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ar225 Hunters and farmers in early europe (compulsory)
Module Summary
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This course introduces evidence from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods of Western Asia and Europe, to create a context for the understanding of the Early prehistory of Ireland. We will look particularly at the possible reasons why communities who lived by foraging and hunting adopted agriculture and what implications those changes had. The course begins with an overview, followed by an examination of various aspects of Mesolithic society. The origin of farming in Western Asia is next, followed by the Neolithic of the central and north European plain and the introduction of agriculture to Western Europe, particularly to Britain and Ireland. The development of ritual and burial monuments will be explored towards the end of the course. |
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Structure |
24 lectures over twelve weeks of
Semester one. |
Lectures Commence |
Tues. 4th Sept. 2012 | ||
Course Weighting |
5 ECTS |
Lectures End |
Wed. 21st Nov. 2012 | ||
Assessment |
2-hour written exam and text analysis |
Lecturer(s) |
Dr Stefan Bergh,
Dr. Carleton Jones | ||
Venue & Times |
Tuesday | 11 am - 12 pm | AC213 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 am - 12 pm | AC213 | |||
Core Texts
- Cooney, G. and Grogan, E. 1994 Irish Prehistory a social perspective. Wordwell, Dublin.
- Cunliffe, B (ed) 1994 Prehistoric Europe: The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Whittle, A. 1996. Europe in the Neolithic: The Creation of New Worlds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Price, D.T. 1987 The Mesolithic of Western Europe.
National University of Ireland, Galway,
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Phone: +353 (0) 91 492167 , Fax: +353 (0) 91 525700, E-mail Archaeology
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