PREHISTORY AND PROTOHISTORY OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN II

This course is included in the archaeological curriculum within the Bachelor's Degree programme of Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management. It focuses on the origins and developments of the Mycenaean civilization in Greece (mainland and islands) and in Western Anatolia, as well as on its exchange relations with the island of Cyprus.

At the end of the course the student will be able to contextualize the main archaeological sites of the Late Bronze Age Crete and of the Mycenaean world; to identify contexts and classes of materials from Late Bronze Age sites of Crete, mainland Greece and Cyclades discussed during the course; to communicate and discuss the main developments of the Late Bronze Age civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean with a proper terminology.

It is advisable to have attended classes of Prehistory and Protohistory of Eastern Mediterranean I.

The course offers a general introduction on the developments of the Mycenaean civilization in Greece, with focus on settlements, funerary contexts, and material culture, as well as on relationships with other regions of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Books/chapters to study in order to prepare the exam:
- E. BORGNA, “I Micenei”, in Storia d'Europa e del Mediterraneo, Il mondo antico I, 2, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2006, pp. 227-268.
- E. H. CLINE (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean (Oxford Handbooks in Archaeology) Oxford University press, Oxford 2010 (only chapters 18, 50, 51, 54).
- DEL FREO M., PERNA M. (eds.), Manuale di epigrafia micenea, Padova 2016 (only chapters 7-8).

This part has to be integrated with images from:
- J.-C. POURSAT, L’Art égéen 2. Mycènes et le monde mycénien, Paris, Picard, 2014.

Other books/lessons (not mandatory):
- M.L. GALATY, W.A. PARKINSON, (eds.) Rethinking Mycenaean Palaces 2a ed., Cotsen Inst. Arch. Los Angeles 2007.
- C. W. SHELMERDINE (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2008.

An oral exam will take place.
The questions are related to: a) developments of the Mycenaean civilization in Greece; b) its relation with the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Cyprus. The student will be asked to identify plans/photos of archaeological sites and/or objects belonging to the artistic productions of the Mycenaean civilization.

oral

Scoring based on the presence of the following knowledge/abilities/skills:
- 18-22: sufficient knowledge of contents; sufficient ability to recognize sites/classes of materials; sufficient ability to interpret and connect events; sufficient communication skills, related to the use of specific language.
- 23-26: fair/reasonable knowledge of contects; fair/reasonable ability to recognize sites/classes of materials; fair/reasonable ability to interpret and connect events; fair/reasonable communication skills, in relation to the use of specific language.
- Band 27-29: good/very good knowledge of contects; good/very good ability to recognize sites/classes of materials; good/very good ability to interpret and connect events; good/very good communication skills, related to the use of specific language.
- 30: very good knowledge of contents; very good ability to recognize sites/classes of materials; very good ability to interpret and connect events; very good communication skills, related to use of specific language.
- 30 cum laude: excellent knowledge of contents; excellent ability to recognize sites/classes of materials; excellent ability to interpret and connect events; excellent communication skills.

Traditional classroom lessons will take place. The Power Point Presentation will be used to show images and texts.

Attendance of the classes is not mandatory, but highly recommended.