ID:
508794
Durata (ore):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
PREISTORIA E PROTOSTORIA
Anno:
2025
Dati Generali
Periodo di attività
Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 19/12/2025)
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.
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.
Prerequisiti
A basic knowledge of archaeological processes, theoretical approaches and general
methodology of research is recommended.
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.
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: an optional 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 submission of an essay will limit the scope of the oral examination to a reduced readings workload and lectures. 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 submission of an essay will limit the scope of the oral examination to a reduced readings workload and lectures. 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
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;
-
-Mediterranean Neolithic and the Neolithisation process (+ case studies);
-Neolithic in Italy: groups, material culture, ideology and strategies of landscape
occupation (+ case studies);
-Copper Age (aeneolithic) in the Mediterranean: innovations and key concepts;-Copper Age in the Mediterranean: Spain, southern France, Balkans, Greece;
-Italian Copper Age (+ case studies);
-Copper Age cults: the cults of stones and megalithism;
-Bronze Age Mediterranean: an introduction;
-Bronze Age Aegean;
-Bronze Age Spain, Southern France, Balkans;
-Early Bronze Age Italy (+ case studies);
-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.
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;
-
-Mediterranean Neolithic and the Neolithisation process (+ case studies);
-Neolithic in Italy: groups, material culture, ideology and strategies of landscape
occupation (+ case studies);
-Copper Age (aeneolithic) in the Mediterranean: innovations and key concepts;-Copper Age in the Mediterranean: Spain, southern France, Balkans, Greece;
-Italian Copper Age (+ case studies);
-Copper Age cults: the cults of stones and megalithism;
-Bronze Age Mediterranean: an introduction;
-Bronze Age Aegean;
-Bronze Age Spain, Southern France, Balkans;
-Early Bronze Age Italy (+ case studies);
-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
Corsi
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