85188 - Phoenician and Punic Antiquities

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has information at the level of specific aspects of Phoenician and Punic archeology, from the First Iron Age to the Hellenism, as a basis for developing further studies and applications of knowledge learned. The student is capable of describing and cataloging the artifacts related to the critical studies, with good skills in the bibliography.

Course contents

Archaeology and imaginary of the Death.

Readings/Bibliography

1. Lectures notes.

2. E. Acquaro, Tanatologia punica, in E. Acquaro, C. Del Vais, A.C. Fariselli (edd.), Beni culturali e antichita' puniche. La necropoli meridionale di Tharros. Tharrhica - I, La Spezia 2006, pp. 395-97.

3. Riti sacrificali, simbologia funeraria ed emblemi politici da Cartagine a Lixus, Byrsa, arte cultura e archeologia del Mediterraneo punico , 19-20, 2011 [2013].

4. A.C. Fariselli, Stato sociale e identita' nell'Occidente fenicio e punico - I. Le armi in contesto funerario, Lugano 2013.

5. A.C. Fariselli, Risparmi e talismani: l'uso della moneta nei rituali funerari punici, in GriseldaOnline 2011, pp. 1-11.

 

Program for non-attending students

Non-attending students are expected to complement bibliographic material with:

1. M.E. Aubet, Cremation and social memory in Iron Age Phoenicia, in O. Loretz, S. Ribichini, W.G.E. Watson (edd.), Ritual, religion and reason: Studies in the ancient world in honour of Paolo Xella, Munster 2013, pp. 77-87.

2. Cartagine fuori da Cartagine: mobilità nordafricana nel Mediterraneo centro-occidentale fra VIII e II sec. a.C. (BYRSA. Scritti sull'antico Oriente mediterraneo, 31 2018).

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

The examination will take place through individual interviews.

Students must know the fundamentals of the Phoenician and Punic civilization (historical and chronological problems; archaeological settlements in the Phoenician and Punic Mediterranean). At the end of this lessons students will be able to understand and contextualize a the archaeological, epigraphic and iconographic sources, paying special attention to the chronological aspects.They must also be able to place within the historical framework archaeological and epigraphic materials examined during the lessons. The assessment will also involve a detailed interrogation of all the texts listed in the bibliographic program.

Non-attending students are required to follow the reference lists recommended to attending students and to complement it with the bibliographic material that Professor will suggest.

If the student demonstrates mastery of the subject, excellent exposure and logical connections between different historical-archaeological issues and about the bibliography will receive a good mark.
Students with a basic knowledge, who will be able to contextualize the archaeological materials examined and who will use a language not always appropriate to the subject will pass the exam.

Students with a lack of preparation, and who have not acquired the capacity to analyse the discipline and who have not memorized the bibliography will not pass the exam.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations, specific bibliography, teaching materials online.

Office hours

See the website of Anna Chiara Fariselli