SEMINAR ON PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY
| Title | ΦΡΟΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ / SEMINAR ON PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Code | ΑΠΡ606 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004348 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 9 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600189853
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600189853
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΑΠΡ101 INTRODUCTION TO PREHISTORIC CIVILIZATION
- ΑΠΡ601 THEORY AND METHODS OF PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY
- ΑΠΡ602 PREHISTORIC SOCIETIES OF THE AEGEAN AND THE BALKANS
- ΑΠΡ603 PREHISTORIC SOCIETIES OF THE AEGEAN AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN IN THE BRONZE AGE
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the seminar is to get the students acquainted with archaeological research and scientific reasoning through deep and critical knowledge of archaeological practice. During these courses students are taught how to prepare written papers on specific topics of either general cultural or specific archaeological interest which, then, are asked to present in the class. This process teaches them to learn how to construct an archaeological argument and how to present it to an audience.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The study of the Paleolithic period is interwoven with interdisciplinary research on changing Pleistocene environments. The environment of the past as an unstable and not uniform variable in time and space requires for its reconstruction the investigation of climate and dating issues. The seminar will initially examine global Pleistocene phenomena with an emphasis on climate reconstruction, sea level fluctuations and vegetation change, which will be correlated with the Paleolithic chrono-cultural sequence aiming to set the broader environmental context of hunter-gatherer societies. In continuation, the environmental and chrono-cultural context of the Paleolithic will constitute the basis for discussing research topics related to the spread and movement of Homo, forms of settlement, selection and management of variable habitats, animal and plant resources and raw materials as well as continuities/discontinuities observed in the course of the Paleolithic period. The students will examine selected examples of Paleolithic sites in order to link questions of Paleolithic research with the application and results of methods of absolute dating, Environmental Archeology and Pleistocene climate-chrono-stratigraphy.
Upon successful completion of the course students will be familiar with:
- the correlation of the wider Pleistocene environmental context with the chrono-cultural sequence of the Paleolithic period.
- the application of methods of the Natural and Earth sciences and Environmental Archeology in Paleolithic sites, which contribute to the study of Pleistocene hunter-gatherers’ activities in relation to the local environments in which they moved and used.
The seminar is based on lectures and study of selected bibliography. The course is offered to a limited number of students. Assessment consists of a written essay and its oral presentation.
Keywords
Pleistocene, Palaeoenvironment, Palaeolithic
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Power-Point and the AUTH e-leaning platform will be used. Communication through emails.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Assigment | 140 | 4.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 50 | 1.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 60 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 270 | 9 |
Student Assessment
Description
No written exams
Presentation of essays and participation in the discussion
Oral presentation of a thematic which will be developed into a written essay
Submission of a 5000 word written essay
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
J. John Lowe, Michael J.C Walker 2015 (3rd edition). Reconstructing Quaternary Environments, ISBN 9780131274686, Routledge
Geoff Bailey, Nena Galanidou, Hans Peeters, Hauke Jöns, Moritz Mennenga (Eds) 2020. The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes. Coastal Research Library, volume 35. Springer open, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2
Last Update
01-09-2021
