The course aims to provide basic knowledge on the origin and evolution of man and the development of his cultures in the period between the Lower Palaeolithic and the end of the Bronze Age.
The teaching of "Prehistory and Protohistory" aims to provide a general picture of the development of the human cultures from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Late Bronze Age, starting from the key concepts for each Period and then focusing on the cultures that characterized the Italian Peninsula.
The teaching of "Prehistory and Protohistory" aims to provide a general picture of the development of the human cultures from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Late Bronze Age, starting from the key concepts of the discipline and then focusing on the cultures that characterized the Italian Peninsula.
Frontal class work. Projection of PPT.
All students (non-attending too) must registered to aul@web.
The course aims to provide a basic knowledge on the origin and evolution of man and the development of its cultures in the period between the Lower Palaeolithic and the end of the Bronze Age. It follows an anthropological perspective, useful for understanding and defining the processes that have characterized the evolution and transformation of human communities and their cultures during Prehistory and Protohistory, also in relation to climatic changes and environment. In particular it deals with the process of hominization, the Early Palaeolithic cultures, the Neanderthal man and his disappearance, the origin and spreading out of Africa of the anatomically modern man (Homo sapiens), the hunter-gatherer societies of the Upper Palaeolithic and of the Mesolithic, the symbolic thought and the emergence of art, the sedentarization and the introduction of agriculture during the Neolithic, the discovery of the metallurgy, the birth of the first urban settlements and the beginning of the “historic” times. Although particular attention is given to what happened in the Italian Peninsula, the archaeological evidence of other Mediterranean and extra-European areas are also presented in order to understand the origin and extent of certain phenomena. Finally, information on cutting-edge technologies and most updated methodologies, which is necessary to adequately assess the archaeological data, is also provided.
The 6-credit (CFU or University Educational Credit) program will be focused exclusively on the chronological period between the Upper Palaeolithic and the Late Bronze Age, as well as the methodological basis of the discipline.
Bibliography for the 9-credit program
- Daniela Cocchi Genick, 2009. Preistoria. QuiEdit, Verona. (Only for reference)
- Vincenzo Formicola, 2016. Dal Neandertal allo Hobbit - Fossili e idee controcorrente. Oltre edizioni, Sestri Levante.
- Giorgio Manzi, 2017. Ultime notizie sull’evoluzione umana. Il Mulino, Bologna.
A book of your choice between:
- Savino di Lernia, 2017. Archeologia africana. Carocci editore, Roma. - Svante Pääbo, 2014. L'uomo di Neanderthal. Giulio Einaudi Editore, Torino. - Colin Renfrew, 2011. Preistoria – L’alba della mente umana. Einaudi, Torino.
Further bibliography will be indicated during the course.
I can also provide english bibliography for those who are not able to read Italian texts.
Bibliography for the 6-credit program
- Daniela Cocchi Genick, 2009. Preistoria. QuiEdit, Verona. (Only for reference).
- Vincenzo Formicola, 2016. Dal Neandertal allo Hobbit - Fossili e idee controcorrente. Oltre edizioni, Sestri Levante. (Chapter 4 only).
- Colin Renfrew, 2011. Preistoria – L’alba della mente umana. Einaudi, Torino.
Ricevimento: Tuesday, 10-12 h.
FABIO NEGRINO (President)
FABRIZIO BENENTE
ROSSELLA PERA
Tuesday, September 19, 2017.
Oral exam.
Non-attending students are required to agree on the exam program with the teacher and to contact him as soon as possible (by e-mail, by phone or by presenting themselves during his office hours).
Students who do not attend must always contact teaching staff to agree on a programme.
