PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY: NEOLITHIC PERIOD
| Title | ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΗ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ: ΝΕΟΛΙΘΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ / PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY: NEOLITHIC PERIOD |
| Code | ΑΠΡ501 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019214 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 35
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCΗAIOLOGIAS KAI ISTORIAS TĪS TECΗNĪS | Specialization Core Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600250833
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600250833
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to:
a. familiarise themselves with the archaeological record of prehistoric Greece during the following periods: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic
b. comprehend the processes involved in the formation of the archaeological record, their potential and limitations as regards archaeological intepretation
c. achieve an in-depth understanding of socioeconomic organisation and cultural change among prehistoric societies that inhabited Greece during the periods under consideration.
d. learn the process of evaluating the various theorhetical and methodological approaches as regards the processes of social organisation and cultural change from the first gatherer-hunters to the farming communities of the end of the Neolithic in Greece
e. develop further their critical thought and synthetic abilities in the production of written texts with the aid of bibliography
f. familiarise themselves with interdisciplinary approaches concerning the thematic unit taught
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This thematic unit focuses on the archaeology of prehistoric Greece, from the first communities of hunter-gatherers to the farming communities of the end of the Neolithic period. It focuses on issues of social and economic organisation as well as of cultural change in the study area. At the same time the focus is on problems related to the formation of the archaeological record of the area as well as the potential and limitations of interpreting this record. The focus of the weekly seminars is on a specific topic of the unit, announced each year.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Bailey DW 2000. Balkan prehistory: exclusion, incorporation and identity. London, Routledge
Gamble, C. 1999. The Palaeolithic Societies of Europe. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
Halstead, P. 1999. Neolithic Society in Greece. Sheffield, Sheffield Academic Press
Harvati, K., Roksandic, M. 2016. Paleoanthropology of the Balkans and Anatolia: Human Evolution and its Context. Springer.
Sarris, A., Kalogiropoulou, E., T. Kalayci, L. Karimali 2018. Communities, Landscapes, and Interaction in Neolithic Greece. International Monographs in Prehistory, Archaeological Series 20, Ann Arbor, Michigan, . Berghahn, New York.
Στεφανή, Ε., Μερούσης, Ν., Δημουλά, Α. 2014. 1912-2012: Εκατό χρόνια έρευνας στην προϊστορική Μακεδονία, Πρακτικά διεθνούς συνεδρίου, Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης, 22-24 Νοεμβρίου 2012. Θεσσαλονίκη, Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης
Last Update
08-05-2020
