ARCH 214 — Early Civilizations of Africa
Archaeology and Heritage Studies · University of Ghana
The course will examine the environmental, social and cultural dynamics that led to urbanism and other aspects of cultural transformation in Africa before the advent of European colonialism. Topics include concepts of civilization, civilization of Africa, including those of the Nile Valley, the Horn of Africa, the Western Sudan, Zimbabwe, the Inland Niger Delta and the West African Rainforest. The role of the peripheries in the development of these centres will be looked at.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- ARCH 211 — Fundamentals of Archaeological Science
- ARCH 212 — Foundations of Old and New World Civilizations
- ARCH 213 — Human Origins and Cultural Foundations in Africa
- ARCH 111 — Approaches to the Study of the Past
- ARCH 112 — Archaeology and the African Cultural Heritage
- ARCH 321 — Archaeology and the Natural Environment
- ARCH 322 — Archaeology of West Africa: 500 B.C. – A.D. 1950
- ARCH 323 — Method and Theory of Archaeology
- ARCH 324 — Ethno-Archaeology of Africa
- ARCH 325 — Foragers and Far ers in West Africa’s Prehistory
- ARCH 326 — Public Policy and Heritage Management in Ghana
- ARCH 327 — Introduction to Theories of Culture
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).