Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Alex Woods
Contact via Post on iLearn discussion forum or email for private matters
W6A 532
Thursday 11-1pm or by appointment
Online Tutor
Natasha Marshall
Contact via Post on iLearn discussion forum or email for private matters
By appointment online
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
AHIS170 or AHST100
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit studies ancient Egyptian civilisation during the Predynastic and Pharaonic periods (c. 5000 – 323 B.C.E.) and provides a thematic approach in order to understand the major social, economic and cultural developments of the Egyptian state. The unit examines topics such as social organization and identity, gender and sexuality, modes of cultural expression, methods of governance, (re-)use of mortuary and cultic landscapes and Egypt in the memory of the world.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
All written work must be submitted through the iLearn website. Please upload your assignment to the drop-box for the relevant week. Save your assignment as a pdf or a doc file (a pdf is best; please do not use docx). All assignments must include the following at the start:
Any assignment submitted without these will not be marked.
The book review and research essay will be returned via the ‘turnitin’ tool on the iLearn unit site, and will contain feedback from the marker within them. Information about how to submit work online can be accessed through the iLearn unit.
The online quizzes will be undertaken using the iLearn quiz tool and the ePortfolio will be submitted via the 'Assignment' tool on the iLearn unit site.
All written assessment tasks will be graded using a rubric, which can be found on the iLearn unit site.
The convener will aim to return your assignments within 3 weeks of the due date. Results can be viewed via iLearn using the Gradebook tool.
There is no formal examination in this unit.
IMPORTANT PENALTIES TO BE APPLIED:
Disruption to Studies Policy
http://students.mq.edu.au/student_admin/exams/disruption_to_studies/
Applying for Disruption to Studies
No work will be accepted for marking beyond Week 13 unless you have submitted a request for disruption to studies notification with adequate and appropriate supporting evidence. Please note that requests are not granted automatically, and are reserved for unforeseen and serious circumstances such as prolonged illness, hospitalisation or bereavement in your immediate family. Students granted a disruption to studies may be awarded an incomplete grade in first semester results released in mid-July.
If you believe that you qualify, please contact the convenor as soon as is practically possible.
http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
The grade a student receives will signify their overall performance in meeting the learning outcomes of a unit of study. Grades will not be awarded by reference to the achievement of other students nor allocated to fit a predetermined distribution. In determining a grade, due weight will be given to the learning outcomes and level of a unit (i.e. 100, 200, 300, 800 etc).
The grade a student receives will signify their overall performance in meeting the learning outcomes of a unit of study. Grades will not be awarded by reference to the achievement of other students nor allocated to fit a predetermined distribution. In determining a grade, due weight will be given to the learning outcomes and level of a unit (ie 100, 200, 300, 800 etc). Graded units will use the following grades:
HD |
High Distinction |
85-100 |
D |
Distinction |
75-84 |
Cr |
Credit |
65-74 |
P |
Pass |
50-64 |
F |
Fail |
0-49
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Online quiz | 25% | Weeks 2,6,7,8,10,11,12,13 |
Book review | 20% | Thursday Week 4 @ 10pm |
Research Essay | 35% | Friday Week 9 @ 10pm |
Student Led online discussion | 10% | 1 week after online Discussion |
Seminar Forum Posts | 10% | Friday Week 13 @10pm |
Due: Weeks 2,6,7,8,10,11,12,13
Weighting: 25%
Online quiz – Answer a series of questions (e.g. multiple choice, true/false) on the required weekly readings. The quiz will go live at 6pm on the Friday one week prior to the class and close at 11.55pm on the Tuesday night before class in Weeks 2,6,7,8,10,11,12,13 (weeks without major assessment tasks due). You will not have access to the quiz after this time and you cannot take a ‘make up’ quiz later to catch up. Complete the quiz using the iLearn quiz tool.
Due: Thursday Week 4 @ 10pm
Weighting: 20%
Prepare a short critique of the unit’s textbook, Shaw, I. (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 2003), according to a set of guided questions available on iLearn. Word limit: 1000 words. Submit via Turnitin.
Due: Friday Week 9 @ 10pm
Weighting: 35%
Students will complete ONE (1) research essay. The question is listed on iLearn. Students will submit a self-evaluation using the marking rubric provided on iLearn. Word limit: 2,000 words. Submit via Turnitin.
Due: 1 week after online Discussion
Weighting: 10%
Self-reflection on Student Led online Discussion: Each student will be assigned a week to lead the online discussion from week 6 onwards, which will be based on analysis of the lecture readings and content. Each student will prepare and submit their planning notes, peer-evaluations and self-reflection of the discussion.
Guidelines and word limit available in iLearn. Submit via Assignment tool.
Due: Friday Week 13 @10pm
Weighting: 10%
Students are required to complete a seminar forum post in weeks 2-13 (12 weeks total) on a topic relevant to the weekly readings, video lectures or activities. Students are expected to read the posts of peers and exchange ideas by posting at least 2 comments and a question to the group. Word Limit: 100-300 words. Submission: Complete the forum post via the link in each Week section by each Sunday at 10pm.
FINAL SUBMISSION: Submit a final compilation of ALL 12 Seminar Forum posts (copy and paste posts with date/time stamp) in ONE Word or PDF file by Friday of Week 13 by 10pm via the Assignment Tool.
Weekly schedule
iLearn will play a pivotal role throughout the session and it will be your central hub for information and instructions. Each week will be structured as follows:
Step 1 | Preparation - complete the required readings that will be available to download;
Step 2 | Assessment - answer a series of questions on the required readings in an Online quiz;
Step 3 | Lecture content - listen to the lecture content via Echo360;
Step 4 | Engage with your peers - Lead/participate in online group discussion via the seminar forum.
Step 5 | Journal of Learning - write a short reflection on the weekly readings, lecture content or tutorial discussion in your learning journal. This is optional.
Students must achieve an overall mark of 50% or above to complete this unit satisfactorily.
These texts are available for purchase at the Co-Op bookstore. To arrange for texts to be sent to you please contact the Co-Op online at the following address http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au.
This unit will use iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/
PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.
Week |
Lecture |
Tutorial |
Assessment |
1 |
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Culture and Society |
Introduction |
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Ancient Egyptian Society: Hierarchy, literacy and education |
Research methods 1: Online Tutorial discussion |
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3 |
Politics and Governance: Ancient Egyptian Administration |
Research methods 2: Online Tutorial discussion |
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4 |
Model Communities: Rural or Urban society?
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Research methods 3: Online Tutorial discussion |
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Institution of Ancient Egyptian Kingship |
eXplore your potential |
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Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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MID-SESSION BREAK |
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“Art” and the Aesthetic: Historiography and Museum Practice |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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The Archaeology of Death: Ancient Egyptian Attitudes to Death and the Afterlife |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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9 |
NO CLASS
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NO CLASS |
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Spaces, landscapes and natures: Ancient and Modern perceptions of the Egyptian Environment and Landscape |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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11 |
Cultic and Mortuary Landscapes: Use and Re-use |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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12 |
Tradition, Innovation and Archaism |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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Ancient Egypt in the memory of the world |
Online Tutorial discussion |
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
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The following is an abbreviated guide to approved web resources as well as primary and secondary works. A complete list can be found in the Egyptology Toolbox on iLearn: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Some material, such as excerpts from books and journal articles, will be put on the library's E‐Reserve and can be found via searching AHIS170 in multisearch – unit readings: http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/library/
In order to find the right books or articles, you can try this: International Association of Egyptologists, Annual Egyptological Bibliography (Leiden, 1948 ff.). The library holds the license to the on‐line database of this resource (Online Egyptological Bibliography, OEB) with titles to from 1822 to 2002 (roughly 70,000 items), as well as increasing coverage of 2003-2012 (in total over 90,000 items). Access through the library catalogue and databases: http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/library/
Approved web‐sites with links to other good sites
Please note: as the Internet is open to everyone, there is no control over the content and quality of websites; hence each site depends on the knowledge and academic integrity of the author/s. Many websites cater for children and young adults in secondary schools or for a wider public therefore are not suitable for academic research.
Ancient Egypt Web Site http://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk
Australian Centre for Egyptology http://www.egyptology.mq.edu.au/
Egyptology resources http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/er/
Egyptologists’ Electronic Forum http://www.egyptologyforum.org/
The British Museum (web resources): http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/departments/ancient_egypt_and_sudan/subject-related_web_resources.aspx
Aigyptos http://www.aigyptos.uni-muenchen.de
AERA (Ancient Egypt Research Associates) http://www.aeraweb.org
British Museum Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_journals/bmsaes.aspx
Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire Online http://www.egyptologyforum.org/EEFCG.html
Deir el-Medina Database http://www.leidenuniv.nl/nino/dmd/dmd.html
Digital Egypt for Universities http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk
Egypt Exploration Society Delta Survey http://www.deltasurvey.ees.ac.uk/ds-home.html
Egyptological Book Series Online http://www.egyptologyforum.org/EEFSeries.html
ETANA (Electronic Tools and Ancient Near East Archives): old excavation reports and literature http://www.etana.org
Giza Digital Library http://www.gizapyramids.org/code/emuseum.asp?newpage=library
IFAO (Institut français d’archéologie orientale, Cairo) http://www.ifao.egnet.net/
JSTOR. Searchable database of journal articles (access via MQ library databases:) library.mq.edu.au then search for “JSTOR”.
Osirisnet http://www.osirisnet.net/
Sefkhet Online Resources for Egyptology www.sefkhet.net/Oxford-Net-Res.html
Theban Mapping Project http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation, Griffith Institute; www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/tutankhamundiscovery.html)
Encyclopaedias of Egyptology
UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology http://escholarship.org/uc/nelc_uee
Lloyd, A. B. (ed.) A Companion to Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 2010) Full text available from Blackwell Reference Online - 2010 Collection (access through MQ library multi search)
Redford, D. B., The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, New York 2001). Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt (access through MQ library multi search)
Berlin, Egyptian Museum http://www.egyptian-museum-berlin.com/
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts http://www.mfa.org
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/ant/egypt/
Chicago, Oriental Institute Museum http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum
Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden http://www.rmo.nl/english/collection/permanent/egyptians
London, British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/default.aspx
London, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/search/index.html
Manchester Museum http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/collection/ancientegypt/
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections
New York, Brooklyn Museum http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/exhibitions/egyptian
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum http://www.ashmolean.org/
Paris, Musée du Louvre http://www.louvre.fr
Turin, Museo Egizio http://www.museoegizio.it/
The Global Egyptian Museum http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org
The following is a short list of periodicals wholly or partly devoted to Egyptology. Articles are usually published in English, French or German. They are all recommended.
Archéo-Nil Revue de la société pour l’étude des cultures prépharaoniques de la vallée du Nil
ASAE Annales du Services des Antiquités de l'Égypte
AVDAIK Archäologische Veröffentlichungen, Deutschen Archäologisches Institut Abteilung Kairo
BACE Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology
BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
BES Bulletin of the Egyptological Seminar
BIFAO Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale
Ch.d'Eg. Chronique d'Égypte
DE Discussions in Egyptology
GM Göttinger Miszellen
JARCE Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt
JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society
JEA Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies
MDAIK Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo
Or. Orientalia
RdE Revue d'Égyptologie
SAGA Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens
SAK Studien zur altägyptischen Kultur
ZAS Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
* = Recommended reading
*Arnold, D., The Monuments of Egypt: an A-Z Companion to Ancient Egyptian Architecture (London, 2009).
Assmann, J., Ägypten: Eine Sinngeschichte (Munich, 1996).
Baines, J., Malek, J., An Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 1980).
*Baines, J., Malek, J., Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt (New York, c. 2000 rev. edition).
*Bard, K.A, An Introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt (Malden, MA, Oxford, Victoria, 2008).
*Bard, K.A. (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt (London, 1999).
*Brewer, D.J., Teeter, E., Egypt and the Egyptians (Cambridge, 1999).
*Dodson, A.D.A., Hilton, D., The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (London, 2004).
*Cullen, J., How to Read, Write, and Think about History (Malden, Oxford, 2013).
Davies, W.V., Friedman, R.F., Egypt (London 1998).
*Donadoni, S. (ed.), The Egyptians (Chicago, 1997)
*Dorman, P.F., ‘Epigraphy and Recording’, in Wilkinson, R.H. (ed.), Egyptology Today (Cambridge, New York, 2008), p. 77-97.
Edwards, I.E.S., Gadd, C.J., Hammond, N.G.L. (eds), The Cambridge Ancient History, 2 vols. (Cambridge 1970, rev. edition 1984).
Engel, E., Muller, V. and Hartung, U. (eds), Zeichen aus dem Sand. Streiflichter aus Agyptens Geschichte zu Ehren von Gunter Dreyer (Wiesbaden, 2008). (Some articles in English).
Gardiner, A., Egypt of the Pharaohs (Oxford, 1961).
*Grimal, N., A History of Ancient Egypt, trans. by I. Shaw (London, 1992).
Hallo, W.W., Simpson, W.K., The Ancient Near East (New York, 1971).
*Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt, 2 vols. (New York, 1971).
*Helck, H.W., Meyer, Ch.(ed.), Lexikon der Ägyptologie, 7 vols. (Wiesbaden, 1975-1992).
*Hornung, E., History of Ancient Egypt: An Introduction, trans. by D. Lorton (Ithaca, London, 1999).
*Hornung, E., Krauss R. and Warburton, D. (eds), Ancient Egyptian Chronology (Leiden, Boston, 2006).
*Ikram, S. and Dodson, A., The Tomb in Ancient Egypt: Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the Romans (Cairo, 2008).
James, T.G.H., An Introduction to Ancient Egypt (London, 1979).
Janssen, R., Janssen, J., Growing Up in Ancient Egypt (London, 1990).
*Janssen, R., Janssen, J., Growing up and getting old in Ancient Egypt (London, 2007).
* Kanawati, N., The Tomb and Beyond: Burial Customs of Egyptian Officials (Warminster, 2001).
Kees, H., Ancient Egypt. A Cultural Topography (Chicago, London, 1977).
*Kemp, B.J., Ancient Egypt. Anatomy of a Civilisation (London, 2006 rev. edition).
Knapp, A.B., The History and Culture of Ancient Western Asia and Egypt (Chicago, 1988).
Lloyd, A.B., (ed.), A Companion to Ancient Egypt, 2 vols., (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). Available to download via the MQ library catalogue.
O’Connor, D., Silverman, D. (eds), Ancient Egyptian Kingship (Leiden, 1995).
Porter, B., and Moss, R., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings, Vols I‐VII (Oxford, 1927 ff.). (2nd edition Oxford, 1960 ff.).
*Redford, D. B., The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, 3 vols. (Oxford, New York 2001).
*Rice, M., Who's Who in Ancient Egypt (London, 1999).
*Schenkel, W., 'The Decipherment of Hieroglyphs and Richard Lepsius', BACE 23 (2012), p. 105-144.
*Schulz, R. and Seidel, M. (eds), Egypt. The World of the Pharaohs (Cologne, 2004)
Shaw, I., Ancient Egyptian Technology and innovation (London, 2012).
*Shaw, I., Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, New York, 2004).
*Shaw, I. (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 2003).
*Shaw, I. and Nicholson, P., The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (London, 1995, reprinted 2008).
*Slater-Savage, J., 'The Ancient History Teaching Collection at Macquarie University', Ancient History: Resources for Teachers (1990: 3), p. 161-167.
*Stevenson, A., “Material Culture of the Predynastic Period”, in Teeter, E. (ed.), Egypt before the Pyramids (Chicago, 2011), 65-74.
*Trigger, B.G., Kemp, B.J., Lloyd, A.B., O’Connor, D., Ancient Egypt: A Social History (Cambridge, 1983).
Tyldesley, J., Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. From Early Dynastic Times to the Death of Cleopatra, (London, 2006).
*Van De Mieroop, M., A History of Ancient Egypt (Malden, Oxford, 2010).
Vandier, J., Manuel d'archéologie égyptienne, vols I‐VI (Paris, 1952‐1978).
*Wendrich, W. (ed.), Egyptian Archaeology (Chichester, Malden, 2010).
*Wilkinson, R.H. (ed.), Egyptology Today (Cambridge, New York, 2008).
*Wilkinson, T. (ed.), The Egyptian World (Oxford, 2007).
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29/02/2016 | Moved entry in unit schedule from weeks 7 to 8. Deleted ZOOM meeting. |
23/02/2016 | Updated step process in Teaching delivery resources. |
23/02/2016 | Fixed error in Online Quiz Assessment details. |
22/02/2016 | Added Seminar Forum posts and mapped accordingly. |