Module EAST2051: EARLY CHINA

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST2051: EARLY CHINA

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To examine the development of lifestyles and social organisation on the China Mainland from Palaeolithic to Han times, and critique the development of Chinese archaeology as a discipline.

Content

• This module discusses the archaeology and early history of China from the Palaeolithic to the Han period (206 BC-AD 220), the structure of Chinese archaeology in modern society, and the history of Chinese archaeological research.Classes will be held one hour per week, with 19 lectures, three seminars and one museum visit.The seminars will explore three important themes critical to modern China to which archaeology makes substantial contributions: 1) Out of Africa - populating the China Mainland, 2) Formation of one of the world's seven pristine early states, and 3) Development of 'traditional Chinese culture' in Han China.

Learning Outcomes

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Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Seminar participation.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University