Recent research and current projects involving Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
This is an advanced paper focusing on the archaeology of Oceania from the initial colonisation of Sahul some 50,000 years ago to the Austronesian colonisation of Remote Oceania some 3,000 years ago and the subsequent development of Polynesian Society.
| Paper title | Oceanic Prehistory |
|---|---|
| Paper code | ANTH413 |
| Subject | Anthropology |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,409.28 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 72 300-level ANTH or ARCH points
- Restriction
- ANTH 403, ARCH 403
- Contact
- anthropology@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
Please visit the Programme of Archaeology
- Teaching staff
- Co-ordinator: Professor Richard Walter
- Textbooks
Course readings are provided through eReserve on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- On completion of this paper students will have gained a sound understanding of the diversity of Oceanic cultures and societies and the ways in which archaeologists draw on anthropological and ethnographic ideas and archaeological methods to understand how that diversity emerged over thousands of years.
