Prehistory of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean

The course wants to provide the student with a thorough knowledge of the Bronze Age Aegean archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean. It offers an in-depth analysis of the development of the Aegean cultures from the beginning of the 3rd to end of the 2nd millennium BC through significant sites of mainland Greece, Cyclades, Crete, Dodecanese, and the West Anatolian coast. It also deals with the reception of these cultures in the XX and XXI centuries.

- Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge of the research methodologies applied to the study of the Aegean archaeology, as well as of the historical and theoretical foundations of the discipline. Ability of contextualizing sites of pre- and protohistoric Greece (mainland Greece, Crete, and Cyclades) and to correlate events occurring in different areas of the Eastern Mediterranean world in the Bronze Age.
- Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
Ability to carry out a critical analysis of the artistic productions of pre- and protohistoric sites of the Aegean world; to recognize and analyse contexts and classes of materials that are fundamental for the areas and the periods discussed; to formulate hypotheses and discuss specific topics of the Aegean archaeology; to evaluate critically crucial aspects of Aegean prehistory, with specific attention to socio-political developments.
- Communication skills:
Ability to communicate data and topics concerning the Aegean archaeology with technical language and proper terminology; to consult critically bibliographic tools in order to address in-depth studies and analyses.