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Aegean civilizations: a survey

(75201) -  Giorgos Vavouranakis, Ioannis Voskos

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This course comprises a comprehensive introduction to the prehistoric archaeology of the Aegean from the beginning of the 7th to the end of the 2nd millennium BC. It reviews the social and cultural evolution in Mainland Greece, Crete and the Cycladic islands from the first farming communities of the Neolithic period to the complex societies of the Minoan and Mycenaean palaces of the Middle and Late Bronze Age. Emphasis is placed upon the topography of the major archaeological sites, architecture, burial customs, pottery, frescoes and other arts and crafts, such as metallurgy, seal engraving and ivory work, which are discussed within the social and cultural context of the Eastern Mediterranean civilizations.

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Παρασκευή 26 Φεβρουαρίου 2021

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    Course Objectives/Goals

    This course aims to provide:

    a) the basic information about the prehistoric material remains in the Aegean

    b) an outline of social organization in the prehistoric Aegean

    c) an introduction to the basic ways ways in which past material remains are analysed and then synthesised in order to construct inteprretative narratives about past ways of life 

    d) a springboard for discussion and critical thinking through the study of opposing interpretations about given archaeological data sets.

    e) writing and oral presentation skills

    Prerequisites/Prior Knowledge

    There are no prerequisites. Prior knowledge of the basic principles of archaeology as a discipline is helpful, albeit not necessary.

    Instructional Methods

    The course is mainly taught through lectures with Q and A at the end of each lecture.

    These are enriched with discussions on specific research papers and themes.

    Students comment select papers or book chapters related to the themes of the course on-line. 

    Assessment Methods

    The course is assessed via

    - the on-line commentary of select papers and book chapters (20%)

    - mid-term written exams (COVID restrictions may oblige to have an oral exam instead) (30%)

    - final written exam (COVID restrictions may oblige to have an oral exam instead) (50%)

    - a short essay on select topics of the course presented in poster format (bonus 10%)

    - active class participation throughout the semester  (bonus 10%)

    Textbooks

    Mee, C. B. 2011. Greek Archaeology: A Thematic Approach. Chichester: Wiley.

    Basic Bibliography

    Cline E. H. (ed.) 2010. Oxford Handbook of the Aegean Bronze Age.Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Cullen T. (ed.) 2001. Aegean Prehistory: A Review. Boston: American Archaeological Institute.

    Dickinson, O. T. P. K.  1994. The Aegean Bronze Age. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Mee, C. B. 2011. Greek Archaeology: A Thematic Approach. Chichester: Wiley.

    Preziosi, D. and L. A. Hitchcock 1999. Aegean Art and Architecture. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Shelmerdine C. W. (ed.) 2008. The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press.

    Instructors

    Giorgos Vavouranakis

    Ioannis Voskos