Unit name | Ancient Egypt |
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Unit code | ARCH20010 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Gibson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit provides an overview of the archaeology of Egypt, with particular focus on the Dynastic Period, c.3100-330 BC. Topics covered include historical geography; chronology; an outline of the history of the period; the history of Egyptian archaeology; language and literature; the nature of the state; art; religious life; and funerary practices.
Aims:
To provide students with a basic grounding in the civilisation of ancient Egypt during the last three millennia BC.
By the end of the module, a successful student will be able to
Weekly 2hr Illustrated lecture / seminar.
One 2500 word essay (50%). Assesses ILOs 1, 3, 4
One exam (50%) Assesses ILOs 1-3, 5
ALDRED, C. 1984, 1998 The Egyptians, 2nd ed; 3rd ed, rev. by A. Dodson (London: Thames & Hudson).
BAINES, J. & J. MALEK 1980 Atlas of Ancient Egypt (New York and Oxford: Facts on File).
DODSON, A.M. 1995. Monarchs of the Nile (London: Rubicon/Cairo; AUC Press).
IKRAM, S. & A. DODSON 1998 The Mummy in Ancient Egypt (London: Thames & Hudson).
REDFORD, D.B. (ed.) 2000. Oxford Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egypt (New York: Oxford University Press)
WILKINSON, T. (ed.) 2007. The Egyptian World (London: Routledge)