Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500241 Archaeology | OT | 3 | 0 |
2500241 Archaeology | OT | 4 | 0 |
There are no special prerequisites.
1. Define the notion of "complexity" applied to societies studied by archaeology, and its connection with other social typologies: "High Cultures", "Civilizations", "Urban Societies", "Stratified Societies", "State Societies", " Developed Societies". Attention will be paid to the economic and political-ideological relationships involved in these societies.
2. Present the theoretical positions and the most used methodologies for the archaeological research of societies considered “Complexes”, "Civilizations" or "Developed Societies".
3. Presenting and analysing some cases of prehistoric societies, object of studies from archaeology, that illustrate diverse conditions of reproduction of social life, in different geographies and historical times, to review how current knowledge has been generated.
1- Complexity". Division of social labor, systems theory and information theory.
2-“High Cultures". Culural historicism and historical supremacism.
3-“Civilizations". Social Evolution and "Urban Revolution".
4-“Developed Societies". Technical Progress and Economic Growth.
5-"Wold Systems". Core-Periphery Relations.
6. Historical dynamics: Emergencies, Expansion, Crisis and Collapses.
1. Lectures on the contents of the syllabus. Frequent discussion of topics in the classroom.
2. Exposition of course works on concrete cases, and debate and comments in the classroom.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Theoretical classes | 45 | 1.8 | 9, 8, 6, 5 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Practical classroom activities | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 10 |
1. A written course work, individually or in a group, about a case study. Reassessable.
2. An exhibition in class of the contents of the course work on a case study.
2. Short individual essay around a question related to the topics developed in class.
At the moment of completion/delivery of each assessment activity, will inform (Virtual Campus) of the procedure and date of revision of qualifications.
Will be classified as Non-evaluable when has not delivered more than 30% of the evaluation activities.
In the event of committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the person will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Individual essay | 25 | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 4, 3, 10 |
Public exhibition and debate | 25 | 20 | 0.8 | 4, 10 |
Written thematic course work | 50 | 60 | 2.4 | 2, 1, 4, 3, 9, 8, 6, 5, 7, 10 |
Basic bibliography
CASTRO-MARTINEZ, P.V., GILI, S., LULL, V., MICÓ, R., RIHUETE, C., RISCH, R. i SANAHUJA YLL, Mª E. (2001), “Teoría de la producción de la vida social. Un análisis de los mecanismos de explotación en el sudeste peninsular”, Astigi Vetus, 1, pp. 13-54.
CASTRO MARTINEZ, P.V., ESCORIZA MATEU, T., OLTRA PUIDOMENECH, J., OTERO VIDAL, M. y SANAHUJA YLL, Mª E. (2003). “¿Qué es una ciudad? Aportaciones para su definición desde la prehistoria”, Geocrítica-Scripta Nova. Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales, VII, 146 (10).
CASTRO-MARTÍNEZ, P.V., ESCORIZA-MATEU, T., SANAHUJA YLL, M.E. (2006), Contra la Falsificación del Pasado Prehistórico, Instituto de la Mujer, Madrid.
CASTRO-MARTINEZ, P.V.; ESCORIZA MATEU, T. (2009), “Lugares Reales y Lugares Ideales. Mujeres y Hombres: Realidad e Ideología en Arqueología”, Cuadernos de Prehistoria de la Universidad de Granada, 19: 37-64.
CASTRO-MARTINEZ, P.V.; ESCORIZA MATEU, T. (2014), “Por una Arqueología Social, contra las Manipulaciones Convenientes”, Arkeogazte. Revista de Arqueología, 4: 25-42.
CHAPMAN, R. W. (2010), Arqueologías de la complejidad. Bellaterra, Barcelona.
CHILDE, V. G. (1950), “The Urban Revolution”, Town Planning Review, 21 (1), pp. 3-17.
CHILDE, V. G. (1954 [1936]), Los orígenes de la civilización. Fondo de Cultura Económica, México (2ª edición).
FLANNERY, K. (1975), La evolución cultural de las civilizaciones. Anagrama, Barcelona. Original (1972), “The Cultural Evolution of Civilizations”, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 3, pp. 399-426.
FRANK, A.G. and B. GILLS (1993), The World System: 500 years or 5000?, London: Routledge.
FRIED, M. (1985 [1960]), “Sobre la evolución de la estratificación social y del Estado”, en Llobera, J. R. (ed.), Antropología Política. Anagrama, Barcelona, pp. 133-154.
GUIDI, A. (2000), Preistoria della complessità sociale. Editori Laterza, Bari.
MARX, K. (1989 [1857]), “Introducción” a las Grundrisse”. Anexo en Contribución a la crítica de la economía política. Progreso, Moscú.
RENFREW, C. i BAHN, P., (1993), Arqueología. Teorías, Métodos y Práctica. Akal, Madrid.
SERVICE, E. (1984 [1975]), Los orígenes del Estado y de la civilización. El proceso de la evolución cultural. Alianza Universidad, Madrid.
TAINTER, J. (2003), The Collapse of Complex Societies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.