Course Co-ordinator: Dr J Oliver

Pre-requisite(s): Either AY 1002 or AY 1502.

Lectures examine the first colonisations of the North and trace how these earlier populations established the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity that defined later periods. Attention is also directed towards understanding the changing nature of contacts between indigenous peoples and European settlers. In particular, the course draws on a series of case-studies to examine:

• The earliest human colonisations of northern Eurasia and North America


• Later migrations and more recent inter-cultural contacts across the northern world


• The arrival of Vikings and other European settlers into the North


• The changing interactions between colonists and indigenous peoples

2 one-hour lectures a week with 2 reading weeks (16 lectures in total) and 3 two-hour tutorials.

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (50%); continuous assessment in form of an analytical poster (50%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (50%) plus original in-course assessment carried forward (50%).