Unit METHODOLOGY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- Course
- Cultural heritage
- Study-unit Code
- GP005307
- Curriculum
- Archeologia
- Teacher
- Lucio Fiorini
- Teachers
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- Lucio Fiorini
- Hours
- 36 ore - Lucio Fiorini
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- L-ANT/10
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Strategies of investigations of archaeological contexts.
The course will present theoretical data and examples, relevant to the strategies of archaeological research, starting from the microcosm described by bioarchaeology and archaeometry, with the aim to arrive at the current methods of the ancient landscape reconstruction - Reference texts
- Recommended Readings: C. Renfrew, P. Bahn, L'essenziale di archeologia. Teoria, metodi, pratiche, Bologna, 2024.
Additional instructions will be provided during the lesson. - Educational objectives
- The lessons aim to provide students with the necessary tools for the analysis of different archaeological contexts. Moreover, by the end of the course, they will be able to navigate easily within various research areas involving new methodologies applied to archaeology. Specifically, they will be aware of all the issues to address when approaching the study of an archaeological site, ranging from non-destructive methods of archaeological diagnostics (remote imaging analysis, geophysical research, survey) to those related to organizing an archaeological excavation site and conducting stratigraphic investigations, culminating in the study of artifacts and ecofacts.
- Prerequisites
- The Archaeological Research Methodology Course has no prerequisites, providing an accessible approach for all students interested, without the need for specific prior knowledge.
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows:- Lectures will deal with all the issues and problems regarding the archaeological research methodology- Educational trip, that will allow students to verify on the spot what is illustrated during the lessons (optional)
- Other information
- Since the topics are of great importance, the student follows with great interest and usually reaches optimal votes if not excellent. The attendance is strongly recommended as listening to the lessons can be extremely suitable for better and more thorough of the themes that will be covered by the test exam
- Learning verification modality
- The exam includes only the final oral test consisting of a discussion-interview on the topics discussed during the course and examined in-depth through recommended texts.The test aims at assuring the level of knowledge and understanding, as well as synthesis, achieved by the student. Moreover, this interview will verify that the student is able to communicate, with method, propriety of language and of exposure, what he has acquired. The duration of the test varies depending on the performance of the test itself
For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or specific learning disabilities (DSA), please visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. - Extended program
- Students study the following topics:The remote Sensing; Survey;Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy and Matrix; relative and Absolute Dating; Urban archaeology and Archaeology of Architecture; Funerary Archaeology; Principles of Archaeometry
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