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Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK HISTORY ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Greek history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK EPIGRAPHY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Aim of the course is to provide students with a brief methodological framework for the study of the discipline and to engage them in a topic research for which everyone is enabled to make his contribution.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED ROMAN HISTORY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Roman history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED LATIN EPIGRAPHY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is an advanced scientific and methodological expertise in research of Roman epigraphy.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ANTIQUITY AND ROMAN INSTITUTIONS ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Competence on the basic tools for research in the field of latin epigraphy and Roman institutions and knowledge of the main fields of research with deepening of methodological skills.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to deepen the concepts of Greek language, grammar and metric.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course objective is to allow the student a thorough knowledge of the Latin language and literature.

Educational objectives

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presentan overviewof the writingsofancient
Christianliterature and theirauthors, identifyingthe particularcontent,the compositional technique,the relationshipof continuityand discontinuitywith theliterary productionof the cultural environmentin which theywere born.During the lessonssome textswill be consideredto bethe subjectof literary analysis, linguistics,history.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of TEXTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES GREEK, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

- to study in depth some significant literary genres within the historical framework of Medieval Greek literature;
- to acquire a knowledge of the distinctive traits of the system of literary genres within their historical tradition;
- to acquire the skill to compare the Medieval Greek literary tradition with other traditions;
- to deepen the knowledge of textual criticism by applying its principles to traditions other than the classical one.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY IB, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Greek world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction
of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY IB, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

Consistently with the educational objectives of the study program in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide knowledge and understanding skills in the context of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE
ROMAN PROVINCES both Eastern and Western ones. These knowledge and skills integrate and/or consolidate those acquired in the first cycle of studies in the field of classical archaeology,
critically deepening the theoretical and methodological foundations necessary for the study of the archaeology of the Roman Empire.
The aim of the course is to provide the student with the methodological approaches for studying the complex processes of cultural interaction and assimilation-resistance between Rome and the
provinces, as well as the post-colonial debates which have led to the formation of the complex and articulated manifestations of archaeology in the Roman provincial world, focusing on the main historical dynamics, on the macro-phenomena of economy and trade, as well as on the cultural and religious aspects of both Western and Eastern provinces. The student will be able to acquire in-depth knowledge of the multifaceted monumental and artistic heritage in the various geographical areas and in wide-ranging chronological view that formed the Roman Empire interpreted within the background of the interaction between the centre and the periphery, within and beyond the Roman frontiers.
The student will therefore be able to develop skills of analysis and critical re-elaboration, formulating assumptions in a more complex and articulated form, communicating the knowledge
and processes that led to their acquisition and elaborating interdisciplinary research paths.

Educational objectives

Consistently with the educational objectives of the study program in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide knowledge and understanding skills in the context of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE
ROMAN PROVINCES both Eastern and Western ones. These knowledge and skills integrate and/or consolidate those acquired in the first cycle of studies in the field of classical archaeology,
critically deepening the theoretical and methodological foundations necessary for the study of the archaeology of the Roman Empire.
The aim of the course is to provide the student with the methodological approaches for studying the complex processes of cultural interaction and assimilation-resistance between Rome and the
provinces, as well as the post-colonial debates which have led to the formation of the complex and articulated manifestations of archaeology in the Roman provincial world, focusing on the main historical dynamics, on the macro-phenomena of economy and trade, as well as on the cultural and religious aspects of both Western and Eastern provinces. The student will be able to acquire in-depth knowledge of the multifaceted monumental and artistic heritage in the various geographical areas and in wide-ranging chronological view that formed the Roman Empire interpreted within the background of the interaction between the centre and the periphery, within and beyond the Roman frontiers.
The student will therefore be able to develop skills of analysis and critical re-elaboration, formulating assumptions in a more complex and articulated form, communicating the knowledge
and processes that led to their acquisition and elaborating interdisciplinary research paths.

Educational objectives

Consistently with the educational objectives of the study program in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide knowledge and understanding skills in the context of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE
ROMAN PROVINCES both Eastern and Western ones. These knowledge and skills integrate and/or consolidate those acquired in the first cycle of studies in the field of classical archaeology,
critically deepening the theoretical and methodological foundations necessary for the study of the archaeology of the Roman Empire.
The aim of the course is to provide the student with the tools to analyze the intercultural dynamics between the different areas of the Roman Empire and the ways in which Rome
encountered/confronted the provincial territories and their pre-existing cultural traditions. The intent is to guarantee the understanding and assimilation of the general lines of development of the multifaceted processes of acculturation which characterized urban planning and architecture in the Roman provinces, from East to West, and which gave rise to original and unique expressions in different contexts.
At the end of the course, the student will master methods, tools and analytical skills useful for defining the historical and cultural contextualization of the themes related to the complex and varied world of Roman provincial art.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the issues related to the archeology of production, trade and consumption, retracing the journey made by the main classes of artefacts studied from archaeologists from the moment of their making to that of final burial. After a brief introduction on the history of material culture, the production cycles of these materials (ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, fabrics, etc.) will be analyzed, retracing the individual chaînes operatoires. The systems used for the distribution of goods from the production to the consumption centers will then be considered, examining the terrestrial and maritime/fluvial routes, and the places connected to the storage and disposal of goods. Finally, the economic life of a sample center will be investigated as a case study. Taking advantage of the skills acquired in the first part of the course, the main stages of the economic life of this city will be studied, evaluating how – over time – local productions and imports have met the needs of its inhabitants. Particular attention will be paid to the sources, tools and methods used by archaeologists, historians, epigraphists, philologists, anthropologists, ethnologists in the reconstruction of the economy taken into account.

Educational objectives

Among the objectives of Ancient Topography studies, a prominent place is occupied by the dialectical relationship between city and territory. The study of productive structures and territorial infrastructure is therefore a topic of choice.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CIVILIZATION OF ADVANCED PREHUMAN ITALY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide an overview of population in Italy during the first millennium BC, with particular regard to the relations between different cultural areas of the peninsula, of which will be debeated also linguistic aspects, and relations with non-indigenous communities.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

The course aims to addressing the knowledge of the settlement patterns and socio-political structures of Magna Graecia through the examination of all the available sources of information and with reference to the main topics concerning the current scientific debate. The territorial patterns, settlement organizations and socio-cultural processes that that arose in the different areas of southern Italy from the 8 th century BC onwards will be considered, also through the examination of specific case studies. In particular, the issues related with the very first phases of the colonial phenomenon in Southern Italy as well as urban and territorial organisation of the cities and the cultural manifestations that can be defined through the examination of the archaeological dossier and the ancient literary sources will be examined.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the issues related to the archeology of production, trade and consumption, retracing the journey made by the main classes of artefacts studied from archaeologists from the moment of their making to that of final burial. After a brief introduction on the history of material culture, the production cycles of these materials (ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, fabrics, etc.) will be analyzed, retracing the individual chaînes operatoires. The systems used for the distribution of goods from the production to the consumption centers will then be considered, examining the terrestrial and maritime/fluvial routes, and the places connected to the storage and disposal of goods. Finally, the economic life of a sample center will be investigated as a case study. Taking advantage of the skills acquired in the first part of the course, the main stages of the economic life of this city will be studied, evaluating how – over time – local productions and imports have met the needs of its inhabitants. Particular attention will be paid to the sources, tools and methods used by archaeologists, historians, epigraphists, philologists, anthropologists, ethnologists in the reconstruction of the economy taken into account.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

Among the objectives of Ancient Topography studies, a prominent place is occupied by the dialectical relationship between city and territory. The study of productive structures and territorial infrastructure is therefore a topic of choice.

Educational objectives

The study of ancient architecture through the interpretation of its remains: survey for the critical
reading of the remains, topographic contextualization, 3d modeling, virtual reconstruction. Direct
and indirect survey activities aimed at the correct deciphering of the remains: the reconstructive
modeling of the architectural buildings. Survey exercises of architectural remains are planned in an
archaeological context to be defined.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL ARCHEOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is aimed to present the methodology of the experimental archaeology, its development and spread in the academy, the connections between the experimental archaeology and
the other archaeological disciplines. Moreover, a key point of the course is to explain what an “experimental protocol” means and how to apply it for the interpretation of the archaeological relics.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the issues related to the development of the Bronze Age and Iron Age societies in the Mediterranean area, particularly with reference to the transition from village communities to the formation of the first forms of proto-urban organization. The course is organized with lectures and seminars and is aimed at those students who wish to learn more about aspects of protohistory in the central and western Mediterranean area.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
PREHISTORY AND PROTOSTORY OF THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ADVANCED IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and understanding of the main formation processes of the first sedentary communities and early hierarchical pre-state societies in the Near East. Analysis of the regional diversities (cultural, social, environmental, and economic) that brought to the early urban and state societies. The regions involved are: Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt, and Iran.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED PREHISTORY ECOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to develop a skilled knowledge of research questions and methodologies in the study past human-environment interactions, including subsistence and subsistence change, by using case studies from Italy, Europe and Mediterranean basin. Students will be prepared to collect and analyse data using appropriate methods, to develop critical analysis of arguments, to improve written and oral skills and to report scientific results to publication standards.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHEOLOGY AND CULTURE OF THE ADVANCED PALEOLITHIC IA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students will acquire advanced knowledge of recent developments in Palaeolithic archaeology, with a focus on food procurement strategies, including the development of hunting
weapons.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational purposes of the “LM-2 Archaeology”, aim of the course is to give to the students basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY, with the help of advanced textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge competently and thoughtfully, making autonomous judgments, communicating ideas, problems and thought in a clear and correct way, and developing the knowledge required to go further in the studies.

The course aims to provide theoretical, methodological and cultural elements related to ethnoarcheology, providing an updated overview of field research strategies, focused on the study of multiple socio-cultural contexts in different environmental and regional contexts. The study of 'traditional' societies and forms of 'local knowledge' will be used to provide critical elements for the analysis and interpretation of contexts of archaeological interest.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer tools for knowledge of the complex dynamics of urban archeology between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic, iconographic sources, and to give skills about towns in the Middle Ages and their system of relations.

Educational objectives

The course aims at the acquisition of theoretical and methodological foundations of the Landscape Topography between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic and iconographic sources. In addition, the latest landscape reconstruction techniques will be presented.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

The study of ancient architecture through the interpretation of its remains: survey for the critical
reading of the remains, topographic contextualization, 3d modeling, virtual reconstruction. Direct
and indirect survey activities aimed at the correct deciphering of the remains: the reconstructive
modeling of the architectural buildings. Survey exercises of architectural remains are planned in an
archaeological context to be defined.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the competencies and objectives of the Study Program, the GEOCHEMISTRY AND ARCHEOLOGY course aims at providing the knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, in order to allow to students the capability to develop original themes, even in a research context, to formulate critical reviews in a more complex and articulated form, to communicate the knowledge and processes required to their acquisition, to study the topics independently.
The course includes both lectures and practical activities in microanalytical laboratories. The goal is to provide students theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of archaeometric studies of pottery, rock and metal artifacts with applications to origin identification of raw materials (stone rocks, volcanic materials, metals) within the Mediterranean region. The course also includes a focus on the radiometric dating techniques and on the use of isotopic geochemistry in the study of paleodietes.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK HISTORY ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Greek history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK EPIGRAPHY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Aim of the course is to provide students with a brief methodological framework for the study of the discipline and to engage them in a topic research for which everyone is enabled to make his contribution.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED ROMAN HISTORY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Roman history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ANTIQUITY AND ROMAN INSTITUTIONS ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Competence on the basic tools for research in the field of latin epigraphy and Roman institutions and knowledge of the main fields of research with deepening of methodological skills.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED LATIN EPIGRAPHY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is an advanced scientific and methodological expertise in research of Roman epigraphy.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CIVILIZATION OF ADVANCED PREHUMAN ITALY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide an overview of population in Italy during the first millennium BC, with particular regard to the relations between different cultural areas of the peninsula, of which will be debeated also linguistic aspects, and relations with non-indigenous communities.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CIVILIZATION EGEE II, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The didactical goal of the archaeological section of the course “Civiltà Egee”, is represented by the study of Minoan and Mycenaean civilization, in the wider context of the
Mediterranean area. From the islands (Cyprus, Cyclades) to Anatolia (Hittite empire), and from Syrian and Palestinian coasts to the Egypt and to the far routes to Italic coasts; the didactical goal of the philological section of the course “Civiltà Egee” (channel 2), is the philological interpretation and study of the Greek Mycenaean texts (II mill. a.C.).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to deepen the concepts of Greek language, grammar and metric.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course objective is to allow the student a thorough knowledge of the Latin language and literature.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITALIAN LITERATURE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ITALIAN LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of DIDACTICS OF MODERN LANGUAGES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED EGYPTOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Analysis of archaeological and linguistic aspects of Egyptian culture.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS OF ANCIENT IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of this course is a general reconstruction of the history ofIranfrom the Achaemenid to the Sasanid period, using the aid of primary sources.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Provide students with an advanced knowledge of the civilization on the past, the scene of significant processes of cultural and political confrontation.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The student acquires the theoretical principles and the methods of the new cultural geography, considered as a way of innovative knowledge production, which integrate, modify and develop the established procedures of the discipline, but also as a key for reading and interpreting the most important cultural, social, economic events and processes of our time at the different geographical scales.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of LATIN PALEOGRAPHY A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students reach and improve historical, technical and bibliographical knolewdge in the development of latin writings in ancient and mediaeval age until XVIth century; they should be able to use all types of primary palaeographical sources, and to describe them appropriately. They will introduce to understand historical, cultural and social implications of writing in latin alphabet from late Antiquity to the rise of modern age, and should be familiar with the use of scientific and up-to-date bibliographic sources.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK HISTORY ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Greek history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED ROMAN HISTORY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Roman history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ANTIQUITY AND ROMAN INSTITUTIONS ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Competence on the basic tools for research in the field of latin epigraphy and Roman institutions and knowledge of the main fields of research with deepening of methodological skills.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED EGYPTOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Analysis of archaeological and linguistic aspects of Egyptian culture.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
COPTE ANTIQUES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Acquire the basic knowledge of the material and artistic culture of the society that has developed among the Copts of Egypt.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED MEDIEVAL HISTORY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to study in depth and with extensive use of sources a significant theme of mediaeval history.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF ADVANCED RELIGIONS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and application of methodology of the History of religions.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to deepen the concepts of Greek language, grammar and metric.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course objective is to allow the student a thorough knowledge of the Latin language and literature.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of TEXTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES GREEK, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

- to study in depth some significant literary genres within the historical framework of Medieval Greek literature;
- to acquire a knowledge of the distinctive traits of the system of literary genres within their historical tradition;
- to acquire the skill to compare the Medieval Greek literary tradition with other traditions;
- to deepen the knowledge of textual criticism by applying its principles to traditions other than the classical one.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
EPIGRAPHY AND SEMITICAL PHILOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge of the epigraphic evidence and of its historical and philological problems in the context of the ancient Near East. Ability to analyze such documents.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARABIC FOR ARCHEOLOGIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide students enrolled in a course of Oriental Archaeology with the primary linguistic tools of the Arabic language.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A-B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at analysing the birth and development of the story-telling of power in Mesopotamia and Syria, from the Uruk period to the first millennium BC; the student will also improve his/her knowledge by means of the study of texts, provided by the professor, mainly in English. Through the “frontal” lessons and the study of the didactic material, the student will analyse different ways to study the archaeological and historical-artistic evidence and also the ways to use the eventual epigraphic evidence in order to reconstruct the social structure of the states of the pre-classical Near East; the student will become aware of the main trends of thought nowadays ruling in the studies of Art History of the ancient Near East and will be stimulated to analyse similarities and differences between the cultures and representations of the elites in two important regions of the ancient Near East

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A-B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course intends to present, in a diachronic perspective – starting from the Middle Chalcolithic– the conformation of the Fertile Crescent landscape, with particular regard to the water issue and the different forms of the aquatic landscape in the Near East. In this sense, aspects relating to occupation and land management as well as the socio-economic and cultural implications of this environment in relation to urban development will be highlighted.

Educational objectives

The course aims at providing students with knowledge and skills completing and/or reinforcing
those acquired in the first grade of studies, and to enable them to address original topics also in a
research environment. This includes to make complex assessments, to be able to transmit the
acquired knowledge and the processes through which it was gained, and to achieve independence
in the study of the proposed topics.
In particular, the course aims at providing the students with theoretical and methodological
backgrounds for material culture studies as a key to understand socio-political, socioeconomic, and
sociocultural phenomena. It also aims at providing the students with a sound knowledge of
archaeological data from key sites and regions of the Levant and of their framing within the
historical, archaeological, and conceptual backgrounds, as well as within the current state of
research on the issues addressed in the course.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ISLAMIC ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of this first part of the course is a deepening of the archaeological data and sources of the first Islamic period, aimed at the reconstruction of the intended use of the buildings and of the iconographic programs (coinage included).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ISLAMIC ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of this first part of the course is a deepening of the archaeological data and sources of the first Islamic period, aimed at the reconstruction of the intended use of the buildings and of the iconographic programs (coinage included).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ISLAMIC ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of this second part of the course is to acquaint the student with the excavations methodologies employed in the archaeological researches of some of the most important sites of the Islamized regions. The seminar lessons will give the student the opportunity to choose a geographical-cultural area of preference and to relate directly with the primary tools of the research.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The topics of the course will provide students with an outline of Islamic history and thought conceived in an innovative way respecting current treatments of history of Muslim world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ISLAMIC ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of the course is a deepening of the archaeological data and sources of the first Islamic period, aimed at the reconstruction of the intended use of the buildings and of the iconographic programs (coinage included).

Educational objectives

The course aims to introduce students to the knowledge of Armenian and Georgian literary sources on the history and culture of the Subcaucasian region, providing a method of critical analysis of the sources on which to base the reconstruction of the historical and cultural context of a region, which is characterized today, as in antiquity, by great ethnic and linguistic complexity. Students will be guided to an understanding of this complexity and an appreciation of the implications it has had and continues to have in the relations among the different ethnic and political entities of the Caucasus. In this way they will acquire the necessary knowledge to make independent, clear and calm judgments about political and cultural interactions in the area under study.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of IRANIC EPIGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The module aims to provide students with the basic lines of linguistic-philological kind of the Iranian ethnolinguistic area.

Educational objectives

The course aims at offering a more in-depth picture of the cultural, social, and political developments of
pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia through the analysis of sources and evidence produced in those contexts.
The course focuses on the critical investigation of specific corpora characterized by language or typology -
e.g., epigraphic, glyptic, numismatic. Following a holistic methodology that considers textual contents,
iconography, material, and cultural aspects, the student acquires specialized competencies by refining
critical skills in ancient history, epigraphy, and, more specifically, Iranian Studies.

Educational objectives

The main scope of the course aims to provide the students with a more in-depth picture of the diachronic and cultural development of the Iranian history, identifying specific themes, events or periods that had a remarkable impact on the Iranian civilization. Following the methodology of the historical studies, the student will achieve specialized competences refining his skills in the analysis of historical dynamics and gaining a thorough knowledge of the issues related to the historiographical tradition of ancient Iran.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY AND RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide students with tools for in-depth knowledge of the history and religion of ancient Iran.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational purposes of the “LM-2 Archaeology”, aim of the course is to give to the students basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY, with the help of advanced textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge competently and thoughtfully, making autonomous judgments, communicating ideas, problems and thought in a clear and correct way, and developing the knowledge required to go further in the studies.

The course aims to provide theoretical, methodological and cultural elements related to ethnoarcheology, providing an updated overview of field research strategies, focused on the study of multiple socio-cultural contexts in different environmental and regional contexts. The study of 'traditional' societies and forms of 'local knowledge' will be used to provide critical elements for the analysis and interpretation of contexts of archaeological interest.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the issues related to the archeology of production, trade and consumption, retracing the journey made by the main classes of artefacts studied from archaeologists from the moment of their making to that of final burial. After a brief introduction on the history of material culture, the production cycles of these materials (ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, fabrics, etc.) will be analyzed, retracing the individual chaînes operatoires. The systems used for the distribution of goods from the production to the consumption centers will then be considered, examining the terrestrial and maritime/fluvial routes, and the places connected to the storage and disposal of goods. Finally, the economic life of a sample center will be investigated as a case study. Taking advantage of the skills acquired in the first part of the course, the main stages of the economic life of this city will be studied, evaluating how – over time – local productions and imports have met the needs of its inhabitants. Particular attention will be paid to the sources, tools and methods used by archaeologists, historians, epigraphists, philologists, anthropologists, ethnologists in the reconstruction of the economy taken into account.

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer tools for knowledge of the complex dynamics of urban archeology between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic, iconographic sources, and to give skills about towns in the Middle Ages and their system of relations.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

Among the objectives of Ancient Topography studies, a prominent place is occupied by the dialectical relationship between city and territory. The study of productive structures and territorial infrastructure is therefore a topic of choice.

Educational objectives

The study of ancient architecture through the interpretation of its remains: survey for the critical
reading of the remains, topographic contextualization, 3d modeling, virtual reconstruction. Direct
and indirect survey activities aimed at the correct deciphering of the remains: the reconstructive
modeling of the architectural buildings. Survey exercises of architectural remains are planned in an
archaeological context to be defined.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED EGYPTOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Analysis of archaeological and linguistic aspects of Egyptian culture.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
COPTE ANTIQUES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Acquire the basic knowledge of the material and artistic culture of the society that has developed among the Copts of Egypt.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
SUMERICO I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to look at some passages from a specific Sumerian literature from a linguistic historic-religious and ritualistic perspective.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ACCADICO I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide an overview of the Akkadian literature.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITTITOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide students with an intermediate knowledge of the Hittite language.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

The course Archeology of the Sacred: forms and spaces of cult in the ancient Near East addresses the complex system of analysis of indicators of the sacred in the archaeological field. Starting from the pioneering studies of Colin Renfrew, the course intends to illustrate and analyze the methodological systems and the theoretical framework of reference in order to provide students of ancient world religions and archeology with the tools for understanding the phenomena of the sacred, in its various aspects and meanings, in the cultures of the ancient Near East.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide an advanced knowledge of the cultural landscape of ancient Mediterranean with a particular focus on the role of cultural mediators played by the Phoenicians, both in the pre- and post-classical eras. During the lessons, the student will acquire the specific skills and the methodology to formulate a critical thinking, and evaluate issues, developing independent judgments, ideas, problems and original reflections.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
EPIGRAPHY AND SEMITICAL PHILOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge of the epigraphic evidence and of its historical and philological problems in the context of the ancient Near East. Ability to analyze such documents.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The topics of the course will provide students with an outline of Islamic history and thought conceived in an innovative way respecting current treatments of history of Muslim world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ISLAMIC ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of the course is a deepening of the archaeological data and sources of the first Islamic period, aimed at the reconstruction of the intended use of the buildings and of the iconographic programs (coinage included).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARABIC FOR ARCHEOLOGIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide students enrolled in a course of Oriental Archaeology with the primary linguistic tools of the Arabic language.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of IRANIC EPIGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The module aims to provide students with the basic lines of linguistic-philological kind of the Iranian ethnolinguistic area.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY AND RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide students with tools for in-depth knowledge of the history and religion of ancient Iran.

Educational objectives

The main scope of the course aims to provide the students with a more in-depth picture of the diachronic and cultural development of the Iranian history, identifying specific themes, events or periods that had a remarkable impact on the Iranian civilization. Following the methodology of the historical studies, the student will achieve specialized competences refining his skills in the analysis of historical dynamics and gaining a thorough knowledge of the issues related to the historiographical tradition of ancient Iran.

Educational objectives

The course aims at offering a more in-depth picture of the cultural, social, and political developments of
pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia through the analysis of sources and evidence produced in those contexts.
The course focuses on the critical investigation of specific corpora characterized by language or typology -
e.g., epigraphic, glyptic, numismatic. Following a holistic methodology that considers textual contents,
iconography, material, and cultural aspects, the student acquires specialized competencies by refining
critical skills in ancient history, epigraphy, and, more specifically, Iranian Studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the issues related to the development of the Bronze Age and Iron Age societies in the Mediterranean area, particularly with reference to the transition from village communities to the formation of the first forms of proto-urban organization. The course is organized with lectures and seminars and is aimed at those students who wish to learn more about aspects of protohistory in the central and western Mediterranean area.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHEOLOGY AND CULTURE OF THE ADVANCED PALEOLITHIC IA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students will acquire advanced knowledge of recent developments in Palaeolithic archaeology, with a focus on food procurement strategies, including the development of hunting
weapons.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL ARCHEOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is aimed to present the methodology of the experimental archaeology, its development and spread in the academy, the connections between the experimental archaeology and
the other archaeological disciplines. Moreover, a key point of the course is to explain what an “experimental protocol” means and how to apply it for the interpretation of the archaeological relics.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED PREHISTORY ECOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to develop a skilled knowledge of research questions and methodologies in the study past human-environment interactions, including subsistence and subsistence change, by using case studies from Italy, Europe and Mediterranean basin. Students will be prepared to collect and analyse data using appropriate methods, to develop critical analysis of arguments, to improve written and oral skills and to report scientific results to publication standards.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
PREHISTORY AND PROTOSTORY OF THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ADVANCED IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and understanding of the main formation processes of the first sedentary communities and early hierarchical pre-state societies in the Near East. Analysis of the regional diversities (cultural, social, environmental, and economic) that brought to the early urban and state societies. The regions involved are: Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt, and Iran.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of “LM-Archaeology” in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide, within the ADVANCED AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY IA, knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and to enable the student to deal with original topics even in a research context, making judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating the knowledge and processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics independently.
In particular, the course aims to provide in a multi and interdisciplinary perspective an overview of the issues related to the “deep history” of North Africa.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
LITHIC TECHNOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students will acquire a basic knowledge of human evolution during the Pleistocene, from African origins to the peopling of most continents, taking into account archaeological evidence, environmental changes, human adaptation, technological developments, and the emergence of symbolic behaviour.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the issues related to the archeology of production, trade and consumption, retracing the journey made by the main classes of artefacts studied from archaeologists from the moment of their making to that of final burial. After a brief introduction on the history of material culture, the production cycles of these materials (ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, fabrics, etc.) will be analyzed, retracing the individual chaînes operatoires. The systems used for the distribution of goods from the production to the consumption centers will then be considered, examining the terrestrial and maritime/fluvial routes, and the places connected to the storage and disposal of goods. Finally, the economic life of a sample center will be investigated as a case study. Taking advantage of the skills acquired in the first part of the course, the main stages of the economic life of this city will be studied, evaluating how – over time – local productions and imports have met the needs of its inhabitants. Particular attention will be paid to the sources, tools and methods used by archaeologists, historians, epigraphists, philologists, anthropologists, ethnologists in the reconstruction of the economy taken into account.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

Among the objectives of Ancient Topography studies, a prominent place is occupied by the dialectical relationship between city and territory. The study of productive structures and territorial infrastructure is therefore a topic of choice.

Educational objectives

The study of ancient architecture through the interpretation of its remains: survey for the critical
reading of the remains, topographic contextualization, 3d modeling, virtual reconstruction. Direct
and indirect survey activities aimed at the correct deciphering of the remains: the reconstructive
modeling of the architectural buildings. Survey exercises of architectural remains are planned in an
archaeological context to be defined.

Educational objectives

The Course aims to offer students advanced tools for the analysis of medieval architecture in Italy and in Europe (from the 7th to the 14th century), through a theme-based and chronological cut that enables students to know and to understand the material so as to develop personal abilities and skills of reading, interpretation, connection between monuments and historical-artistic events.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
SUMERICO I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to look at some passages from a specific Sumerian literature from a linguistic historic-religious and ritualistic perspective.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ACCADICO I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide an overview of the Akkadian literature.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITTITOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide students with an intermediate knowledge of the Hittite language.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
EPIGRAPHY AND SEMITICAL PHILOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge of the epigraphic evidence and of its historical and philological problems in the context of the ancient Near East. Ability to analyze such documents.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The topics of the course will provide students with an outline of Islamic history and thought conceived in an innovative way respecting current treatments of history of Muslim world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ISLAMIC ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of the course is a deepening of the archaeological data and sources of the first Islamic period, aimed at the reconstruction of the intended use of the buildings and of the iconographic programs (coinage included).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of IRANIC EPIGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The module aims to provide students with the basic lines of linguistic-philological kind of the Iranian ethnolinguistic area.

Educational objectives

The course aims at offering a more in-depth picture of the cultural, social, and political developments of
pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia through the analysis of sources and evidence produced in those contexts.
The course focuses on the critical investigation of specific corpora characterized by language or typology -
e.g., epigraphic, glyptic, numismatic. Following a holistic methodology that considers textual contents,
iconography, material, and cultural aspects, the student acquires specialized competencies by refining
critical skills in ancient history, epigraphy, and, more specifically, Iranian Studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY AND RELIGIONS OF ANCIENT IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide students with tools for in-depth knowledge of the history and religion of ancient Iran.

Educational objectives

The main scope of the course aims to provide the students with a more in-depth picture of the diachronic and cultural development of the Iranian history, identifying specific themes, events or periods that had a remarkable impact on the Iranian civilization. Following the methodology of the historical studies, the student will achieve specialized competences refining his skills in the analysis of historical dynamics and gaining a thorough knowledge of the issues related to the historiographical tradition of ancient Iran.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer tools for knowledge of the complex dynamics of urban archeology between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic, iconographic sources, and to give skills about towns in the Middle Ages and their system of relations.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

The study of ancient architecture through the interpretation of its remains: survey for the critical
reading of the remains, topographic contextualization, 3d modeling, virtual reconstruction. Direct
and indirect survey activities aimed at the correct deciphering of the remains: the reconstructive
modeling of the architectural buildings. Survey exercises of architectural remains are planned in an
archaeological context to be defined.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CIVILIZATION EGEE II, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The didactical goal of the archaeological section of the course “Civiltà Egee”, is represented by the study of Minoan and Mycenaean civilization, in the wider context of the
Mediterranean area. From the islands (Cyprus, Cyclades) to Anatolia (Hittite empire), and from Syrian and Palestinian coasts to the Egypt and to the far routes to Italic coasts; the didactical goal of the philological section of the course “Civiltà Egee” (channel 2), is the philological interpretation and study of the Greek Mycenaean texts (II mill. a.C.).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITALIAN LITERATURE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ITALIAN LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of DIDACTICS OF MODERN LANGUAGES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Provide students with an advanced knowledge of the civilization on the past, the scene of significant processes of cultural and political confrontation.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The student acquires the theoretical principles and the methods of the new cultural geography, considered as a way of innovative knowledge production, which integrate, modify and develop the established procedures of the discipline, but also as a key for reading and interpreting the most important cultural, social, economic events and processes of our time at the different geographical scales.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK HISTORY ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Greek history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED ROMAN HISTORY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Roman history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED EGYPTOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Analysis of archaeological and linguistic aspects of Egyptian culture.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF ADVANCED RELIGIONS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and application of methodology of the History of religions.

Educational objectives

Some of the key themes of paleoanthropological research will be developed, with the examination of the fossil documentation that leads from the first bipedal hominids to the Homo sapiens species, which will be accompanied by a discussion of some of the methods used in the biology of ancient human populations

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PALEONTOLOGY APPLIED TO GEOARCHAEOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Successful students will be able to understand basic principles of general paleontology, taxonomy, systematics, species concepts, evolutionary principles. They will have acquired basic information on principles and methods in Palaeoecology and on the evolution of ecosystems, with particular attention to the Quaternary-early
Holocene palaeoenvironments.
Successful students will be able to apply biological principles important in understanding the significance of fossil remains in a geo-archeological context. They should be able to infer the autoecology and synecology of extinct taxa by analyzing their fossil remains, and to use the fossil record to infer palaeoenvironmental contexts and
evolution.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the competencies and objectives of the Study Program, the GEOCHEMISTRY AND ARCHEOLOGY course aims at providing the knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, in order to allow to students the capability to develop original themes, even in a research context, to formulate critical reviews in a more complex and articulated form, to communicate the knowledge and processes required to their acquisition, to study the topics independently.
The course includes both lectures and practical activities in microanalytical laboratories. The goal is to provide students theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of archaeometric studies of pottery, rock and metal artifacts with applications to origin identification of raw materials (stone rocks, volcanic materials, metals) within the Mediterranean region. The course also includes a focus on the radiometric dating techniques and on the use of isotopic geochemistry in the study of paleodietes.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PALEONTOLOGY APPLIED TO GEOARCHAEOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Successful students will be able to understand basic principles of general paleontology, taxonomy, systematics, species concepts, evolutionary principles. They will have acquired basic information on principles and methods in Palaeoecology and on the evolution of ecosystems, with particular attention to the Quaternary-early
Holocene palaeoenvironments.
Successful students will be able to apply biological principles important in understanding the significance of fossil remains in a geo-archeological context. They should be able to infer the autoecology and synecology of extinct taxa by analyzing their fossil remains, and to use the fossil record to infer palaeoenvironmental contexts and
evolution.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the competencies and objectives of the Study Program, the GEOCHEMISTRY AND ARCHEOLOGY course aims at providing the knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, in order to allow to students the capability to develop original themes, even in a research context, to formulate critical reviews in a more complex and articulated form, to communicate the knowledge and processes required to their acquisition, to study the topics independently.
The course includes both lectures and practical activities in microanalytical laboratories. The goal is to provide students theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of archaeometric studies of pottery, rock and metal artifacts with applications to origin identification of raw materials (stone rocks, volcanic materials, metals) within the Mediterranean region. The course also includes a focus on the radiometric dating techniques and on the use of isotopic geochemistry in the study of paleodietes.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Demonstrated Knowledge:Fundamental of designing and querying relational databases. Fundamental of HTML and organizing information into hypertext.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the issues related to the development of the Bronze Age and Iron Age societies in the Mediterranean area, particularly with reference to the transition from village communities to the formation of the first forms of proto-urban organization. The course is organized with lectures and seminars and is aimed at those students who wish to learn more about aspects of protohistory in the central and western Mediterranean area.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
LITHIC TECHNOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students will acquire a basic knowledge of human evolution during the Pleistocene, from African origins to the peopling of most continents, taking into account archaeological evidence, environmental changes, human adaptation, technological developments, and the emergence of symbolic behaviour.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational purposes of the “LM-2 Archaeology”, aim of the course is to give to the students basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY, with the help of advanced textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge competently and thoughtfully, making autonomous judgments, communicating ideas, problems and thought in a clear and correct way, and developing the knowledge required to go further in the studies.

The course aims to provide theoretical, methodological and cultural elements related to ethnoarcheology, providing an updated overview of field research strategies, focused on the study of multiple socio-cultural contexts in different environmental and regional contexts. The study of 'traditional' societies and forms of 'local knowledge' will be used to provide critical elements for the analysis and interpretation of contexts of archaeological interest.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students a basic knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PREHISTORY OF ART: CONTEXTS, ANALYSES AND INTERPRETATIONS, with the help of advanced textbooks. Moreover, it will make the student able to apply the acquired knowledge in an expert and reflective way, making autonomous judgments, communicating ideas, problems and reflections in a clear and correct way, and developing the knowledge required to go further in the studies.
The specific objective of the course is the introduction to the theory, methods, and interpretative models for the study of prehistoric art, from the first symbolic forms to the various artistic manifestations that have characterized the deep history of the cultures of the past. A particular emphasis is dedicated to rock art and the different forms of human representation in the Mediterranean and African areas, with targeted incursions into specific case studies from the other continents.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer tools for knowledge of the complex dynamics of urban archeology between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic, iconographic sources, and to give skills about towns in the Middle Ages and their system of relations.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

Among the objectives of Ancient Topography studies, a prominent place is occupied by the dialectical relationship between city and territory. The study of productive structures and territorial infrastructure is therefore a topic of choice.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED MUSEOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Purpose of the course is to provide students with a basic understanding of issues relating to the use of Cultural Heritage.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CIVILIZATION EGEE II, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The didactical goal of the archaeological section of the course “Civiltà Egee”, is represented by the study of Minoan and Mycenaean civilization, in the wider context of the
Mediterranean area. From the islands (Cyprus, Cyclades) to Anatolia (Hittite empire), and from Syrian and Palestinian coasts to the Egypt and to the far routes to Italic coasts; the didactical goal of the philological section of the course “Civiltà Egee” (channel 2), is the philological interpretation and study of the Greek Mycenaean texts (II mill. a.C.).

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITALIAN LITERATURE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ITALIAN LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of DIDACTICS OF MODERN LANGUAGES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
SUMERICO I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to look at some passages from a specific Sumerian literature from a linguistic historic-religious and ritualistic perspective.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ACCADICO I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to provide an overview of the Akkadian literature.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Provide students with an advanced knowledge of the civilization on the past, the scene of significant processes of cultural and political confrontation.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The student acquires the theoretical principles and the methods of the new cultural geography, considered as a way of innovative knowledge production, which integrate, modify and develop the established procedures of the discipline, but also as a key for reading and interpreting the most important cultural, social, economic events and processes of our time at the different geographical scales.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course objective is to allow the student a thorough knowledge of the Latin language and literature.

Educational objectives

The course aimsto
presentan overviewof the writingsofancient
Christianliterature and theirauthors, identifyingthe particularcontent,the compositional technique,the relationshipof continuityand discontinuitywith theliterary productionof the cultural environmentin which theywere born.During the lessonssome textswill be consideredto bethe subjectof literary analysis, linguistics,history.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of TEXTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES GREEK, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

- to study in depth some significant literary genres within the historical framework of Medieval Greek literature;
- to acquire a knowledge of the distinctive traits of the system of literary genres within their historical tradition;
- to acquire the skill to compare the Medieval Greek literary tradition with other traditions;
- to deepen the knowledge of textual criticism by applying its principles to traditions other than the classical one.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the issues related to the archeology of production, trade and consumption, retracing the journey made by the main classes of artefacts studied from archaeologists from the moment of their making to that of final burial. After a brief introduction on the history of material culture, the production cycles of these materials (ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, fabrics, etc.) will be analyzed, retracing the individual chaînes operatoires. The systems used for the distribution of goods from the production to the consumption centers will then be considered, examining the terrestrial and maritime/fluvial routes, and the places connected to the storage and disposal of goods. Finally, the economic life of a sample center will be investigated as a case study. Taking advantage of the skills acquired in the first part of the course, the main stages of the economic life of this city will be studied, evaluating how – over time – local productions and imports have met the needs of its inhabitants. Particular attention will be paid to the sources, tools and methods used by archaeologists, historians, epigraphists, philologists, anthropologists, ethnologists in the reconstruction of the economy taken into account.

Educational objectives

The course aims to recognise methodology of medieval architecture, in own economic and social contest. Features of site, structural choices, technical expertise, purchasing activities are analyzed. Students will learn the archaeological view to undestanding architecture stiles from Late Antiquity to Middle Ages, their location in urban topography and in the settlement, their function. Will be analyzed architectural complex.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF THE BIZANTINE ART, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

autonomous approach to various themes connected to the meaning and the function of the images in Byzantine art.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of LATIN PALEOGRAPHY A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students reach and improve historical, technical and bibliographical knolewdge in the development of latin writings in ancient and mediaeval age until XVIth century; they should be able to use all types of primary palaeographical sources, and to describe them appropriately. They will introduce to understand historical, cultural and social implications of writing in latin alphabet from late Antiquity to the rise of modern age, and should be familiar with the use of scientific and up-to-date bibliographic sources.

Educational objectives

The course aimsto
presentan overviewof the writingsofancient
Christianliterature and theirauthors, identifyingthe particularcontent,the compositional technique,the relationshipof continuityand discontinuitywith theliterary productionof the cultural environmentin which theywere born.During the lessonssome textswill be consideredto bethe subjectof literary analysis, linguistics,history.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of TEXTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES GREEK, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

- to study in depth some significant literary genres within the historical framework of Medieval Greek literature;
- to acquire a knowledge of the distinctive traits of the system of literary genres within their historical tradition;
- to acquire the skill to compare the Medieval Greek literary tradition with other traditions;
- to deepen the knowledge of textual criticism by applying its principles to traditions other than the classical one.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of MEDIO LATIN TEXTS CRITICISM, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Giving students reliable tools for critical research as well as the linguistic and philological competence to work in different fields of medieval Latin literature. This
scientific training is indispensable to deep understanding of the long historical period in which European culture took its roots.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITALIAN LITERATURE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ITALIAN LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of DIDACTICS OF MODERN LANGUAGES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
COPTE ANTIQUES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Acquire the basic knowledge of the material and artistic culture of the society that has developed among the Copts of Egypt.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The topics of the course will provide students with an outline of Islamic history and thought conceived in an innovative way respecting current treatments of history of Muslim world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ART II, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose of the course is an approach to the understanding of Islamic material culture and artistic expression of the first centuries of Islam, by means of archaeological evidences and sources: from the Roman-Byzantine castrum to the Islamic palace, from the Byzantine thermae to the Islamic baths, from the Sasanian audience hall to the Islamic audience hall; the typical buildings: the mosque, the madrasa, the caravanserai, the suq/bazaar. The aims of the caliphate will be extensively studied, from town planning to the so-called iconoclasm (and its relations with Byzantine and Hebrew iconoclasm), to the achievement of the emancipation processes from the Byzantine and the Persian civilizations (starting from the coinage).

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the issues related to the development of the Bronze Age and Iron Age societies in the Mediterranean area, particularly with reference to the transition from village communities to the formation of the first forms of proto-urban organization. The course is organized with lectures and seminars and is aimed at those students who wish to learn more about aspects of protohistory in the central and western Mediterranean area.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED PREHISTORY ECOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to develop a skilled knowledge of research questions and methodologies in the study past human-environment interactions, including subsistence and subsistence change, by using case studies from Italy, Europe and Mediterranean basin. Students will be prepared to collect and analyse data using appropriate methods, to develop critical analysis of arguments, to improve written and oral skills and to report scientific results to publication standards.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
PREHISTORY AND PROTOSTORY OF THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ADVANCED IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and understanding of the main formation processes of the first sedentary communities and early hierarchical pre-state societies in the Near East. Analysis of the regional diversities (cultural, social, environmental, and economic) that brought to the early urban and state societies. The regions involved are: Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt, and Iran.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of “LM-Archaeology” in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide, within the ADVANCED AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY IA, knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and to enable the student to deal with original topics even in a research context, making judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating the knowledge and processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics independently.
In particular, the course aims to provide in a multi and interdisciplinary perspective an overview of the issues related to the “deep history” of North Africa.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHEOLOGY AND CULTURE OF THE ADVANCED PALEOLITHIC IA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students will acquire advanced knowledge of recent developments in Palaeolithic archaeology, with a focus on food procurement strategies, including the development of hunting
weapons.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL ARCHEOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is aimed to present the methodology of the experimental archaeology, its development and spread in the academy, the connections between the experimental archaeology and
the other archaeological disciplines. Moreover, a key point of the course is to explain what an “experimental protocol” means and how to apply it for the interpretation of the archaeological relics.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

The course aims to recognise methodology of medieval architecture, in own economic and social contest. Features of site, structural choices, technical expertise, purchasing activities are analyzed. Students will learn the archaeological view to undestanding architecture stiles from Late Antiquity to Middle Ages, their location in urban topography and in the settlement, their function. Will be analyzed architectural complex.

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In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGICAL AIRCRAFTING AND REMOTE SENSING, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Remote sensing in archaeology, data base, geographic information system.

Educational objectives

Among the objectives of Ancient Topography studies, a prominent place is occupied by the dialectical relationship between city and territory. The study of productive structures and territorial infrastructure is therefore a topic of choice.

Educational objectives

The study of ancient architecture through the interpretation of its remains: survey for the critical
reading of the remains, topographic contextualization, 3d modeling, virtual reconstruction. Direct
and indirect survey activities aimed at the correct deciphering of the remains: the reconstructive
modeling of the architectural buildings. Survey exercises of architectural remains are planned in an
archaeological context to be defined.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF ADVANCED RELIGIONS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and application of methodology of the History of religions.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GENERAL ARCHIVE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Cultural History of ITC, data bases, and the net. A special focus on the Open Access
Movement. Data bases for the “Scholarly Communication”. Digital Humanities

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Provide students with an advanced knowledge of the civilization on the past, the scene of significant processes of cultural and political confrontation.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The student acquires the theoretical principles and the methods of the new cultural geography, considered as a way of innovative knowledge production, which integrate, modify and develop the established procedures of the discipline, but also as a key for reading and interpreting the most important cultural, social, economic events and processes of our time at the different geographical scales.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK HISTORY ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Greek history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK EPIGRAPHY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Aim of the course is to provide students with a brief methodological framework for the study of the discipline and to engage them in a topic research for which everyone is enabled to make his contribution.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED ROMAN HISTORY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Introduction to a more advanced study of literary and epigraphical texts in ancient history, and further acquisition of technical and methodological competence for the study of Roman history and
historiography as well as of modern historiography on the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ADVANCED LATIN EPIGRAPHY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is an advanced scientific and methodological expertise in research of Roman epigraphy.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ANTIQUITY AND ROMAN INSTITUTIONS ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Competence on the basic tools for research in the field of latin epigraphy and Roman institutions and knowledge of the main fields of research with deepening of methodological skills.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED MEDIEVAL HISTORY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to study in depth and with extensive use of sources a significant theme of mediaeval history.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the religious dimension of the cultures of the classical world according to a comparative-historical perspective and in interdisciplinary dialogue with the other teachings of the Department, with particular reference to ancient Rome, from its origins to the Theodosian Codex.
Through the study of the rites, priesthoods, calendar, and literary and archaeological evidence relating to the city of Rome, the territory it controlled or influenced over the centuries, as well as the cultures in dialogue with/against it, the aim is to provide students with a basic mastery of the tools, methods, and skills for research in the field of the History of Religions, a knowledge of the main research directions in the field, with in-depth study of the relevant theoretical-methodological skills, and the ability to communicate
and autonomously apply the knowledge, skills and methods acquired, also in relation to other cultural fields and contexts.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to deepen the concepts of Greek language, grammar and metric.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course objective is to allow the student a thorough knowledge of the Latin language and literature.

Educational objectives

The course aimsto
presentan overviewof the writingsofancient
Christianliterature and theirauthors, identifyingthe particularcontent,the compositional technique,the relationshipof continuityand discontinuitywith theliterary productionof the cultural environmentin which theywere born.During the lessonssome textswill be consideredto bethe subjectof literary analysis, linguistics,history.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of TEXTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES GREEK, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

- to study in depth some significant literary genres within the historical framework of Medieval Greek literature;
- to acquire a knowledge of the distinctive traits of the system of literary genres within their historical tradition;
- to acquire the skill to compare the Medieval Greek literary tradition with other traditions;
- to deepen the knowledge of textual criticism by applying its principles to traditions other than the classical one.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

The course will deal with the issues related to the archeology of production, trade and consumption, retracing the journey made by the main classes of artefacts studied from archaeologists from the moment of their making to that of final burial. After a brief introduction on the history of material culture, the production cycles of these materials (ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wood, fabrics, etc.) will be analyzed, retracing the individual chaînes operatoires. The systems used for the distribution of goods from the production to the consumption centers will then be considered, examining the terrestrial and maritime/fluvial routes, and the places connected to the storage and disposal of goods. Finally, the economic life of a sample center will be investigated as a case study. Taking advantage of the skills acquired in the first part of the course, the main stages of the economic life of this city will be studied, evaluating how – over time – local productions and imports have met the needs of its inhabitants. Particular attention will be paid to the sources, tools and methods used by archaeologists, historians, epigraphists, philologists, anthropologists, ethnologists in the reconstruction of the economy taken into account.

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer tools for knowledge of the complex dynamics of urban archeology between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic, iconographic sources, and to give skills about towns in the Middle Ages and their system of relations.

Educational objectives

The course aims at the acquisition of theoretical and methodological foundations of the Landscape Topography between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic and iconographic sources. In addition, the latest landscape reconstruction techniques will be presented.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the competencies and objectives of the Study Program, the GEOCHEMISTRY AND ARCHEOLOGY course aims at providing the knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, in order to allow to students the capability to develop original themes, even in a research context, to formulate critical reviews in a more complex and articulated form, to communicate the knowledge and processes required to their acquisition, to study the topics independently.
The course includes both lectures and practical activities in microanalytical laboratories. The goal is to provide students theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of archaeometric studies of pottery, rock and metal artifacts with applications to origin identification of raw materials (stone rocks, volcanic materials, metals) within the Mediterranean region. The course also includes a focus on the radiometric dating techniques and on the use of isotopic geochemistry in the study of paleodietes.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ITALIAN LITERATURE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ITALIAN LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of DIDACTICS OF MODERN LANGUAGES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL ARCHEOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course is aimed to present the methodology of the experimental archaeology, its development and spread in the academy, the connections between the experimental archaeology and
the other archaeological disciplines. Moreover, a key point of the course is to explain what an “experimental protocol” means and how to apply it for the interpretation of the archaeological relics.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
PREHISTORY AND PROTOSTORY OF THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST ADVANCED IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Knowledge and understanding of the main formation processes of the first sedentary communities and early hierarchical pre-state societies in the Near East. Analysis of the regional diversities (cultural, social, environmental, and economic) that brought to the early urban and state societies. The regions involved are: Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt, and Iran.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED PREHISTORY ECOLOGY IA, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to develop a skilled knowledge of research questions and methodologies in the study past human-environment interactions, including subsistence and subsistence change, by using case studies from Italy, Europe and Mediterranean basin. Students will be prepared to collect and analyse data using appropriate methods, to develop critical analysis of arguments, to improve written and oral skills and to report scientific results to publication standards.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHEOLOGY AND CULTURE OF THE ADVANCED PALEOLITHIC IA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Students will acquire advanced knowledge of recent developments in Palaeolithic archaeology, with a focus on food procurement strategies, including the development of hunting
weapons.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of “LM-Archaeology” in which it is inserted, the course aims to provide, within the ADVANCED AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY IA, knowledge and understanding skills that complete and/or strengthen those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and to enable the student to deal with original topics even in a research context, making judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating the knowledge and processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics independently.
In particular, the course aims to provide in a multi and interdisciplinary perspective an overview of the issues related to the “deep history” of North Africa.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the issues related to the development of the Bronze Age and Iron Age societies in the Mediterranean area, particularly with reference to the transition from village communities to the formation of the first forms of proto-urban organization. The course is organized with lectures and seminars and is aimed at those students who wish to learn more about aspects of protohistory in the central and western Mediterranean area.

Educational objectives

Aim of the course is providing students with knowledge ant methods needed for deepening the study of monetary history and economics of the ancient world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIAN ANTICHITIES ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to analyze the Etruscan civilization from the early Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, with particular regard to the relationship between the city and the territory, the funerary ideology, and the manifestations of the "sacer".

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY I B, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Widening of monuments, materials and contest of the Roman world starting from concrete cases of study in the context of the ritual habits, of the architecture and the urbanism, of the artistic and material culture. Learning of the systems classification and philological analysis; methodological problems: quantitative and qualitative analyses. Reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the specific archaeological indicators; comparison with the other knowledge systems. Practical laboratories.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF THE ADVANCED ROMAN PROVINCES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of this course is to provide students, through significant cases of Provincial Archaeology, advanced knowledge of the Roman Provincial culture, of relationship between centre and periphery, as well as a framework of the main historical, cultural and religious dynamics regarding the Western and Eastern Provinces. The course will focus on specific topics regarding the Roman Empire, on the urban and domestic Culture, as well as on the Sacred and Funerary space.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of HISTORY OF ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGY I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The purpose is to provide critical tools in order to examine in- depth the main historical subjects of the classical archaeology as well as the more recent research trends.

Educational objectives

The course aims to offer tools for knowledge of the complex dynamics of urban archeology between early and late Middle Ages. The course, also developped as a seminar with active taking part by the students, aims to use historical, documentary, archaeological, topographic, cartographic, iconographic sources, and to give skills about towns in the Middle Ages and their system of relations.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of METHODOLOGY OF THE EXCAVATION AND ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
Advanced learning of the systems of classification and philological analysis of pluristratified contexts of the Classical World; quantitative and qualitative analyses; advanced knowledge of procedures to be applied in the reconstruction of the cultural phenomenon on the basis of the relation between archaeological evidence and other kinds of historical sources.

Educational objectives

This course will provide the students with an understanding of the main stages in the history of the
animal domestication, from the Palaeolithic to modern times. The importance of domestic animals
in the history of human societies as well as its variation in time and space will be discussed. The
unit will cover ecological and economic as well as social aspects and will illustrate the role played
by domestic animals in human communities and the historical and archaeological documentation of
the early stages up to the formation of modern breeds.
Extended program:
The concept of species and the nomenclature of domestic animals; the experiment made by Belaev;
the animal domestication process: origins, modality and impact; the diffusion of domestic animals;
the concepts of ecotype, ancient and modern breed; the contribution of genetic studies to the history
of animal domestication; dog; the Neolithic package; cattle; goat and sheep; pigs; reindeer;
camelids; horse and donkey; cat; domestic fowl; duck; goose; rabbit; mouse and rat. The
domestication of other minor animal species.

Educational objectives

Consistent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program in which it is inserted, the course does
proposes to provide, in the context of ARCHEZOOLOGY, knowledge and skills of
understandings that complement and / or reinforce those acquired in the first cycle of studies, and of
to enable the student to tackle original themes also in a research context,
formulating judgments in a more complex and articulated form, communicating knowledge and i
processes that led to their acquisition, and studying the topics in such a way
autonomous.
The purpose of the theoretical-practical course is to provide skills not only for the
anatomical and species determination but also for the interpretation of the data from the point of
view of the exploitation of the faunal resource providing an adequate spectrum of
knowledge in the context of the study and reconstruction of the human-animal relationship in
past. Case studies will be presented, which take into consideration different
survey methods, relating to contexts of different chronological periods in Italy to the area
Mediterranean, from the Near East to Central Asia. Finally, the creation and the
populating a computer database for the management and basic statistical analysis of the
fauna data useful for the production of a scientific contribution with adequate
graphic apparatus for the communication of fauna data.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an Italian, European and world overview of the
preventive archaeology concept, following its conceptual, regulatory and implementation
developments. The theoretical and applicative principles a practice that is increasingly
becoming one of the cornerstones of the archaeological discipline will be examined. The
course aims to analyse the main methodologies used and usable in the field of preventive
and/or emergency archaeology based on current legislation and the potential of new
technological applications. The lectures will be accompanied by seminars and interventions,
with discussion, by representatives of the protection and enhancement bodies and
professionals in the sector.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
HISTORY OF THE NEAR OLD ORIENT ADVANCED, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims at providing the students with the basic historical competency to deal with the History of the ancient Near East in its development over more than two millennia and in its geographic and linguistic differences, with the presentation of illustrative case studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
COPTE ANTIQUES, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Acquire the basic knowledge of the material and artistic culture of the society that has developed among the Copts of Egypt.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ARCHEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST I A, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course analyzes the forms, developments and organization of war in the Assyrian world, from the 9th to the 7th century BC, through the analysis of written documents (in translation) and wall panel reliefs. In particular, the course focuses on the following aspects: 1) the formation and composition of armies; 2) the military campaigns; 3) the forms of battle; 4) the narration of the war; 5) costs, impact and management of armies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of PHENICIO-PUNIC ARCHEOLOGY ADVANCED , that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Specific knowledge of the archaeology of Motya, as a case study in Phoenician and Punic Archaeology.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The aim of the course is to provide detailed knowledge of the material culture and artistic expression of a particular period in the archaeology of India and Central Asia. Studies aim at providing a critical understanding of the themes and problems discussed, through an extensive analysis of materials and a reconstruction of the history of the studies.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PREISLAMIC IRAN, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.
The course aims to provide an overview of the most important issues relating to the archeology of the Iranian pre-Islamic world.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ADVANCED COURSE, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Provide students with an advanced knowledge of the civilization on the past, the scene of significant processes of cultural and political confrontation.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The student acquires the theoretical principles and the methods of the new cultural geography, considered as a way of innovative knowledge production, which integrate, modify and develop the established procedures of the discipline, but also as a key for reading and interpreting the most important cultural, social, economic events and processes of our time at the different geographical scales.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen the religious dimension of the cultures of the classical world according to a comparative-historical perspective and in interdisciplinary dialogue with the other teachings of the Department, with particular reference to ancient Rome, from its origins to the Theodosian Codex.
Through the study of the rites, priesthoods, calendar, and literary and archaeological evidence relating to the city of Rome, the territory it controlled or influenced over the centuries, as well as the cultures in dialogue with/against it, the aim is to provide students with a basic mastery of the tools, methods, and skills for research in the field of the History of Religions, a knowledge of the main research directions in the field, with in-depth study of the relevant theoretical-methodological skills, and the ability to communicate
and autonomously apply the knowledge, skills and methods acquired, also in relation to other cultural fields and contexts.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ADVANCED I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course aims to deepen the concepts of Greek language, grammar and metric.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

The course objective is to allow the student a thorough knowledge of the Latin language and literature.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of
ADVANCED MUSEOLOGY, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way.

Purpose of the course is to provide students with a basic understanding of issues relating to the use of Cultural Heritage.