Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BI207001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	アジア考古学研究Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	アジアコウコガクケンキュウA
Subject Name in English	Lecture on Asian Archaeology A
Instructor	ARIMATSU YUI
Instructor (Katakana)	アリマツ　ユイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Thur1-4：LET B253
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
			Lecture, Discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	09 : Archaeology/Cultural Heritage
Eligible Students	2nd-year and 3rd year students
Keywords	Archaeology, History, Near and Middle East, Human history, Ancient civilization, Ancient state, cultural property, cultural heritage
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Specialized subjects for Archaeology
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage （Abilities and Skills） ・Acquisition of the research methods of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purpose of this course is to learn basic knowledge concerning human history with West Asian archaeology. This course explores the formation and development of ancient civilizations in Near and Middle Eastern Asia (primarily Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant) from an archaeological perspective. It introduces excavations and the latest research while analyzing aspects such as social structures, religion, etc.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance, Introduction to Archaeology of Near and Middle Eastern Asia lesson2 Humankind and Homo Sapiens lesson3 Beginning and Development of Agriculture lesson4 Cradle of Civilization: Ancient Cities of Mesopotamia lesson5 Sumerian Civilization and the Formation of Ancient States lesson6 Akkad and the First Unified Kingdom lesson7 Babylonia and the Code of Hammurabi lesson8 The End of the Bronze Age and its Mysteries lesson9 Dawn of the Iron Age: The Invention and Spread of Iron Tools lesson10 Elam and the Ancient Civilizations of the Iranian Plateau lesson11 Assyrian Empire: Governance and Military Power lesson12 Mysterious Medes: The Force that destroyed Ancient Empire lesson13 Persian Empire and the Unification of the Ancient Oriental World lesson14 Summary and Discussion: The Importance of West Asian Archaeology and Unresolved Mysteries lesson15 Examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Indicate some books and papers in class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	PowerPoint
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1: Reading papers/books, and understanding issues in lecture. Lesson 2: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 3: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 4: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 5: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 6: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 7: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 8: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 9: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 10: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 11: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 12: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 13: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 14: See Lesson 1 description. Lesson 15: See Lesson 1 description.
Requirements
Grading Method	Examination (80%), Engagement in Discussion (20%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This course provides an exciting story into the archaeology of ancient Near and Middle Eastern Asia. Discover the grandeur of lost civilizations and unravel the past with us.
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