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Classification Structure - Division 430000 - History and Archaeology

	Discipline	Subject	Description
	430100		Historical Studies
		430101	History: Australian
		430102	History: Asian
		430103	History: Pacific
		430104	History: North American
		430105	History: Latin American
		430106	History: African
		430107	History: British
		430108	History: European
		430109	History: Middle Eastern
		430110	History: Classical Greek and Roman
		430111	History: Other
		430112	Biography
		430199	Historical Studies not elsewhere classified
	430200		Archaeology and Prehistory
		430201	Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (incl. Pleistocene Archaeology)
		430202	Archaeology of Agricultural and Pastoral Societies
		430203	Archaeology of Complex Societies: Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
		430204	Archaeology of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas
		430205	Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology)
		430206	Maritime Archaeology
		430207	Archaeological Science
		430299	Archaeology and Prehistory not elsewhere classified
	439900		Other History and Archaeology
		439999	Other History and Archaeology

Definitions

Division 430000 covers History and Archaeology. This division has three disciplines:

430100 - Historical Studies
430200 - Archaeology and Prehistory
439900 - Other History and Archaeology

Discipline 430100 - Historical Studies

This discipline covers the study of history and biography. This discipline has thirteen subjects:

430101 - History: Australian
430102 - History: Asian
430103 - History: Pacific
430104 - History: North American
430105 - History: Latin American
430106 - History: African
430107 - History: British
430108 - History: European
430109 - History: Middle Eastern
430110 - History: Classical Greek and Roman
430111 - History: Other
430112 - Biography
430199 - Historical Studies not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) The history of education is included in Discipline 330100 Education Studies;

(b) the history of science and medicine is included in Discipline 370600 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine;

(c) the history of law and justice is included in Discipline 399900 Other Law, Justice and Law Enforcement; and

(d) historical archaeology is included in Discipline 430200 Archaeology and Prehistory.

Discipline 430200 - Archaeology and Prehistory

This discipline covers archaeology and prehistory. This discipline has eight subjects:

430201 - Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (incl. Pleistocene Archaeology)
430202 - Archaeology of Agricultural and Pastoral Societies
430203 - Archaeology of Complex Societies: Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
430204 - Archaeology of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas
430205 - Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology)
430206 - Maritime Archaeology
430207 - Archaeological Science
430299 - Archaeology and Prehistory not elsewhere classified

Discipline 439900 - Other History and Archaeology

This discipline covers history and archaeology not elsewhere classified. It has the one subject:

439999 - Other History and Archaeology