Teaching Workshop: Archeological Drawing
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
The archaeological drawing teaching workshop fulfills technical-professionalizing training of students enrolled in the degree course in Cultural Heritage Sciences, providing them with basic tools for archaeological drawing of artefacts. Main goal of the lab is to allow students to find employment as a designer of archaeological finds at museums and superintendencies.
Expected learning outcomes
The teaching workshop teaches students how to draw archaeological artefacts (ceramics, metal and lithic tools).
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
Classes will focus on the theoretical knowledge of rules and guidelines used in the edition of archaeological contexts and on the practical skills used for archaeological surveys; other topics include reproduction of 1:1 scale drawings, digital and manual (with ink) polishing, information about thesis or scientific publications drafting.
Prerequisites for admission
Because of its basic nature, the course does not require students to have any previous drawing skills. All the methodological tools necessary to develop the ability to draw archaeological artefacts will be provided throughout the course. Basic knowledge of ancient pottery categories is considered a preferential prerequisite.
Teaching methods
The lessons will be divided into a first theoretical-practical introductory part with the presentation of the history of studies and the main modes of graphical representation in use, and a more substantial practical part in which each student will engage with the tools of technical drawing, developing the ability to represent both entire ceramic forms and fragments.
Teaching Resources
The following publications can serve as learning support:
-A. De Laurenzi, Introduzione al disegno della ceramica romana, CNAP manuali, 2006.
-C. Mascione, A. Luna, "Il disegno archeologico della ceramica" in AA.VV., Introduzione allo studio della ceramica in archeologia, Centro Editoriale Toscano sas, 2007.
-M. Pennacchioni, Metodologie e tecniche del disegno archeologico - Manuale per il disegno dei reperti archeologici, All'insegna del Giglio, 2004.
-A. De Laurenzi, Introduzione al disegno della ceramica romana, CNAP manuali, 2006.
-C. Mascione, A. Luna, "Il disegno archeologico della ceramica" in AA.VV., Introduzione allo studio della ceramica in archeologia, Centro Editoriale Toscano sas, 2007.
-M. Pennacchioni, Metodologie e tecniche del disegno archeologico - Manuale per il disegno dei reperti archeologici, All'insegna del Giglio, 2004.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Learning assessment will occur through the review of the practical activity within the whole course.
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