PREHISTORICAL AND PROTOHISTORICAL ARCHEOLOGY

Course 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 PREHISTORIC AND PROTOHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY, 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 course aims at providing the students with a basic knowledge on both prehistoric and protohistoric societies and principal methods to study Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology.

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GIULIA RECCHIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
From data to interpretation in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 is devoted to the theoretical and methodological aspects. The main issues and key concepts related to the study of prehistoric and protohistoric societies will be explored and discussed. Part 2 focuses on the main cultural and socio-economic phenomena characterising the late Prehistory in Italy, from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age. The methodological aspects discussed in part 1 will be re-examined from an application point of view.
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites are needed
Books
First part: Cazzella A., Manuale di Archeologia. Le società della Preistoria, Laterza, Bari, 1989, pp. 69-281; Renfrew C., L’Europa della Preistoria, Laterza, Bari 1987, pp. 109-262. Second part: Cazzella A., Recchia G. 2021, Alle origini della disuguaglianza. Dall’affermazione dell’economia produttiva alle prime forme di stratificazione in Italia e nelle isole adiacenti (6000-1000 a.C.), Edizioni di Storia e Studi Sociali, Ragusa.
Teaching mode
Frontal lessons, visit to the Origini Museum, mid-term assessments. Frontal lessons, besides providing students with key concepts and information, are aimed at enhancing student’s critical thinking by illustrating the way(s) of developing interpretation(s) from data and its analysis. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory.
Frequency
Non mandatory
Exam mode
Two written tests (2 hours each) based on open-ended questions. The first written test will take place after part 1 of the course and the second one at the end of the course. Written assessments are aimed at testing the acquired knowledge and the level of comprehension of interpretive processes. Final oral exam.
Lesson mode
Taught class, visits to Museums and pre-protohistoric archaeological sites
GIULIA RECCHIA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
From data to interpretation in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 is devoted to the theoretical and methodological aspects. The main issues and key concepts related to the study of prehistoric and protohistoric societies will be explored and discussed. Part 2 focuses on the main cultural and socio-economic phenomena characterising the late Prehistory in Italy, from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age. The methodological aspects discussed in part 1 will be re-examined from an application point of view.
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites are needed
Books
First part: Cazzella A., Manuale di Archeologia. Le società della Preistoria, Laterza, Bari, 1989, pp. 69-281; Renfrew C., L’Europa della Preistoria, Laterza, Bari 1987, pp. 109-262. Second part: Cazzella A., Recchia G. 2021, Alle origini della disuguaglianza. Dall’affermazione dell’economia produttiva alle prime forme di stratificazione in Italia e nelle isole adiacenti (6000-1000 a.C.), Edizioni di Storia e Studi Sociali, Ragusa.
Teaching mode
Frontal lessons, visit to the Origini Museum, mid-term assessments. Frontal lessons, besides providing students with key concepts and information, are aimed at enhancing student’s critical thinking by illustrating the way(s) of developing interpretation(s) from data and its analysis. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory.
Frequency
Non mandatory
Exam mode
Two written tests (2 hours each) based on open-ended questions. The first written test will take place after part 1 of the course and the second one at the end of the course. Written assessments are aimed at testing the acquired knowledge and the level of comprehension of interpretive processes. Final oral exam.
Lesson mode
Taught class, visits to Museums and pre-protohistoric archaeological sites
  • Lesson code1035624
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseArchaeological Sciences
  • CurriculumArcheologia orientale
  • Year1st year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-ANT/01
  • CFU6