93144 - Senior Seminar in Archaeological Practice (LM)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop students will have an in-depth knowledge of the main tools in a selection of innovative archaeological topics, and know how to apply them to assigned individual activities. They will be able to address specific topics with an in-depth description of methods and data theories, achieving maturity and independence in their scientific research. They will understand the main scientific debates of recent prehistory, expounding critical points of view based on the main evidence from material culture.

Course contents

The Senior Seminars offer a broad and diverse programme of lectures reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary archaeology and heritage research. Organized as single lecture or short courses, they bring together a wide range of topics, approaches, and perspectives.

The seminars are open to both staff and students. Students enrolled in the MA programme in Applied Critical Archaeology and Heritage are required to attend a specified number of seminars and to submit a short critical paper based on them. This activity is assessed on a pass/fail basis (Idoneità).

2026-2027 seminars program will be soon available on Acra Seminars web page 

 

NB: ACRA - Senior seminars do not involve classroom attendance. Therefore, please disregard the schedule, which is due to a calendar issue.

Readings/Bibliography

Non-attending students are invited to contact the seminars' supervisor to agree on an alternative programme.

In all cases, the following books are required reading:

- Raja R. (ed.), The Mediterranean in Antiquity. New Perspectives from Prehistory to the Byzantine Period, Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity, Cambridge.

- Crabtree S.A., 2026, Thinking through Archaeological Complexity, Routledge.

Teaching methods

Seminars and short courses are delivered either in person or online by invited external speakers and leading scholars in the fields of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage.

Assessment methods

Students are either expected to attend eight (8) seminars or six (4) seminars and two (2) short courses over the course of two years.

The Senior Seminar is a pass/fail class and, in order to get 6 credits (CFU), students are required to write a 3000 - words cumulative paper on the seminars attended, starting from the exam session in June.

With regard to assessment, the use of AI is prohibited. Any such use constitutes a breach of academic integrity.

Students must email their paper to giulia.marsili2@unibo.it and register on AlmaEsami one week before the exam date. Students do not need to be present at the exam.

Teaching tools

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Links to further information

https://corsi.unibo.it/2cycle/Archaeology/acra-senior-seminars-in-archaeological-practice

Office hours

See the website of Giulia Marsili