ATS3543 Australia's ancient Indigenous past: A 65,000 year archaeological odyssey

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   identify and explain the broad range of techniques used by archaeologists to infer behaviour from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural sites and material culture;

2. 2

   critically evaluate major debates and contentious theoretical issues in Australian Indigenous archaeology;

3. 3

   analyse and discuss key cultural changes over the past 65,000 years of Australia's Indigenous past;

4. 4

   recognise and explain the diversity of Indigenous Australians who in different parts of the continent developed different cultures and lifeways;

5. 5

   appraise debates concerning the origins of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders from an archaeological perspective;

6. 6

   communicate and collaborate with peers in a learning community.