Teaching Workshop: Archaeological Excavations in Cisalpine Gaul
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The laboratory offers a comprehensive array of technical and professional tools of the archaeological excavations. The activities will be conducted in different contexts in northern Italy between the late protohistory, Roman, and late antiquity periods.
Expected learning outcomes
The laboratory provides an opportunity for students to gain an understanding of and practical experience with archaeological excavation tools. The concepts of stratigraphy and various analytical documentation procedures will be applied, including the description of units and features, manual and digital surveying, and the interpretation of contexts. Furthermore, the course will provide students with the requisite knowledge and tools for managing and filing the finds discovered during the excavation.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
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
- Theoretical framework. Archaeological stratigraphy: soils, sediments, and human action.
- Fieldwork logistics and work safety.
- Excavation techniques. Practical stratigraphy and use of digging tools (shovel, hand pick, trowel, etc.).
- Recording methods. Manual drawing techniques, use of topographic instruments, photography, excavation sheets and harris matrix
- Finds management. Description of material classes, finds cleaning, recording, and storage techniques.
- Digital data management, law fulfillments, and scientific publication.
- Fieldwork logistics and work safety.
- Excavation techniques. Practical stratigraphy and use of digging tools (shovel, hand pick, trowel, etc.).
- Recording methods. Manual drawing techniques, use of topographic instruments, photography, excavation sheets and harris matrix
- Finds management. Description of material classes, finds cleaning, recording, and storage techniques.
- Digital data management, law fulfillments, and scientific publication.
Prerequisites for admission
Mandatory bibliography:
HARRIS E.C., 1989, Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy, 2nd ed., Academic Press.
HARRIS E.C., 1989, Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy, 2nd ed., Academic Press.
Teaching methods
Lectures and fieldwork.
Teaching Resources
Recommended bibliography:
ANGELUCCI D.E., 2022, Elementi di geoarcheologia, Carocci
BARKER P., 1993, Techniques of Archaeological Excavation, 3rd ed., Batsford
MEDRI M., 2003, Manuale di rilievo archeologico, Laterza.
ANGELUCCI D.E., 2022, Elementi di geoarcheologia, Carocci
BARKER P., 1993, Techniques of Archaeological Excavation, 3rd ed., Batsford
MEDRI M., 2003, Manuale di rilievo archeologico, Laterza.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Fieldwork evaluation.
Professor(s)