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| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 5 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
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| Purpose: This semester module will introduce students to the scope and nature of the archaeological record in southern Africa with reference to the methods and source materials that archaeologists use to reconstruct the lifeways of past people. The module uses case studies to explore the contributions that archaeology is making in answering key questions about the evolution and development of human society in southern Africa including: the emergence of anatomically and behaviourally modern humans; the long-term relationship between humans and the environment; the arrival in southern Africa of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists; the emergence of the state; and the process and consequences of culture contact and globalisation. The role of archaeology in southern African society and its changing socio-political context will also be examined. |