SENATE 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE 

STUDIES 

NEW .COURSE ? 

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PREHISTORY. 

DECEMBER 

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OF SOUTH AND EAST ASIA 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate 

Studies at its meeting of December 2, 1980 gives rise to the follow- 

ing motion 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81- 3, the new 

course proposal for ARC. 374-3 - Prehistory of South 

and East Asia." 

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The attached new course proposal was approved by the Faculty of 

Arts Curriculum Committee at its meeting of November 13, 1980. Would 

you please place this course on the agenda of the next meeting of SCtJS. 

Thank you. 

cc. I. Bell, Archaeology 

P.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1.

Calendar Information ? 

Department 

Archaeology 

Abbreviation Code: 

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Course Number: 

374

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Credit Hours: 3 Vector: 

3-00 

Title of Course: 

Prehistory of South and East Asia 

Calendar Description of Course: This 

course is a survey of the prehistoric .development 

and cultural origin(s) of Japan, China, Mainland Southeast Asia and India. 

Nature 'of Course Lec ture 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

Approval of 

department 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

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none 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

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once every two years 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

82-1 (offered 81-1 under special topics 

332-3 

Which of your present faculty would be available t 

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make the proposed offering 

ssible? ? 

Richax Shutler, Jr. 

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bjectives of the Course 

Acquaint student with the prehistory of a major area of the world 

not now covered by a regular course in the department. 

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5.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required In the following areas: 

Faculty 

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none 

Staff ? 

none 

Library ? 

none 

Audio Visual 

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none 

Space 

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none 

Equipment 

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none 

ARRIoval ? 

Departnte t Chairman 

13-34b:- (When completing this form, for instructions see 

urn SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

Arts 78-3 

374-3? 

PREHISTORY OF SOUTH AND EAST ASIA 

There is no assigned text, as none is available. A suggested list of 

references will be handed out in class. When appropriate, visual aids and 

class demonstration materials will be used. 

There will be three mid-terms and no final. The third mid-term will be 

the last day of class, dates for the first two will be announced in class. 

There will be no term paper. 

Description: 

This course is a survey of the prehistoric development and cultural origin(s) 

of Japan, China, Mainland and Island Southeast Asia and India. 

Outline 

Prospective 

Geography 

Pleistocene and Land Bridges 

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Dating Methods 

Chopper-Chopping Tool Tradition 

Japan 

Palaeolithic, Jomon, Yayoi, Protohistoric 

Ryukyus 

China 

Palaeolithic, Hoabinhian, Neolithic, 

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Shang, Chow, Han Dynasties 

Korea 

Southeast Asia 

(Mainland S.E. Asia 

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Palaeolithic, ? 

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Indo-China, Thailand, Malaya 

Hoabinhian, Microlithic, ' Island S.E. Asia 

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Neolithic, Dongson ? 

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Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia 

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Bronzes ? 

India 

Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Indus Civilization 

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continued-- 

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Recommended Read i ngs: 

Asian Perspctives. University Press of Hawaii. William G. Soiheim, Editor. 

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ly çf Culture and Society 

. Editor: Joseph Boumgartner, 

SVD, University of SanTos, Cebu City, Philippines. 

,Q.f tbg Hg Kg Archaeological Society. Editor: William 

Meacham. Hong Kong. 

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14 November 1980 

Date: 

SFU

LIBRARY COLLECTION EVALUATION 

(To be completed only 

for

course 

or program proposals.) 

1. Course No. 

and

Name or 

Program: 

Arch 374 

of South and East Asia 

Date to be offered: 

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82-1 

2.

Resource, 

currently in collection: 

Reading lists. No. and 2 of titles available: 

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2

Related materials in general collection: 

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Monograph.: 

Serials Subscriptions: 

Back! ile,; 

Other: 

3.

Recommended additions to collection: 

(Indicate 

date, as appropriate) 

approx. no. of titles, vols., 

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COS ? 

Monographs: 

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20 ? 

New serials 

subscriptions: 

1 ?

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Serials back! ties: 

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2 (1973-80 & 1968-80) ? 

200.00 

Other (specify): 

Total ? 

1$

615.00 

4.

Comments: 

rAf'trf.o^ 

For Lib ? 

For Faculty 

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