ATS2268 Four lost cities of the Ancient World
Faculty of Arts
ATS2268 Four lost cities of the Ancient World is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2268
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2268
No unit lists ATS2268 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: Must have completed 12 credit points of first year Arts units
Overview
This unit will explore the archaeology of four of the most famous cities of the ancient world: Babylon, Amarna, Troy and Pompeii. These cities not only had a profound impact on the cultures that produced them, but their rediscovery in the 19th and 20th centuries left an enduring legacy in the art, literature, and popular culture we enjoy today. This unit will be divided into 4 three-week modules, each focussing on one of these cities. Each module will be led by a specialist in the relevant field. We will examine 3 overall themes for each city: the city’s historical and environmental context, the everyday experience of people living in the city, and the impact on the modern world of the city’s rediscovery by archaeologists.
We will address such questions as:
Was Babylon the city of luxuriant debauchery that Greek historians describe?
How did the memory of Troy live on after its abandonment? How did a slave experience walking down the streets of Pompeii?
How did the exhibition of the bust of Nefertiti from Amarna in 1924 influence the fashion and art of the jazz age?
Tying these modules together will be an examination of current theoretical models of urbanism, lived experience, and reception of the ancient world.
How does archaeology provide context for the myths that have grown up around these iconic cities for the past three millennia?
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Quiz/QuizzesOther20%
- Analytical exerciseAssignment20%
- Exercise/sAssignment20%
- Essay40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify the historical context of the four cities explored in this unit;
- 2
Analyse the process of urbanization that led to the development of these cities;
- 3
Assess the impact of the discovery of these cities on contemporary culture;
- 4
Apply analytical skills to reconstructing the lived experience of an ancient city;
- 5
Build written and verbal communication skills in discussions of ancient cities.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit engages students in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Where it fits
ATS2268 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jessie Birkett-Rees
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jessie Birkett-Rees
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2268?
ATS2268 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2268 offered?
In 2022, ATS2268 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2268?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2268 have an exam?
No. ATS2268 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2268?
ATS2268 is part of Archaeology and ancient history.