Teaching Workshop: Cataloging and Analysing Archeological Artefacts: from Excavation to Publication
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The workshop enriches students' technical-professional skills, in order to allow them to find employment on archaeological excavation sites, in museums and superintendencies at the end of the training course. It also represents a required improvement to the professional training for students aiming to go on in scientific research.
Expected learning outcomes
Through this workshop students are provided with bibliographic and tools necessary to design and carry out a correct catalogue of the material culture brought to light during archaeological excavations. Particular attention is paid to different typologies of ceramics, metal and glass instruments.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
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Lesson period
First semester
Lessons will be held in classroom. If the sanitary emergency gets worse, the lessons wil be held online (Micorosoft Teams).
Course syllabus
This workshop aims to provide the basic information about the study of the archaeological finds through lessons and practical activities. The students will learn the guidelines about the first field operations dealing with the finds, then will be taught about the detailed classification criteria and the related bibliography in order to draw up the finding card and the calalog. In the wide frame of the type of artefacts that could be found in any archaeological site, a particular focus will be given to the ones (such as pottery) that are more common and/or very reliable for the chronology. Finally, the students will be introduced to the most updated guidelines for the data publication according to the current scientific literature.
Prerequisites for admission
No specific requirements. The workshop is open to bachelor (Cultural Heritage) and master (Archaeology) degree students. Having already passed at least one of the main archaeological exams and taken part to an excavation or the archaeological drawing workshop is recommended.
Teaching methods
Lessons and practical activities will be held in classroom
Teaching Resources
- A. Guidi, I metodi della ricerca archeologica, Laterza, Bari, 2005, pgs. 57-122 (chapters 4, 5, 6). The volume can be found in the University libraries "Scienze dell'Antichità e Filologia Moderna (SAFM)" and "Sala Settecento. Studi giuridici e umanistici".
- A. Gabucci, L'archeologia come mestiere. Dallo scavo al magazzino: i materiali, Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013 (open access https://www.openstarts.units.it/handle/10077/10321).
- A. Gabucci, L'archeologia come mestiere. Dallo scavo al magazzino: i materiali, Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013 (open access https://www.openstarts.units.it/handle/10077/10321).
Assessment methods and Criteria
The students, during the practical activities, will be evaluated by the teacher about the achieving the intending goals of the workshop. The attendance is mandatory (at least the 90% of the hours).
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Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
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