CODE 56230 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI CULTURALI 8453 (L-1) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW 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. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 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. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES 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). PREREQUISITES No required prerequisites TEACHING METHODS Traditional lectures (36 hours). SYLLABUS/CONTENT 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. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY 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. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD NICOLA CUCUZZA Ricevimento: Monday and Wednesday 11.00 - 13.00. DAFIST, Section of Archaeology,via Balbi 4, first floor LESSONS LESSONS START September 25, 2018 Class schedule AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURE EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam will assess students' knowledge of the main topics of the course, including the position of the archaeological sites studied during the course. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 14/01/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale 08/02/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale 21/05/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale 31/05/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale 14/06/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale 28/06/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale 13/09/2019 09:30 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION A study trip in Central Greece will be organized.
