LATE ANTIQUE AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Characterising

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in ARCHAEOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Christian and Mediaeval Archeology

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SPANU Pier Giorgio Ignazio

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

A good knowledge on Imperial Rome and Early Middle Ages history is required.

AF code:

40002708

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Oral examination, in which the knowledge and skills acquired and the ability to connect with related disciplines, as well as the ability to communicate skills and knowledge are verified.

Teaching period

Single Annual Cycle

Objectives

The objective of the course is to provide in-depth knowledge on the main cultural phenomena of the late antiquity and early medieval age (III-XI century A. D.).
At the end of the course the student will have acquired:
- the skills necessary for the critical use of different sources (written and material);
- competence related to the understanding of technical language in the specific field of specialization (historical and archaeology) of at least one european language;
- the ability to apply the acquired knowledge, using it for the historical reconstruction of the late antiquity and early medieval age;
- the ability to communicate one's knowledge, including through the use of IT tools.

Contents

LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY first semester (6 CFU)
Historical background from Late Antiquity to Medieval times
The question of Late Antiquity
Medieval chronological subdivision
The city between Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
Christianization of the city: Rome's case study

LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY second semester (6 CFU)
Aspects of the material culture in Late Antiquity and Medieval times
Settlement dynamic
Landscapes between Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages times
Sardinia between Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages times.

LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY annual (12 CFU)
Historical background from Late Antiquity to Medieval times
The question of Late Antiquity
Medieval chronological subdivision
The city between Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
Christianization of the city: Rome's case study
Aspects of the material culture in Late Antiquity and Medieval times
Settlement dynamic
Landscapes between Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages times
Sardinia between Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages times.

Recommended Bibliography

LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY first semester (6 CFU)

- GURT ESPARRAGUERA, J. GUYON, Topografia della Civitas Christiana tra IV e VI sec., in Early Medieval Towns in the Western Mediterranean. Atti del Convegno di Studi (Ravello, 22-24 September 1994), Mantova 1996, pp. 17-41.
- G. CANTINO WATAGHIN, La "Civitas christiana". Urbanistica delle città italiane fra Tarda Antichità e Altomedioevo, a cura di P. DEMEGLIO e CH. LAMBERT, Torino 1992, 7-42.
- P. DELOGU, Solium Imperii-Urbs ecclesiae. Roma fra la Tarda Antichità e l’Alto Medioevo, in Sedes regiae (ann. 400-800), G. RIPOLL, J.M. GURT eds., Barcelona 2000, pp. 83-107.
- V. FIOCCHI NICOLAI, Strutture funerarie ed edifici di culto paleocristiani di Roma dal IV al VI secolo, Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra, Città del Vaticano 2001.

- A specialized textbook of your choice, agreed with the teacher, in a european language, excluding Italian.

reading is recommended:
- A. AUGENTI, Archeologia dell'Italia medievale, Editori Laterza, Roma-Bari 2016.

- Further literature will be suggested during classes

LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY second semester (6 CFU)

- Pier Giorgio Spanu, La Sardegna bizantina tra VI e VII secolo, Oristano 1998.
- Chris Wickham, Le società dell'alto medioevo. Europa e Mediterraneo, secoli V-VIII, Viella libreria editrice, Roma 2009.

- Further literature will be suggested during classes

LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY annual 12 CFU

For the only 12 CFU examination, the reference texts are the same as for the two 6 CFU examinations

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures, seminars, fieldwork training

Contacts/More Information

Reception hours:
At the end of each lesson
By appointment:
Prof. Pier Giorgio Spanu
pgspanu@uniss.it
tel. 3487614702

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