c666b776875436b7870316e7831676e)
Teacher
Tobias Richter richter@hum.ku.dk, Ingolf Thuesen, it@hum.ku.dk,
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