Coursera
Free Online Course (Audit)
English
Certificate Available
3-4 hours a week
selfpaced
Overview
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Theclass will reveal one of the most dynamic, yet little known cultures of the ancientworld. We will explore the geography andarchaeology of Nubia, Egypt’s neighbor to the south and home to a series ofremarkable and innovative civilizations. It will cover the period from the earliest inhabitants of the NileValley (Paleolithic through Neolithic and domestication of plants and animals),and continue until the advent of Christianity.
Syllabus
Week 1: LostLand Emerging: The Geography of Nubia
Week 2: In the Beginning: Pre-History to the A-Group
Week 3: The B-Group, C-Group, and Pan-Grave Cultures
Week 4: The City and the Kingdom: The Kerma Culture
Week 5: The Empire Strikes Back: New Kingdom Occupation
Week 6: Nubian Renaissance & Naptan Nubia
Week 7: Southern Strategy: Meroitic Nubia
Week 8: The Long Twilight: Post-Meroitic Nubia
Taught by
Peter Lacovara
