ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

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:

• Student name;
• Student Number;
• Assessment Task Title or Question.

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.

MARKING RUBRICS

All written assessment tasks will be graded using a rubric, which can be found on the iLearn unit site. 

RELEASE OF RESULTS

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.

EXAMINATIONS

There is no formal examination in this unit.

FINAL MARKS

Please note with respect to the marks you receive for work during the session: that the marks given are indicative only; final marks will be determined after moderation. See further the note on Results in the Policies and Procedures section below.

EXTENSIONS AND DISRUPTION TO STUDIES

• Extensions can only be granted in exceptional cases and may only be sought in consultation with the unit convenor and with support of documentary evidence. If you anticipate any difficulty in meeting assigned due dates then it is important that you contact the unit convenor and/or tutor as early as possible via the dialogue tool.
• Please avoid asking for extensions as missing deadlines complicates the work of markers and puts you behind. If you have to ask for an extension, request it BEFORE the deadline and not on the due date. Excuses such as ‘Getting behind with your work’ or 'I had other deadlines' do not count.

IMPORTANT PENALTIES TO BE APPLIED:

• Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved:

  • (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date; 

  • (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. A zero grade will be applied for that task. 

  • (c) no late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests

• Written assessment tasks submitted that are under or over the word length by more than 15% will be penalised with a 10% deduction. The marker will only read to the listed word limit, i.e. if the word limit is 1000 words they will stop reading at 1000 words (plus or minus up to 150 words).

• Written assessment tasks submitted without proper referencing, i.e. few or no page numbers or no bibliography, will be marked according to the Macquarie University Plagiarism Policy and the schedule of penalties, including one of the following: reduced mark for the assessment task; required resubmission with reduced maximum mark; issuance of a caution or an automatic fail.

EXTENSION REQUEST PROCEDURE

The granting of extensions is subject to the University's Special Consideration Policy: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

Disruption to Studies

If you require an extension, you will be required to submit a 'Disruption to Studies' Notification. Please follow the procedure below:

1. Visit https://ask.mq.edu.au and use your OneID to log in.

2. Select your unit code from the drop down list and fill in your relevant details. Note: A notification needs to be submitted for each unit you believe is affected by the disruption.

3. Click "Submit form".

4. Attach supporting documents by clicking 'Add a note/attachment', click 'browse' and navigating to the files you want to attach, then click 'submit note' to send your notification and supporting documents

5. Please keep copies of your original documents, as they may be requested in the future as part of the assessment process.

Please ensure that supporting documentation is included with your request. Notify your lecturer via your iLearn dialogue box if you are submitting a 'Disruption to Studies' Notification. Your request will be considered once all the documentation has been received. If you have issues, please contact your convenor via the dialogue tool immediately.

UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS

This unit is comprised of 2 key elements:

1. 3 hours of face to face instruction (1-2 hour of lectures and 1 hour of student led discussion in tutorials);
2. and individual study and participation.

• Students are expected to attend all classes, unless there are extenuating circumstances such as illness etc. A log will be taken to record attendance. 
• For lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetable website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au. This website will display up-to-date information on your classes and classroom locations.

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:

BEFORE CLASS | 

• Complete required readings.
• Complete an online quiz based on the required readings and prepare for the tutorial discussion.

DURING CLASS | 

• Engage with your peers in your assigned teams and participate in the weekly tutorial discussion/activities.

AFTER CLASS | 

• Write a short reflection in your learning journal on iLearn (time will be allocated at the end of class).

Students must achieve an overall mark of 50% or above to complete this unit satisfactorily.

REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

Required texts:

• Wendrich, W., (ed.) Egyptian Archaeology (Chichester, Malden, 2010).
• Shaw, I. (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 2003).

Recommended texts:

• Baines, J. 2007. Visual and written culture in ancient Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Baines J. and Malek, J., Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt (New York, 2000, rev. edition).
• Carruthers, W., (ed.) Histories of Egyptology: Interdisciplinary Measures (New York, 2015).
• Frood, E., and McDonald, A (eds.) Decorum and Experience: Essays in ancient culture for John Baines (Oxford, 2013).
• Kemp, B.J., Ancient Egypt. Anatomy of a Civilisation (London, New York, 2^nd ed. 2006).
• Lloyd, A. B. (ed.) A Companion to Ancient Egypt. 2 volumes (Chichester,  2010). Full text available from Blackwell Reference Online - 2010 Collection (access through MQ library catalogue)
• Trigger, B. G. and Lloyd, A., Kemp, B., O‘Connor, D., Ancient Egypt: A social history (Cambridge, 1983).
• Wengrow, D. The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformation in North-East Africa, 10,000 to 2650 BC (Cambridge, 2006).
• Wilkinson, R.H. (ed.), Egyptology Today (Cambridge, New York, 2008).

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.

UNIT WEBPAGE AND TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

This unit will use iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/MQ/

IMPORTANT: All students are required to bring a device to class (mobile phones are not sufficient). If you do not have access to a device, please contact the convenor. 

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.

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 and AHIS280 in multisearch – unit readings: http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/library/

Bibliographical aids, for information and references

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.

General resources

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

Databases and e-resources

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)

Museum web catalogues

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

Periodicals

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

General Resources

*   = 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).