The course offers a panorama of Aegean archaeological findings from the second millennium BC with specific attention to the palatial cultures documented in Crete and in Mainland Greece.
The course gives basic knowledge on chronology and craft production in the Aegean region during the Bronze Age with some references to the Neolithic periods. Particular attention is given to Minoan and Mycenaean palatial society, with an analysis of architectural records, and writing and administration systems.
The course gives basic knowledge on chronology and craft production in the Aegean region during the Bronze Age with some references to the Neolithic period. Particular attention is given to Minoan and Mycenaean palatial society, with an analysis of architectural records, and writing and administration systems. Archaeological data on funerary customs and religious practices from the period in question as well as contacts between the Aegean region, the Near East and the West Mediterranean during the second millennium BC are analysed.
A teaching module will be devoted to the Mycenaean pottery (Dr. Irò Camici).
No required prerequisites
Traditional lectures (36 hours).
Archaeological evidence in the Aegean from the Neolithic through the final stage of the Late Bronze Age: history of studies, chronology and an outline of architecture, craft productions (pottery, terracottas, bronze), ritual practices, burial behaviours and scripts in use during the Aegean Bronze Age.
One of the following handbooks:
- L. Bombardieri, G. Graziadio, M. Jasink, Preistoria e protostoria egea e cipriota, Firenze University Press 2015 - J. Rutter, The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean, disponibile on-line al sito http://www.dartmouth.edu/~prehistory/aegean/ Si consiglia l'uso della documentazione didattica disponibile su Aulaweb.
Highly recommended papers and pictures in Aulaweb.
Ricevimento: Monday and Wednesday 11.00 - 13.00. DAFIST, Section of Archaeology,via Balbi 4, first floor
September 25, 2018
AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURE
Oral examination
The exam will assess students' knowledge of the main topics of the course, including the position of the archaeological sites studied during the course.
A study trip in Central Greece will be organized.
