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Course description

Introduces students to contemporary archaeology and its role both in understanding the human past and managing the world's cultural heritage, now the key global area for employment in archaeology. Drawing on global case studies, and incorporating problem-solving tutorials including handling artefacts, ARCA1000 is a wide ranging introduction to the concepts, principles and ethics of archaeology, covering topics from how we find archaeological sites, to the evolution and dispersal of modern humans, the origins of art and religion and the evidence for globalisation in the ancient world, among others. The course provides a general introduction to the discipline or a gateway for future study and entry to the profession.

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