ANTHRO 206

Origins of Civilisation

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for ANTHRO 206.

Description

The shift from a hunter-gatherer way of life to one based on village life and agriculture is foundational for the development of complex society. The course considers what socio-cultural changes were involved as Holocene societies developed in different parts of the world and how the relationship between humans and the environment changed.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for ANTHRO 206.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2022

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Joshua Emmitt

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

ANTHRO 206: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points in Anthropology or 60 points passed

Restrictions

ANTHRO 322