PREHISTORIC SOCIETIES OF THE AEGEAN AND THE BALKANS
| Title | ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΕΣ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΚΗΣ / PREHISTORIC SOCIETIES OF THE AEGEAN AND THE BALKANS |
| Code | ΑΠΡ602 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004379 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290670
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290670
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΑΠΡ101 INTRODUCTION TO PREHISTORIC CIVILIZATION
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will have familiarized themselves:
- With the chrono-cultural sequence from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic in southeastern Europe,
- With the specific cultural and environmental characteristics of each period,
- With research questions and problems related to the transition from hunting-gathering to food production and sedentism,
- With some of the most significant Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in Greece.
General Competences
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course includes a general but comprehensive presentation of the prehistory of Southeastern Europe (Balkans and Greece) until the end of the Neolithic (4th millennium BC). The aim of the course is to understand the cultural processes that led from the hunting-gathering to food production and the emergence of permanent settlements. Material culture is examined in the specific geographical area during the following periods: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. Reference is made to geographical areas, cultural circles, but also to important archeological sites and excavations. An important part is dedicated to the presentation of the geographical area of Greece and the research problems that characterize it. The aim of the course is to synthesize archaeological data from the wider Balkans and the Aegean and to describe the theoretical and methodological problems that the archaeological research faces in this endeavor
Keywords
Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Mesolithic, farming
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 112.5 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 2.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written or oral examination: 100%.
During the examination the students are assessed as regards their knowledge acquired, their understanding of the various research questions examined during the courses as well as their capacity to recognise, describe and discuss the meaning of specific prehistoric objects in relation to issues on prehistoric economy and society. Attending the classes, although not obligatory is deemed necessary
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Στρατής Παπαδόπουλος. Οικιστική Οργάνωση στην Προϊστορική Ελλάδα, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 68373486, ISBN: 978-960-9465-24-3, Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΥ ΑΛΤΙΝΤΖΗ. Θεσ/κη.
Additional bibliography for study
Andreou S., Fotiadis M. and Kotsakis K., “Review of Aegean Prehistory V: The Neolithic and Bronze Age of Northern Greece”, American Journal of Archaeology 100 (1996), 537-597.
Bailey D., Balkan Prehistory. Exclusion, Incorporation and Identity, Routledge, London 2000.
Demoule J.P. και Perlès C., “The Greek Neolithic: A New Review”, Journal of World Prehistory 7, no. 4 (1993), 355-416.
Galanidou N. and Perles C. (εκδ.), The Greek Mesolithic: Problems and Perspectives, British School at Athens Studies 10, London 2003.
Perlès C., The Early Neolithic of Greece. The First Farming communities in Europe, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2001 (σελ. 20-63).
Παπαθανασόπουλος Γ., Νεολιθικός Πολιτισμός στην Ελλάδα, Ίδρυμα Ν.Π.Γουλανδρή - Μουσείο Κυκλαδικής Τέχνης, Αθήνα 1996.
Last Update
04-12-2023
