Greek Archaeology
Code: 106886 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeology | OP | 3 |
Contact
- Name:
- Pau De Soto Caņamares
- Email:
- paude.soto@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
None
Objectives and Contextualisation
The objectives of the fourth year are to provide the student with a basic training in archeology, history and other social disciplines, and to become familiar with historical-archaeological subjects that will be developed in later years. The subject has as contents the exposition of the basic features of the historical-archaeological research applied to the geographical context of the territories of population and Greek culture, both in the original Greek area (mainland Greece, Aegean islands and Anatolian western coast) as in the areas of colonial settlement (Black Sea, Italic Magna Graecia, southern France and Empordà coast). This subject also aims to show the evolution of the population and the political and social changes that took place in the Aegean to Hellenism. The contributions of instrumental methodologies and analytical techniques to the historiographical debates that the discipline has addressed will be considered. The main discoveries and points that have aroused the most controversy in the research of the different periods and territories considered will be studied. The contents include the contributions from the different areas of origin of the information and the empirical evidence (basically the archaeological record) from which the hypotheses are elaborated.
Learning Outcomes
- CM22 (Competence) Encourage professional development individually or in teams in classical archaeology through practical learning activities.
- KM32 (Knowledge) Recognise the theoretical and methodological debates of classical archaeology and ancient history to promote a critical and reflective capacity.
- KM33 (Knowledge) Analyse classical archaeological data to critically relate it to the theoretical framework of reference.
- KM34 (Knowledge) Promote the study and contextualisation of classical archaeological materials to identify social patterns and specific ancient cultures or situations of acculturation or change.
- SM33 (Skill) Develop critical thinking to analyse and assess the processes of generating archaeological information from the classical world and offer one's own views.
- SM34 (Skill) Briefly expose the historical processes of antiquity from its complexity and its archaeological expressions.
- SM35 (Skill) Develop skills in written and oral expression to present research results in classical archaeology both at an academic and general interest level.
Content
PROGRAM
1.- Introduction.
Geographical framework. History of research. Current state of archeology of ancient Greece.
2.- Archaeology of the first settlers (Paleolithic-Neolithic)
3.- Bronze Archaeology
The Cycladic islands
The Minoan culture
Mycenaean culture
4.- Archaeology of the Dark Ages (12th-8th centuries)
Submycenaean and Protogeometric Period (12th-10th centuries)
Geometric Period (9th-8th centuries)
5.- Archeology of the historical Greek world
Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic times
City and countryside in the Greek world.
The 'chóra' and the 'asty'. Cities without territory.
Political territories, systems of political integration
6.- Greek archaeology after Alexander the Great
7.- Roman Greece
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Individual research project | 40 | 1.6 | CM22, KM32, KM33, KM34, SM33, SM34, SM35, CM22 |
| Oral presentation | 5 | 0.2 | KM33, KM34, SM33, SM34, SM35, KM33 |
| Supervision of individual research project | 5 | 0.2 | CM22, SM34, SM35, CM22 |
| Theoric and practical classes in the classroom | 40 | 1.6 | CM22, KM32, KM33, KM34, SM33, SM34, CM22 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Study of written sources proposed in the classroom | 40 | 1.6 | CM22, KM32, KM33, KM34, SM33, CM22 |
1) Analyze the current lines of research and thought in Greek protohistoric archeology, from its origins to the present time.
2) Provide students with an overview of the subjects and fields that are part of what is now called Archeology of the Greek World.
3) Reflect on the link between the Archaeology of the Greek world and other disciplines (ancient history, anthropology, archaeometry ...).
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical test | 5% | 0.5 | 0.02 | KM34 |
| Task | 25% | 15.5 | 0.62 | CM22, KM32, KM33, KM34, SM33, SM34, SM35 |
| Theory test A | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | KM32, KM33, KM34, SM33, SM34, SM35 |
| Theory test B | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | KM32, KM33, KM34, SM33, SM34, SM35 |
1.- Theoretical test A where will enter the contents of the master classes and of the readings proposed. (35%).
2.- Theoretical test A where will enter the contents of the master classes and of the readings proposed. (35%).
3.- Geography Test (5%)
4.- Analysis and discussion exercise of various scientific articles. (25%).
Single evaluation
This subject contemplates the single assessment option. It will be evaluated based on:
1.- Theoretical test in which the contents of the lectures and the proposed readings will be included. (70 %).
2.- Geography test (5%)
3.- Analysis and discussion work developed in class on various scientific articles. (25%).
*The form, structure and composition of the work will be explained and defined in class. Without the presentation of all the components of the research work within the agreed time limits, the subject cannot be approved.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student 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.
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COULTON, J.J., Greek Architects at Work, Oxford, 1977
DINSMOOR, W.B., The architecture of Ancient Greece, Londres, 1950
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SAKELLARIOU, M.B.: The polis-state. Definition and origin, Atenas, 1989
THOMAS, C.G., CONANT, C.: Citadel to City-State: The Transformation of Greece, 1200-700 B.C.E., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1999
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Software
No special or specific is requested.
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |