98938 - Prehistory (1)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student will have learned about the main prehistorical and protohistoric populations, and the instruments of analysis within the archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic and ecological fields.

Course contents

Topics covered include:

Palaeolithic

Mesolithic and Neolithisation

Neolithic

Social changes at the beginning of the metal age

State-societies of the Aegean

Barbarian West? Adriatic Bronze Age

Barbarian West? Bronze Age of the Tyrrhenian and Western Mediterranean

The Late Bronze Mediterranean Network

The end of the Bronze Age

Iron Age

Readings/Bibliography

Essential:
Cocchi Genick, D., 2009. Preistoria. Verona: QuiEdit.
Bietti Sestieri, A.M., 2010. L’Italia Nell’Età Del Bronzo e Del Ferro: Dalle Palafitte a Romolo (2200 - 700 a. C.) (Manuali universitari 92). Roma: Carocci.

Additional:
Broodbank, C., 2018. Il Mediterraneo (Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi 702). Torino: Giulio Einaudi Editore (Chapter 7-10)

Teaching methods

The course is organized in 15 sessions of 2 hours each. Approximately every 5 hours of lectures, one is dedicated to discussing the topics covered (seminar). Participation to such sessions is strongly recomended as it is an integral part of the teaching and assessment process.

A session will be dedicated to a visit to the Archaeological Museum in Bologna.

Assessment methods

Assessment will include an oral examination, a brief presentation of a group-work agreed with the teacher during the course and, in the case of students non-attending, the realization of a written essay to be agreed with the course organiser (contacting him at least 4 weeks in advance). The essay must be delivered to the course organiser via email at least 3 weeks before the scheduled exam date.

Teaching tools

Powerpoint presentations will be available on the "Insegnamenti online" platform

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Iacono