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AHIS331 – Prehistory to Pompeii: Archaeology in Ancient Italy
2018 – S1 Day
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 level or above or (6cp in AHIS or AHST units at 200 level)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Prehistory to Pompeii examines the archaeological history of the Italian peninsula from the Late Bronze Age until the early Imperial period. Topics selected for particular attention include: the Etruscan civilization; the early Greek settlements in Italy; the impact of Greek and Roman culture on the indigenous peoples of the Italian peninsula, and the archaeology of Pompeii from prehistoric times until its burial in AD 79.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
- Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Participation | 10% | Yes | End of Week 3 |
| Essay | 30% | Yes | 11pm pm AEST Sunday Week 7 |
| Artifact Study | 20% | Yes | 5pm AEST Sunday Week 7 |
| Take-Home Examination | 40% | Yes | 11pm AEST Sunday Week 13 |
Participation
Due: End of Week 3
Weighting: 10%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students will submit a brief report based on the questions set for discussion in the Tutorial Paper Assessment summary. This report will consist of direct written responses to each question.
The word limit for the report is 800 words (+/-10% - no more or less).
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes: • Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form. • Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
- Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
Essay
Due: 11pm pm AEST Sunday Week 7
Weighting: 30%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students will answer one (1) of the questions listed in the Essay Assessment summary. The questions are broad and it will be acceptable for students to focus on particular aspects of interest within the topic. If students do so, they should make sure that the perspective selected does provide an answer to the question set and that it is not of superficial interest or marginal relevance. The word limit for the essay is 1500 words (+/-10% - no more or less).
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes: • Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
Artifact Study
Due: 5pm AEST Sunday Week 7
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students will identify how artefacts are studied for the understanding of societies and social practices in ancient Italy. Students will read from a bibliography related to a group or single artefact, and answer the questions listed there in relation to the artefact and prescribed text.
The word limit for the artefact study is 500 words (+/-10% - no more or less). This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes: • Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
Take-Home Examination
Due: 11pm AEST Sunday Week 13
Weighting: 40%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
There will be a take-home examination in Week 13 of the teaching session. The examination will take the form of ONE (1) compulsory source analysis question on the principal ancient literary sources used in the Unit and choosing TWO (2) essay questions from a selection of twelve (12) questions. This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes: • Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format. • Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
Delivery and Resources
AHIS331 (Internal) is delivered via 2 lectures per week and a 1 tutorial each week. On campus work will include the use of the Museum of Ancient Cultures X5B level 2.
PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Please contact teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS Due to the broad range of subject matter covered in this unit, there is no required text. There is a wide selection of reading material provided via the iLearn Page.
Unit Schedule
Week 1: Pompeii and its Origins: An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Italy
Week 2: Italy before Rome
Week 3: The Peoples of Italy
Week 4: Rome and Italy
Week 5: Religion and the Landscapes of Italy
Week 6: Communicartions: Ports, Roads and Towns
Week 7: Assessment Submission
Week 8: The Excavation of Pompeii
Week 9: Religious Change in Pompeii
Week 10: The Development of Pompeian Houses
Week 11: The Streets of Pompeii
Week 12: Earthquakes and the City - Pompeii in its final years
Week 13: Take-Home Examination
Policies and Procedures
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Results
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Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
Assessment task
- Participation
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
- Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
Assessment tasks
- Participation
- Essay
- Artifact Study
- Take-Home Examination
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
- Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
Assessment tasks
- Participation
- Essay
- Artifact Study
- Take-Home Examination
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
- Appreciate how historical information (in the broadest sense) may be extracted from ancient remains.
Assessment tasks
- Participation
- Essay
- Artifact Study
- Take-Home Examination
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- Find, analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources and present the information in a written format.
- Analyse and express your judgement about archaeological methods and techniques in written form.
Assessment tasks
- Participation
- Essay
- Artifact Study
- Take-Home Examination
Changes made 2018
This unit has not previously been offered as an internal unit. Also, the external unit was devised by Peter Keegan and, thus, reflected his own interests. The unit is now being taught by Ray Laurence. The overall structure of the unit has been maintained with content from Prehistory to the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius. The unit is split to ensure students in the first 7 weeks develop an overview of the Archaeology of Italy - i.e. the context for the study of Pompeii and then in the second half of the session, the unit focuses exclusively on Pompeii.