ATS1248 Introducing archaeology and ancient history 2 (Monash University): rated 3.5/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
ATS1248 is a Monash University course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Arts and Social Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 考古学与古代史入门2
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
ATS1248 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "I did it (back in 2017) and I liked it enough to do a minor! It’s probably changed a bit, but it was 1247(?) Mesopotamia/Egypt/Assyria and 1248 Greece/Rome Plus Andrew took 1248 and he’s just great!"
On Reddit: "I did ASP1010 and I did ATS1248 (the 2nd one of archeology). Asp was really good, a lot of maths though, and I personally didn’t really like archeology as there was a lot of reading and you have to upload three comments to the reading material each week for part of your grade. I…"
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Q: Is ATS1248 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ATS1248, and when is it offered?
A: ATS1248 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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