Prehistory
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The lecture course will provide the tools to understand the chronological and geographical development of the European prehistoric and protohistoric cultures, their ideological and socio-economic structures, their arts, craft and building and, finally, their cultural and funerary self-representation.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the lecture course, the student will have acquired the ability to read the historical-archaeological evolution of European pre-protohistoric cultures in terms of material culture and ideology.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
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
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Part A (20 hours, 3 cfu): The Neolithic with special reference to northern Italy. Chronological, cultural and socioeconomic framework;
Part B (20 hours, 3 cfu): Settlements and landscapes in the Neolithic of northern Italy;
Part C (20 hours, 3 cfu): Pits, silos, palisades. Settlement structures in the European Neolithic with special reference to the Italian Neolithic.
Part B (20 hours, 3 cfu): Settlements and landscapes in the Neolithic of northern Italy;
Part C (20 hours, 3 cfu): Pits, silos, palisades. Settlement structures in the European Neolithic with special reference to the Italian Neolithic.
Prerequisites for admission
Curiosity, willingness to work in groups and to actively contribute to the individual and collective learning process.
Teaching methods
The course will take place alternating frontal lessons with individual or group presentations by the students. The lessons will present images in the form of power points and the use of other media.
Teaching Resources
The teaching materials presented in the lectures (slides) and handouts will be available on the Prehistory page of the Ariel platform (http://ariel.unimi.it/User/Default.aspx), once the lessons related to the teaching units in question have been completed.
Part A
1. PESSINA A., TINÈ V. 2012, Archeologia del Neolitico. L'Italia tra il VI e il IV millennio a. C., Carocci.
2. HARDING J., FOWLER C., & HOFMANN D. 2015 (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe (Oxford Handbooks in Archaeology). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3. Carnes A. 2014, The Evolution of Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscapes. From Danubian Longhouses tot he Stone Rows of Dartmoor and Northern Scotland, Archaeopress. (PDF in Ariel)
4. Notes from the lectures, handouts, slides and in-depth articles provided by Professor.
Part B
1. Il villaggio neolitico di Lugo di Romagna - Fornace Gattelli. Strutture Ambiente Culture. A cura di Giuliana Steffè e Nicola Degasperi (2019), ORIGINES 34, Studi e materiali pubblicati a cura dell' Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria (https://www.iipp.it/le-nostre-pubblicazioni/origines/lugo-di-romagna/)
2. Cavulli F., 2008, Abitare il Neolitico (The PDF of the Book is downloadable from the Homepage of the MUSE-Museum of Sciences of Trento: www.muse.it)
3. Robb J. 2007, The Early Mediterranean Village. Agency, Material Culture, And Social Change in Neolithic Italy, Cambridge University. (PDF in Ariel)
4. Notes from the lectures, handouts, slides and in-depth articles provided by Professor.
Part C
1. Istituto Italiano di Preistoria, 2017, "Pozzetti, buche, piccole fosse, silos " Le strutture in negativo neolitiche di piccole dimensioni: metodi di indagine e problemi interpretativi, III Incontro Annuale di Preistoria e Protostoria. (PDF in Ariel).
2. Gibson A. (ed.) 2012, Enclosing the Neolithic. Recent studies in Britain and Europe, British Archaeological Reports, International Series 2440, Archaeopress, Oxford (each contribution is downloadable from the web)
4. Notes from the lectures, handouts, slides and in-depth articles provided by Professor.
Non-attending students have to agree on an alternative study path and preparation for the exam with the Professor.
NB: The program may be subject to changes and updates; it will be expressed in its final form at the end of the course and published in Ariel (https://utecchiatip.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx).
Part A
1. PESSINA A., TINÈ V. 2012, Archeologia del Neolitico. L'Italia tra il VI e il IV millennio a. C., Carocci.
2. HARDING J., FOWLER C., & HOFMANN D. 2015 (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe (Oxford Handbooks in Archaeology). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3. Carnes A. 2014, The Evolution of Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscapes. From Danubian Longhouses tot he Stone Rows of Dartmoor and Northern Scotland, Archaeopress. (PDF in Ariel)
4. Notes from the lectures, handouts, slides and in-depth articles provided by Professor.
Part B
1. Il villaggio neolitico di Lugo di Romagna - Fornace Gattelli. Strutture Ambiente Culture. A cura di Giuliana Steffè e Nicola Degasperi (2019), ORIGINES 34, Studi e materiali pubblicati a cura dell' Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria (https://www.iipp.it/le-nostre-pubblicazioni/origines/lugo-di-romagna/)
2. Cavulli F., 2008, Abitare il Neolitico (The PDF of the Book is downloadable from the Homepage of the MUSE-Museum of Sciences of Trento: www.muse.it)
3. Robb J. 2007, The Early Mediterranean Village. Agency, Material Culture, And Social Change in Neolithic Italy, Cambridge University. (PDF in Ariel)
4. Notes from the lectures, handouts, slides and in-depth articles provided by Professor.
Part C
1. Istituto Italiano di Preistoria, 2017, "Pozzetti, buche, piccole fosse, silos " Le strutture in negativo neolitiche di piccole dimensioni: metodi di indagine e problemi interpretativi, III Incontro Annuale di Preistoria e Protostoria. (PDF in Ariel).
2. Gibson A. (ed.) 2012, Enclosing the Neolithic. Recent studies in Britain and Europe, British Archaeological Reports, International Series 2440, Archaeopress, Oxford (each contribution is downloadable from the web)
4. Notes from the lectures, handouts, slides and in-depth articles provided by Professor.
Non-attending students have to agree on an alternative study path and preparation for the exam with the Professor.
NB: The program may be subject to changes and updates; it will be expressed in its final form at the end of the course and published in Ariel (https://utecchiatip.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx).
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam will be aimed at:
- ascertain the achievement of the objectives in terms of knowledge and comprehension;
- verify the student's autonomy of judgment also through the analysis of the cases discussed during the course or mentioned in the textbooks;
- ascertain the mastery of the specific language of the discipline and the ability to present the arguments in a clear and orderly manner.
The oral test provides:
- the verification of the knowledge of the texts reported in the bibliography according to the specific indications provided by the Professor, the handouts and other teaching aids made available to the students,
- the presentation of a thesis consisting of a power point presentation and a written text of at least five folders (bibliography excluded).
- ascertain the achievement of the objectives in terms of knowledge and comprehension;
- verify the student's autonomy of judgment also through the analysis of the cases discussed during the course or mentioned in the textbooks;
- ascertain the mastery of the specific language of the discipline and the ability to present the arguments in a clear and orderly manner.
The oral test provides:
- the verification of the knowledge of the texts reported in the bibliography according to the specific indications provided by the Professor, the handouts and other teaching aids made available to the students,
- the presentation of a thesis consisting of a power point presentation and a written text of at least five folders (bibliography excluded).
L-ANT/01 - PREHISTORY AND EARLY HISTORY - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor:
Tecchiati Umberto
Professor(s)