The Archaeology of the Mesopotamian Plain: 6000-300 BC (U00911)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-AMesopo

The course provides an overview of the archaeology of Mesopotamia, specifically on the irrigated Mesopotamian plains, but also to include the Diyala plain, Iraq, and the Susiana lowlands in SW Iran. Emphasis will be on broad developmental trends as derived from the record of settlement archaeology, the material culture and political economy will also be examined in order to provide a robust view of this heartland of early civilization.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Archaeology 2A and 2B Visiting students must have prior study providing general background in prehistoric or proto-historic archaeology.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Archaeology, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Additional Class Information : N.B. Timetable is arranged annually

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Theoretical Understanding: to provide a general introduction to the development of early states and civilization of Mesopotamia. The class will employ results from the latest studies of the landscape and textual analysis to fill in the gaps that exist because of the lack of archaeological excavations over the last 13 years.
Practical and Professional Skills: Will enable students to navigate and draw conclusions from large quantities of data culled from different disciplines: archaeology, environmental studies and ancient texts.
Transferable Skills : This class, with its emphasis on the integration of complex classes of physical and cultural data, will provide a firm foundation for multi-disciplinary analyses.