Mediterranean Archaeology

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Classes are theoretical-practical.

Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire a body of knowledge related to the archaeological processes occurring in the Mediterranean basin and in directly related areas, from the Bronze Age to the Classical Period.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The Mediterranean Space

2. The first Aegean civilizations

3. Greek archaeology

4. The Hellenistic kingdoms of the Mediterranean

4.1 Urbanism and architecture

5. Mediterranean cultural contacts.

Head Lecturer(s)

Armando José Mariano Redentor

Assessment Methods

Assessment continues
Frequency: 40.0%
Synthesis work: 60.0%

Bibliography

Ault, B.A. and Nevett, L.C. (Eds.) (2005). Ancient Greek Houses and Households. Philadelphia

Braudel, F. (2001). Memory and the Mediterranean. New York: Vintage Books

Horden, P., and N. Purcell, (2000). The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History. Malden, MA: Blackwell

Runnels, C., and P. Murray, (2001). Greece Before History: An Archaeological Companion and Guide. Stanford: Stanford University Press

Bugh, G. R. (Ed.). (2006). The Cambridge companion to the Hellenistic world. Cambridge University Press. Blake, E, and Knapp, A. (eds.), (2005). The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory. Blackwell

Aubet, M. E. (1993) The Phoenicians and the West: Politics, Colonies and Trade. Bellaterra: Cambridge University Press.

Whitley, J. (2001) The Archaeology of Ancient Greece. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.