Overview

This topic covers big themes in the human societies of the ancient world. Through the archaeological record, we examine how people in the past made sense of their lives and ultimate deaths through rituals. From the savannahs of Africa to the temples of Greece, places and artefacts reveal the history … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Introduce broad themes in the evolution of human behaviour
  • Investigate diversity across cultures and throughout time
  • Demonstrate how material culture reflects symbolic and social behaviour in the archaeological record

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