The third edition of the best-selling Antiquity 1 has been comprehensively updated to meet the requirements of the revised NSW Ancient History syllabus (2005).

Antiquity is a successful series written for the New South Wales Ancient History course. It comprises three volumes: Antiquity 1 (Preliminary: Year 11), Antiquity 2 (HSC: Year 12) and Antiquity 3 (Core HSC component plus additional options for other components).

Five new chapters have been included to bring it in line with syllabus requirements:

Chapter 7, Historical Investigation

Chapter 8, Tutankhamun's Tomb

Chapter 11, Skara Brae

Chapter 16, The City of Rome in the Late Republic

Chapter 17, Alexandria.

All other chapters from the second edition of Antiquity 1 have been revised for the third edition in order to provide an up-to-date program and meet the requirements of the revised syllabus.

• Fully revised content
• FULL-COLOUR, with an exciting new cover and design
• Beautifully drawn maps and illustrations
• Further investigation boxes to develop student understanding
• Source boxes focussing on photos, illustrations and written source material
• Engaging and accessible content enhanced by a broad range of archaeological and written sources, newspaper and journal articles
• Quotations and adaptations from both ancient and modern writers help to bring the ancient world to life

Part 1: Investigating the Past: Archaeology, History and Science

Chapter 1: Methods of Investigating the Past

Chapter 2: The Nature of Sources and Evidence

Chapter 3: The Destruction and Preservation of Evidence

Chapter 4: Reconstructing the Past

Chapter 5: The Role of Science in Unlocking the Past

Chapter 6: Ethical Issues

Chapter 7: Historical Investigation

Part 2: Case Studies

Chapter 8: Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Chapter 9: Homer and the Trojan War

Chapter 10: Ancient Human Remains

Chapter 11: Skara Brae

Part 3: Studies in Ancient Societies, Sites and Sources

Chapter 12: Deir el-Medina

Chapter 13: Thera

Chapter 14: Greek Drama

Chapter 15: The Celts in Europe

Chapter 16: The City of Rome in the Late Republic

Chapter 17: Alexandria

Full suite of teaching and learning resources

Antiquity 1 Third Edition is supported by sample assessment tasks complete with detailed marking guidelines. Assessment tasks include structured questions and extended responses, historical investigations, research tasks and tests.

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Chapter 1: Methods of Investigating the Past

Internet research exercise: Archaeology

Chapter 2: The Nature of Sources and Evidence

Case study: Homer's The Iliad

Chapter 4: Reconstructing the Past

Famous archaeologists quiz

Internet research exercise: Archaeologists

Chapter 6: Ethical Issues

Extended response

Chapter 8: Tutankhamun's Tomb

Comparison chart

Writing task

Chapter 9: Homer and the Trojan War

Revision questions

Chapter 10: Ancient Human Remains

Group investigation and presentation: Mummies

Chapter 12: Deir el-Medina

Group investigation and presentation: Daily life

Investigation: Tomb workers

Chapter 13: Thera

Internet research task: Frescoes

Ancient History Preliminary: Topic test