From Foraging to Farming: The Beginnings of Agriculture in the Mediterranean and Europe (U03398)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : ACE-3-For2Farm

The course provides students with the opportunity to study the archaeological and other evidence relating to one of the most important events in human prehistory - the transition from hunting and gathering to farming. The main issues surrounding the economic, technological and social developments that marked the transition are explored for each of the major regions of Europe.

Entry Requirements

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

? Costs : None

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

From Foraging to Farming: The Beginnings of Agriculture in the Mediterranean and Europe (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2006	11:10	13:00	Room 1.F01, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : N.B. The timetable is arranged annually.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- A sound knowledge and understanding of the principal sources of evidence that can be used to reconstruct the behaviour of the latest hunter-gatherer and earliest farming societies in Europe;
- the difficulties involved in interpreting that evidence, and the major areas of controversy;
- the ability to critically assess current hypotheses of the transition to agriculture as applied in different regions of Europe; and
- a critical awareness of how archaeological perceptions and approaches to research have historically influenced interpretations of the evidence.