ARCO1000 Ancient People: Hunters and Farmers (University of Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 1 review collected on USYD Wall.
ARCO1000 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Archaeology. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 古代人类：狩猎者与农耕者
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Archaeology
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Tracing the story of our species, Homo sapiens, we provide an introduction to world prehistory from the evolution of our distant ancestors in Africa up to the emergence of farming. This unit introduces the discipline of archaeology, providing a broad practical and conceptual foundation for the continuing study of archaeology.
ARCO1000 has 1 scored review: overall 3.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Doing ARCO1000 now, and did ARCO1001 last semester as part of my first year major archaeology. I'll try and break both down for you: ARCO1001 ARCO1001 is pretty expansive and covers most ancient civilisations up to a certain point of time (more focus was given on Near East) and …"
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Q: Is ARCO1000 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.0/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARCO1000, and when is it offered?
A: ARCO1000 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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