ARCY1001 Great Discoveries in Archaeology (University of Western Australia): rated 3.0/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
ARCY1001 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Social Sciences in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 考古学重大发现
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Great Discoveries in Archaeology introduces students to the global human past through the lens of archaeology's most remarkable finds. From the first stone tools in East Africa to the cities of ancient Mesopotamia, the tombs of Egypt, Stonehenge, Angkor Wat, and the ice mummy Ötzi, this unit explores the diversity of human experience across continents and millennia.
ARCY1001 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 2.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 7 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.3 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.5/5).
On Reddit: "I did ARCY1001 as an elective last sem, was quite chill with not too much workload, but I did find some aspects of it to be a bit boring (still got a HD with low effort). Didn’t do ARTF1054 but did ARTF2054 instead, and it requires a lot of creativity. As someone who isn’t much …"
On Reddit: "ARCY1001: Think Like an Archaeologist. By far the easiest broadening unit I have ever done. Even the semester 2 archaeology level 1 unit was easy"
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Q: Is ARCY1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 2.3/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARCY1001, and when is it offered?
A: ARCY1001 is taught by the School of Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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