S/N/157. What can evidence of ritual activity suggest about the land tenure and social organisation in the Classic Mayan settlements of the Rosario valley?

The paper examines the Mayan settlements dating to around 1000 AD in present day Mexico reviewing academic studies on the significance of rituals in Maya civilisation, describing the classic Maya settlement hierarchy, the makeup of the Mesoamerican city, and the political and social structure of the Classic Maya society.

S/N/158. The first humans in North America

The paper examines the archaeological and palaeogeographical evidence of the first people in North America considering different theories, reviewing related discoveries, and discussing the history of the continent, the ice free corridor, the origins of the Clovis culture, etc.

S/N/160. Describe key archaeological finds from Lake Mungo and related sites in Western NSW, Australia, and briefly discuss their archaeological and social significance

The paper examines Australian Aboriginal pre-history looking at the archaeological discoveries in the dried up Lake Mungo and discussing their significance in revealing the geo-history and sociology of the early settlements in Australia.

S/N/161. Discuss the ways in which coinage and coin finds help the historian and archaeologist to understand Romano-British society

The paper examines the history of Roman Britain describing Roman coins found in Britain and discussing the significance of these archaeological finds in revealing the political, economic, religious and artistic activities of Romano-British society.

S/N/45. Dissertation. Domestication of the Dog –An Evolutionary Perspective

The dissertation investigates the domestication of dogs by humans providing a review of literature on the history of animals' domestication, Darwinist and Neo-Darwinist (sociobiological) attitudes toward animals, the palaeontological record of the Canis species, the modes of social symbiosis, etc. Archaeological evidence for temporal and geographic origins of dogs' domestication is reviewed; comparison between dogs and wolves is made; the issues of co-evolution are discussed. Conclusions are made about whether dogs' domestication is an evolutionary phenomenon.