MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY

The course is part of the characterizing disciplines of curriculum of Archaeology, Master's Degree Programma in Ancient Civilization. Literature, History and Archaeology. The function of the course is to offer the student a deepening of the subject, through the study and analysis of a specific argument, which varies from year to year. This course is integrated with other courses of the area of medieval archaeology in the curriculum of study, such as Late Ancient and Early Medieval Archaeology, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Numismatics and Medieval Topography. Obviously, the course is also in connection with other courses on medieval subjects, such as Medieval History. Following this course the student shall have the opportunity to complete his cycle of training experience in Medieval Archaeology. The analysis and development of a specific theme is functional to provide innovative conceptual, theoretical and methodological frameworks. The training activity can be supplemented by the use of the instrumentation of the Laboratory of Computer Science applied to Medieval Archaeology (IAMVE) and by the participation in excavations / surveys organized during the summer and autumn period.

At he end of the course, thanks to the individual commitment in the topics of the lessons, the student of Medieval archaeology Sp. shall acquire a range of skills on specific subjects of Medieval Archaeology. These skills are part of a wider education in the archaeological activity, as stated in the description of the Master's Degree. More in detail, the teaching offers greater critical competence. This competence concerns not only the acquisition of basics, but also the the acquisition of some organizing signalized topics in the activities during the lesson. The knowledge in the discipline shall be integrated with the courses of Late Ancient and Early Medieval Archaeology, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Numismatics and Medieval Topography.

Attendance to the course Medieval Archaeology I or basic knowledge of Archaeology (Methodology) and Medieval History.

The course topic shall cover the archaeology of production between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The aims of the course is to analyze the changes in the production of the main categories of artifacts in use during these periods: ceramics, glass, metal, wood.The approach to the production will be developed both in the direction of technological change than the social ones. Moreover, the course will also discuss the aspects related to technological transmission and marketing of goods.

In general: J. Blair, N. Ramsay (eds), English Medieval Industries, Craftsmen, Techniques, Products, London, 1991. On pottery: C. Orton, P. Tyers, A. Vince, Pottery in Archaeology, Cambridge 1993; N. Cuomo di Caprio, Ceramics in Archaeology. From Prehistoric to Medieval Times in Europe and Mediterranean, 2 voll., Rome 2017.

The examination is oral and the aim is to ensure the acquisition of the basic knowledge of the discipline. The abilities to synthesize information, of the use of a proper scientific terminology will also be assessed. The final mark is the result of the average of the points earned for each answer (in general from three foto five).

The course is face to face. During the lessons figures and texts on power point support will be used. During the course, the students can elaborate a short dissertation (optional), which shall constitute the exam topic (integrated with some other topics exposed during the lessons).

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Attendance is highly requested.

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