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AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURE

CODE 56230
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 6 cfu during the 1st year of 8453 CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI CULTURALI (L-1) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu during the 2nd year of 11268 FILOLOGIA E SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITA' (LM-15) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/01
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
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    SEMESTER 1° Semester
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The course of Aegean Archaeology presents the archaeological data of the Aegean basin from the Prehistoric times through the collapse of the Mycenaean palatial system (about 1200 BC). Special attention is paid to the Bronze Age and especially to the palatial cultures documented in Crete and in Mainland Greece.

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Aim of the course is to provide students with basic notions about the development of the archaeological researches concerning the prehistory of the Aegean and with a good knowledge of the relative archaeological documentation: settlements, necropolises, handicraft productions, writing and administrative systems.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Aim of the course, in addition to providing basic notions on the history of the studies about Aegean archaeology, is to allow students to identify the main characteristics of settlements, necropolises, places of worship of the prehistoric Aegean; to have a basic knowledge on the scriptures used in the Aegean Bronze Age; to distinguish the most common craft productions, identifying periods and manufacturing areas; to acquire basic geographical knowledge of the Aegean. It is expected that the student will be able to illustrate the main characteristics of the Aegean in the different chronological periods, identifying the most famous sites and the main craft productions.

    PREREQUISITES

    No required prerequisites

    TEACHING METHODS

    The course includes 40 hours of lectures delivered by the teacher. The topics indicated in the program will be treated through Power Point presentations.

    Attendance to lessons is recommended, although not compulsory. Students who attend face to face are considered to be attending. The teacher, at the specific request of each student, allows remote use of the lessons through the Teams platform.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Basic notions on the development of prehistoric researches in the Aegean from the discoveries carried out by Schliemann. Relative chronology and absolute chronology in the prehistoric Aegean. Observations on the most ancient human population (Paleolithic and Mesolithic) and the main characteristics of the Neolithic cultures in the Aegean. The Early Bronze Age in the Cyclades, in the northern Aegean, in the Peloponnese and in Crete. The Minoan palatial society: the architecture and the organization of settlements; craft productions; administrative systems. The Minoan cultural influence outside of Crete, with particular reference to the Cyclades. Mainland Greece between the Middle and the beginning of the Late Bronze Age: the shaft graves at Mycenae. Archaeological data about the Mycenaean palatial society. Religion and cults in the Aegean Bronze Age. Notions on the scriptures used in the prehistoric Aegean: Cretan hieroglyph, Linear A, Linear B.

    The program is the same for non-attending students

    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 provided in Aulaweb.

    Further bibliographic references will be established for non-attending students.

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    NICOLA CUCUZZA (President)

    MARTA PESTARINO

    FABIO NEGRINO (Substitute)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    28th September 2022.

    Class schedule

    AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURE

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    The exam is held in oral form, on topics concerning the course program.

    ASSESSMENT METHODS


    The exam aims to ascertain the student's ability to define the main characteristics of the archaeological record of the prehistoric Aegean and to have understood its chronological periodization, recalling the development of the Aegean archaeology. The ability to classify handicrafts of the period (presented in pictures) will be evaluated, to recognize chronology and area of production of some artefacts and to identify the location of the main sites of the period. An element of evualation will also be the expressive abilities and the correct ownership of language.

     

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    12/12/2022 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    17/01/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    09/02/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    09/05/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    22/05/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    07/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    23/06/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale
    13/09/2023 09:30 GENOVA Orale

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    Copy of Power Point presentations and basic texts will be made available on Aulaweb.