This course will serve as an introduction to the prehistory of Europe from the first farming communities to the Roman era from the Balkans to Britain, and Norway to the Iberian Peninsula. From 8000 BC to the 1st century AD people on the European continent developed new technologies, adopted unique ways of life and built the monuments which fill our TV screens. This course asks who they were and how they did it.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- analyse the key concepts, themes and narratives used to explain prehistoric European societies;
- develop novel research questions based on these key concepts, themes and theories and using supporting evidence from the archaeological record;
- recognise important sites and material culture from prehistoric Europe and discuss them within larger technological, social and culture-historical contexts; and
- evaluate and compare key archaeological data and present them in a sophisticated manner in writing and orally.
Indicative Assessment
- Two Guided tutorial discussion, 5% (each) (10) [LO 1,2,4]
- Big Question Research proposal (ca 1000 words) (15) [LO 1,2,4]
- Annotated Bibliography of 15 sources (ca. 1500 words) (25) [LO 1,2,4]
- Big Question podcast (15 minutes) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Podcast reflection (1000 words) (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Cunliffe, B.W. 2008. Europe between the oceans: themes and variations: 9000 BC to AD 1000. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Cunliffe, B.W. 2017. By steppe, desert, and ocean: the birth of Eurasia. Oxford: Oxford University Press,.
Milisauskas, S. ed. 2002. European prehistory: a survey. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $3960 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $5820 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4086 | 20 Feb 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 26 May 2023 | In Person | View |
