Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - ARCH 100 D900

Ancient Peoples and Places (3)

Class Number: 1005

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 18, 2018
    Wed, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
    Surrey

  • Instructor:

    Dennis Sandgathe
    dms@sfu.ca
    778.782-4817
    Office: Burnaby Office (EDB 9611); Surrey Office TBA
    Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-2:00 PM (Surrey Office) & Tuesdays 10:00-11:00AM (Burnaby Office)

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A broad survey of human cultural development from the late Palaeolithic/PalaeoIndian periods (ca 40,000 BP) to the rise of civilization and empires, in both the Old and New Worlds. Breadth-Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

Over the course of world prehistory the ways that people have survived have changed dramatically. The types of places they lived in, the types of food they ate, the size of the groups they lived in, the ways in which they interacted with other groups, and how they viewed the world around them – these have all changed. From the end of the Palaeolithic period, when we modern humans became the only human species left, to around 5000 years ago when we see the appearance of the first cities with populations in the thousands, there have been massive cultural and technological developments. In this course we will look at these developments: things like the appearance of art and personal adornment, agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals, people living their whole lives in one place for the first time, living in complex societies, systematic warfare, writing, and the development of civilization.

Grading

  • Midterm 45%
  • Final Exam 55%

NOTES:

Breadth: Social Sciences

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Deborah I. Olszewski. Archaeology and Humanity’s Story. A Brief Introduction to World Prehistory. Oxford University Press, New York.

ISBN: 978-0-1997-6456-3

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


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