Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ARCH1071) -  Yiannis Papadatos, Katerina Kouli & Panagiotis Pomonis

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

This course presents the basic principles, theoretical background and methods of approach applied to the analysis of the paleoenvironment and material culture of the past. The course includes two major sections. The first is related to environmental studies and deals with the reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment through the study of archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological and other biomarkers. Earlier methods of approaching these issues are critically examined and the concept of the anthropogenic landscape is introduced as a result of the ongoing two-way relationship between humans and the natural environment in the past. The study of the palimpsest landscape contributes to a better understanding of how humans perceive the world and interact with it over time. The second module relates to archaeological materials and deals with issues of technology and material culture, such as the exploitation of raw materials, the entrepreneurial production chain, the life cycle and the consumption of material culture objects, with an emphasis on objects made of clay, metal, stone and glass. Both sections examine the research questions posed by archaeologists, and the contribution of the natural sciences to addressing these questions.

Finally, this course introduces the concept of the research tool of the Historical Landscape in the approach of space as a cultural palimpsest, aiming at a fuller understanding of the relationships between the various spatial, temporal, ecological and cognitive contexts in which people interact creatively with their environments and use the available resources.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Τετάρτη 1 Μαΐου 2024