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Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCES

Disciplinary Sector:

Pre- and Proto-History

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

It is preferable that the Cultural Heritage students have taken the exam of Paleoetnology.

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CULTURAL TOURISM STUDIES

AF code:

A000070

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Final oral exam

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course aims to develop theoretical knowledge about the main methods of investigation and interpretation of the later prehistory. Another objective is the acquisition of knowledge about the main archeological sources, about key -contexts for the interpretation of archaeological data, and about the archaeological phenomena related to the later prehistoric societies of Europe, the Mediterranean and Italy.

Contents

a) Methodological aspects: main theories, models and their applications; the archaeological sources in later Prehistory; the tipological classification: terminology, form and function.
b) Some illustrative study - cases of aspects and problems in later Prehistory.
c) From raw material to new materials: metals and development of metallurgy.

Recommended Bibliography

C. RENFREW - P. BAHN, Archeologia, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1995 (new ed. 2006, 2017), capitoli 5-6; 8.
R. PERONI, Introduzione alla protostoria italiana, Roma-Bari 1994, Laterza, pp. 3-128; 158-161; 210-216
C. GIARDINO, I metalli nel mondo antico. Introduzione all'archeometallurgia, Roma-Bari 1998 (III ed. 2002), Laterza (pp. 3-81; 111-143; 161-218).
Lecture of J. DIAMOND, Armi, acciaio e malattie, Einaudi 2014 , capp. XI-XIV.
Eventual class notes

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The lectures will concern the topics listed in the program using multimedia tools. Are planned also seminars, lessons on the field, field work, laboratory exercises, archaeological excavations

Contacts/More Information

Readiness to offer individual assistence also in a foreign language (English, French and Spanish) piegazioni in aula;
Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in a foreign language (English, French, Spanish);
Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language (English, French, Spanish)

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