Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Kyle Keimer
Tutor
Dr. Edward Bridge
Contact via Dialogue Module
W6A 510
By appointment
Edward Bridge
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Recent discoveries in Israel such as the “House of David” inscription and reworked interpretive paradigms such as the “Low Chronology” have made the archaeology of ancient Israel a hotbed of controversy and debate. These debates rage even as archaeological work throughout the Near East continues to contribute to our understanding of the events, places, and characters mentioned in Ancient Near Eastern texts and the Hebrew Bible. This course will focus upon an integration of archaeological, literary, and historical data from the Neolithic Period to the Roman destruction of Jerusalem (ca. 9000 BC–AD 70) in Israel with the goal of evaluating this evidence and its relevance for understanding socioeconomic and political development, the biblical texts, and in particular the religion of ancient Israel.
All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.open.edu.au/student-admin-and-support/key-dates/
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Submission of Assignments: All assignments are to be submitted via the iLearn site by their respective due dates and times (which are all listed according to local Sydney time). Access to the internet and the ability to download and/or view unit materials are essential.
Extensions for assignments can only be granted for medical reasons or on compassionate grounds. Without documentation (medical or counselling certificates) or prior staff approval, a penalty of 2% a day, including weekends, will be applied. If required, applications for extensions should be made to Dr. Bridge before the assignment's due date. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided.
Assignment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date. For Special considerations, grade appeals, and disruptions to study policies, see under "Policies and Procedures" below.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Article Review | 25% | Thursday (midnight), Week 5 |
Encyclopedia Article | 25% | Thursday (midnight), Week 10 |
Essay | 50% | Thursday (midnight), Week 13 |
Due: Thursday (midnight), Week 5
Weighting: 25%
Write a review of a scholarly article.
Choose one article from any of the extra bibliographies provided each week on the course website to summarize and assess. You can choose any article listed with an asterisk (*) in the bibliographies, and you may choose an article from any week. For example, if you are interested in the Iron Age, you may read an asterisked article at any time during the course of the session; you do not have to wait until we get to that period in the class to read the article in which you are interested.
Your review must include the following: 1) mention of the author's thesis and key points; and, 2) your assessment of the author's thesis and use of the archaeological and/or historical evidence. Your assessment can incorporate additional articles/research that you believe support or disprove the author's interpretation.
The purpose of this assignment is to allow you the opportunity to interact with modern archaeological scholarship and to delve into a topic of personal interest in more detail.
Marks for this assessment are based on critical evaluation of the chosen article, an understanding of the original article, and clear and coherent writing.
Due: Thursday (midnight), Week 10
Weighting: 25%
Write an encyclopedia article on any site, assemblage, archaeological feature or method covered in the unit. Your encyclopedia article should include all the essential information about your topic that a person would want to know if they were to read your article (e.g., date, location, size, material properties, interpretation, strata, history, excavators, etc.).
The purpose of this assignment is to teach you how to condense a growing body of knowledge on many sites/assemblages/features into a concise and coherent summary that provides interested parties all of the essential information about a given topic.
Marks for this assessment are based on presenting correct details, comprehensiveness, conciseness, and clarity of writing.
Due: Thursday (midnight), Week 13
Weighting: 50%
Write a 2000-word essay on one of the topics provided on the iLearn page.
This unit provides an introduction to the history and archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Near East through the archaeological record. It explores the fascinating history of the region including the earliest human settlement, the beginning of agriculture, the rise of Bronze Age states, the emergence of Israelite kingdoms, the Philistines, and down to the Roman Period. It teaches about regional relationships with the Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians and Greeks; how empires rose and fell; and the emergence of Judaism and Christianity. The focus is on how excavation of ancient sites and analysis of artefacts can help inform our knowledge of the past. The unit gives a broad platform of knowledge for more specialised study, with opportunities for future participation in excavations in Israel.
Delivery
Students will access course material via the iLearn website. Every student will need internet access that allows the downloading of large video files and additional resources in order to pass this course. Additionally, access to a library and/or article database such as Jstor will be necessary to complete multiple of the assigments. If individual access to such databases is not possible, access is possible via the Macquarie Library website, although a proxy server may be necessary (for more see the "IT Help" link under the "Policies and Procedures" tab).
Lectures have all been recorded and divided into modules. Each module focuses on one historical period and is broken down further into segments that deal with specific issues/topics within any given historical period.
Required Textbook:
Richard, Suzanne. 2003 Near Eastern Archaeology: A Reader. Eisenbrauns: Winona Lake, IN. ISBN: 1575060833 (this book is out of print but can be accessed as either a digital copy via the MQ library, or can be bought used from various book distributors).
Recommended Texts:
Ben-Tor, Amnon (ed). 1992 The Archaeology of Ancient Israel. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. ISBN 0300059191
Mazar, Amihai. 1990 Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10,000-586 B.C.E. Doubleday, New York. ISBN: 0385425902
Stern, Ephraim. 2001 Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, Volume II: The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Periods (732-332 B.C.E.). Doubleday, New York. ISBN: 0385424507
Week |
Lectures |
Readings |
Tutorials (see iLearn for more details) |
Assignments Due |
Week 1 |
Introduction, Historical Geography |
Unit Guide; Holladay (33-47); Beitzel (pp.3-9) |
Do module on academic integrity via iLearn site |
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Week 2 |
Neolithic, Chalcolithic |
Rollefson (pp.244-253); Dever (383-390); Levy (263-273) |
Stratigraphy, loci, and section drawings |
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Week 3 |
Early Bronze Age |
Richard (286-302) |
Map exercise |
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Week 4 |
Middle Bronze Age |
Ilan (331-342) |
ANE Creation Accounts |
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Week 5 |
Late Bronze Age |
Alpert Nakhai (343-348); Leonard (349-356) |
Pottery analysis |
Article Review |
Week 6 |
Iron Age I |
Ackerman (391-397); Block-Smith and Nakhai 1999 |
Ethnicity: do pots = people? |
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Week 7 |
Iron Age IIA |
Younker (375-382); Garfinkel (2011) |
No Tutorial |
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Week 8 |
Iron Age IIB |
Matthews (157-163) |
ANE Art History |
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Week 9 |
Iron Age IIC |
Keimer 2013 |
The increase in literacy and the compilation of the biblical texts |
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Week 10 |
Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods |
Carter (398-412); Betlyon 2006 |
The Archaeology of Legitimization (seals, scripts, arch) |
Encyclopedia Article |
Week 11 |
Hellenistic and Hasmonean Periods |
Berlin (418-423); Berlin (423-433) |
Archaeological heritage: who owns the past? |
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Week 12 |
Herod and Rome |
Cohen 2011; Schiffman 1998:385-395 |
No Tutorial |
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Week 13 |
The 1st Jewish Revolt |
Cohen 2011; Schiffman 1998:385-395 |
No Tutorial |
Essay |
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Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
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/
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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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In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
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