MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY II

The course is part of the base disciplines, curriculum of Archaeology, Bachelor's Degree program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Art Management. The course integrates with the previous one (Medieval Archaeology I) and represents a completion. Its function is to offer the student an in-depth study on some of the main topics covered by medieval Italian archeology. Following this course the student will have the opportunity to complete his cycle of training experience in this specific field of archaeology.

At the end of the course, the student of the Medieval Archeology II will have acquired advanced skills on the history and the research in the field of medieval archaeology, with particular reference to the Italian experience. This course is very well integrates with an advanced stage in archaeological training, and specifically medieval. The skills achieved can also be usefully spent in the field of history in general (especially medieval and modern), cultural anthropology, and the history of medieval art. Through the analysis of specific cases, the student will have the opportunity to deal with more complex and articulated stages of scientific research. Through these cases it will also have the opportunity to confront specific theoretical models and specific methodologies. These tools can be useful also in anticipation of the final three-year project.

It is necessary to have taken the course Medieval Archaeology I.

Various themes will be explored through the analysis of specific case studies:
Archaeology of castles
Archaeology of the city
Archaeology of production
Archaeology and economic history

Gelichi, Sauro, ed. Archeologia Medievale, numero speciale–Quarant’anni di Archeologia Medievale in Italia. La rivista, i temi, la teoria ei metodi. All’Insegna del Giglio, 2014.
Further study materials will be added to Moodle.

The final examination will be oral. The examination is intended to assess the acquisition of fundamental knowledge of the subject. It is also intended to test argumentative and synthesis skills, and mastery of scientific vocabulary. The final grade is the outcome of the average of the scores achieved in the individual questions (three to five).

Face-to-face lectures and further study materials available on Moodle.

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