ID:
508794
Durata (ore):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
PREISTORIA E PROTOSTORIA
Anno:
2024
Dati Generali
Periodo di attività
Primo Semestre (23/09/2024 - 17/12/2024)
Syllabus
Obiettivi Formativi
The main objective of the course is to provide an up-to-date view of the main historical processes taking place in the Mediterranean during Prehistory and Protohistory. Through the course, students will acquire theoretical skills, archaeological knowledge and come into contact with concrete case studies.
The learning outcomes are as follows:
1. To have acquired a general knowledge of cultural processes and the different evolutionary phases of Mediterranean civilisations and cultures in the millennia before history;
2. To have acquired an up-to-date and in-depth picture of the key issues and concepts of the Pre-Protohistory of the Mediterranean;
3. To be aware of the most central theoretical currents and issues in the history of studies in the discipline, and of those currently underway.
The learning outcomes are as follows:
1. To have acquired a general knowledge of cultural processes and the different evolutionary phases of Mediterranean civilisations and cultures in the millennia before history;
2. To have acquired an up-to-date and in-depth picture of the key issues and concepts of the Pre-Protohistory of the Mediterranean;
3. To be aware of the most central theoretical currents and issues in the history of studies in the discipline, and of those currently underway.
Prerequisiti
A basic knowledge of archaeological processes, theoretical approaches and general methodology of research is recommended.
Metodi didattici
Teaching is based on lectures and group and individual activities. Power Point presentations are used to conduct the lectures, which are made available to students in the teaching section on the KIRO moodle platform. During lectures, a space will be dedicated to Q&As. Participants will be involved in the lectures with dedicated readings of scientific articles, to be commented on and analysed in class. The basic course structure may be complemented with guided excursions to museums of Prehistory/Protohistory. Students will be encouraged to attend lectures and seminars by guest scholars. Each student will propose, or receive, a topic of personal research, which will be the subject of a short paper and a power point presentation (10 mins) to the class, followed by a discussion with the colleagues.
Verifica Apprendimento
Course assessment: a written essay (around 2500 words) and an oral exam.
The essays will be dedicated on a topic chosen by each student amongst those discussed in class. In the last two sessions the students are expected to give a 10 – 15 minutes preview (PowerPoint presentation if ready, otherwise just an oral discussion with the class) to the class about their topic of choice. The essays should be submitted via email to Prof. Rondini at least one week before the chosen date of the exam.
The oral examination will test the knowledge of the general subject (e.g. the Textbook and the readings) as well as of the specific themes and case studies discussed during the in-depth lectures.
The final grade will consist of an average of the marks from the essay and the oral examination.
The essays will be dedicated on a topic chosen by each student amongst those discussed in class. In the last two sessions the students are expected to give a 10 – 15 minutes preview (PowerPoint presentation if ready, otherwise just an oral discussion with the class) to the class about their topic of choice. The essays should be submitted via email to Prof. Rondini at least one week before the chosen date of the exam.
The oral examination will test the knowledge of the general subject (e.g. the Textbook and the readings) as well as of the specific themes and case studies discussed during the in-depth lectures.
The final grade will consist of an average of the marks from the essay and the oral examination.
Testi
Required main textbook:
• C. Broodbank, The Making of the Middle Sea. A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World, Thames and Hudson, 2013 (first paperback edition 2015). Chapters to study:
o 4
o 5
o 6 (pp.202-238)
o 7 (pp. 257-268; pp. 304-344)
o 8 (pp. 345-373; 415-444)
(chapters 1-3 and 9-10 are optional)
• H. Fokkens, A. Harding, Introduction: the Bronze Age of Europe, in H. Fokkens, A. Harding (eds), The Oxford Handbook of The European Bronze Age, Oxford University Press 2013, pp. 1-13.
• K. Kristiansen 2018. The Rise of Bronze Age Peripheries and the Expansion of International Trade 1950–1100 BC. In K. Kristiansen, T. Lindkvist, & J. Myrdal (a cura di), Trade and Civilisation: Economic Networks and Cultural Ties, from Prehistory to the Early Modern Era. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: pp. 87-112. FREE DOWNLOAD on Academia.edu
• A. Bernard Knapp, S. W. Manning 2016: The End of the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean, in American Journal of Archaeology, 120, 1, pp. 99-149.
• John E. Robb, R. Helen Farr, Substances in motion. Neolithic Mediterranean “trade”, in E. Blake, A. Bernard Knapp (eds), The archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, pp. 24-45.
Further readings, contents and papers may be handed out during the course.
• C. Broodbank, The Making of the Middle Sea. A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World, Thames and Hudson, 2013 (first paperback edition 2015). Chapters to study:
o 4
o 5
o 6 (pp.202-238)
o 7 (pp. 257-268; pp. 304-344)
o 8 (pp. 345-373; 415-444)
(chapters 1-3 and 9-10 are optional)
• H. Fokkens, A. Harding, Introduction: the Bronze Age of Europe, in H. Fokkens, A. Harding (eds), The Oxford Handbook of The European Bronze Age, Oxford University Press 2013, pp. 1-13.
• K. Kristiansen 2018. The Rise of Bronze Age Peripheries and the Expansion of International Trade 1950–1100 BC. In K. Kristiansen, T. Lindkvist, & J. Myrdal (a cura di), Trade and Civilisation: Economic Networks and Cultural Ties, from Prehistory to the Early Modern Era. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: pp. 87-112. FREE DOWNLOAD on Academia.edu
• A. Bernard Knapp, S. W. Manning 2016: The End of the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean, in American Journal of Archaeology, 120, 1, pp. 99-149.
• John E. Robb, R. Helen Farr, Substances in motion. Neolithic Mediterranean “trade”, in E. Blake, A. Bernard Knapp (eds), The archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory, Blackwell Publishing, 2005, pp. 24-45.
Further readings, contents and papers may be handed out during the course.
Contenuti
The course will alternate a main series of general lectures about Pre-Protohistory with some in-depth analyses, dedicated to a single case of study or to a specific topic.
The general structure of the course is as follows:
-Introduction to the concept of prehistory and history of research;
-basic notions of human evolution;
-Palaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Hunter-Gatherer world;
-Palaeolithic and Mesolithic artistic expressions
-Mesolithic and the first eastern Neolithic
-Mediterranean Neolithic and the neolithisation process (+ case studies)
-Copper Age (eneolithic) in the Mediterranean: innovations and key concepts
-Italian Copper Age (+ case studies)
-Copper Age cults: the cults of stones
-Bronze Age Mediterranean: an introduction
-Early Bronze Age Italy
-Middle and Recent Bronze Age Italy (+ case studies)
-Late Bronze Age crisis in the Mediterranean
-Late-Final Bronze Age Italy
-Early Iron Age Mediterranean
-Italian Early Iron Age
The general structure of the course is as follows:
-Introduction to the concept of prehistory and history of research;
-basic notions of human evolution;
-Palaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Hunter-Gatherer world;
-Palaeolithic and Mesolithic artistic expressions
-Mesolithic and the first eastern Neolithic
-Mediterranean Neolithic and the neolithisation process (+ case studies)
-Copper Age (eneolithic) in the Mediterranean: innovations and key concepts
-Italian Copper Age (+ case studies)
-Copper Age cults: the cults of stones
-Bronze Age Mediterranean: an introduction
-Early Bronze Age Italy
-Middle and Recent Bronze Age Italy (+ case studies)
-Late Bronze Age crisis in the Mediterranean
-Late-Final Bronze Age Italy
-Early Iron Age Mediterranean
-Italian Early Iron Age
Lingua Insegnamento
INGLESE
Altre informazioni
Attendance at lectures is strongly recommended.
Students missing ≥ 25% of the lectures must inform promptly Prof. Rondini. In order to make up for the missed lectures or seminars students will have to discuss a revised version of the exam programme.
Students missing ≥ 25% of the lectures must inform promptly Prof. Rondini. In order to make up for the missed lectures or seminars students will have to discuss a revised version of the exam programme.
Corsi
Corsi
THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN WORLD. HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART
Laurea Magistrale
2 anni
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