Archaeological Theory

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01011011
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical classes, integrating specific iconography, the critical analysis of texts, projection of documentaries, elaboration of individual and group works.

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn the following skills, among others: 1. Understand the history and evolution of archaeological knowledge. 2. Identify the different theoretical trends that influenced the formation of archaeological knowledge. 3. Integrate the different discussions regarding the history of humanity in the social, political and economic context of each period. 4. Understand the current theoretical perspectives of the archaeology. 5. Develop the ability for critical analysis in the face of the different discussions of human history.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction

1.1. History of Archaeology

1.1.1. From the origins to the Middle Ages: from the Greek myths to creationism

1.1.2. Early Modern Age: Renaissance and Enlightenment

1.1.3. The 19th century: Archaeology as a scientific discipline

1.1.3.1. The Three-Age system

1.1.3.2. The study of the Paleolithic in France and England

1.1.3.3. The demonstration of the great age of Man

1.1.3.4. Cultural Evolutionism, the idea of progress and the European nationalisms

2. The Historical-cultural Archaeology

3. The New Archaeology and the procedural Archaeology

4. The Post-processual Criticism

4.1..The Archaeology of Knowledge/ Cognitive Proceduralism

4.2. The post-procedural and/or interpretative archaeologies: contextual, gender and ethnicity archaeology

5. Modern thinking and post-modern criticism

5.1. Archaeology and post-modern thinking

5.2. Archaeology, Science, Ethics and Politics.

5.3. The epistemological diversity

Head Lecturer(s)

Domingos de Jesus da Cruz

Assessment Methods

Continuous assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 10.0%
Oral presentation and in class participation s: : 10.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

ALARCÃO, Jorge (2000), A Escrita do Tempo e a sua Verdade, Coimbra, Quarteto Editora.

BINFORD, Lewis R. (1991), Em Busca do Passado, Lisboa, Publicações Europa-América.

BINTLIF, John; PEARCE, M. (eds.) (2011), The Death of Archaeological Theory?, London, Oxbow Books.

HODDER, Ian (2003) (ed.) Archaeology Beyond Dialogue, Salt Lake City, The University of Utah Press.

INGOLD, Tim (2002), Archaeological Theory Today, Cambridge, Blackwell Publishers.

RENFREW, Colin; BAHN, Paul (2008), Archaelogy: Theories, Methods and Practice, Londres, Thames and Hudson.

SHANKS, Michael (1992), Experiencing the Past. On the character of Archaeology, London, Routledge.

THOMAS, Julian (2004), Archaeology and Modernity, London, Routledge.

TILLEY, Christopher (ed.) (1993), Interpretative Archaeology, Oxford, Berg Publishers.

TRIGGER, Bruce G. (1989), A History of archaeological tought, Cambridge University Press. Trad. em castelhano: Historia del Pensamiento Arqueológico, Barcelona, 1992.