Mediterranean Archaeology

The student will be involved in a wide selection of field and lab activities. Excavation, Rome. Northern and southern slopes of the Palatine and / or Laboratory of analysis and elaboration of the excavation documentation and / or Laboratory of cataloging and study of ceramic finds and / or Laboratory: architectural analysis and cartography preliminary to the stratigraphic investigation or recording of activities carried out in collaboration with external offices.

No previous experience/classes needed.

No Bibliography required.

Frontal lessons

Students evaluation will be based on the following parameters: knowledge, active involvement in classes, reasoning, learning.

Participation in fieldworks (excavations and/or field surveys) and/or processing and recording of archaeological finds. Data management and digitalization.

No specific prerequisites are needed

No textbooks are needed/provided. Specific readings can be agreed upon during the practical activities.

Participation in fieldworks (excavations of pre-protohistoric contexts and/or field surveys) and/or processing and recording of late Prehistory archaeological finds, GIS.

mandatory, in person

Mid-term assessment and final evaluation of the activities.

Participation in fieldworks (excavations of pre-protohistoric contexts and/or field surveys) and/or processing and recording of late Prehistory archaeological finds, GIS.

no program

no prerequisite

no references

mandatory

practical activities

Laboratory activities, archaeological excavations and territorial surveys.

No particular prerequisites required.

Handouts and bibliography will be discussed as part of the specific laboratory and excavation activities.

Compulsory

Recognition of laboratory and excavation activities attended.

Specific instructions will be provided for each laboratory and excavation activity.

Excavation and laboratory stages organised by Sapienza and accepted by the professor, or by colleagues teaching in the Master (Laurea Magistrale) in Mediterranean Archaeology

Basic theoretical and practical expertise in archaeology.

Texts can be given by each professor organizing the stage

Defined by the professor; basis 1CFU = 25 hours stage

No grade: positive/negative evaluation

Field and/or Lab activity. Digitization (also remotely).

Digital archive, recording and analysis of archaeological data from the site of Arslantepe, Turkey. Activity shall be oriented to the analysis, recording and archiving of archaeological finds from the pre- and protohistoric site of the Turkish Euphrates region, Arslantepe. Finds are ceramics, bone, metal, clay and stone objects with various functions (utensils, ornaments, ritual and symbolic objects, containers..). Part of the work shall consist in finding information on the finds within the original excavation paper archives and in collecting their drawings and photographs. Data shall be analysed and integrated within a digital archive system, to be then analysed. A limited number of students shall also have the possibility to participate to the excavations and researches at the Anatolian site of Arslantepe. Those who are interested should contact Francesca Balossi Restelli by the beginning of October of the year previous to that of field work. The specific aim is to train the student in the more practical aspects of the profession of archaeologist, necessary to his/her formation and access to future jobs. The activities carried regard the documentation and classification of materials and data analysis.

no prerequisits

when requested by the students, references shall be provided

compulsory

the work and time schedule shall be evaluated as work goes on

Activities shall take place during the 2° semester, in the months march-June. Time and schedule of activities shall be decided together with the students, but a weekly meeting is scheduled in any case, on Fridays from 12 to 14. Activities shall be carried out in the archives of the Arslantepe excavation, at the “ex Vetrerie Sciarra”. Part of the work shall be carried out together in class, whilst part of the work will be carried out autonomously, at home. Other field experiences or analysis of material culture will also be evaluated.

During the laboratory, students will be introduced to the study of the architecture and furnishings of some important monuments in Athens and Rome (Parthenon, Hadrian's Library, Pantheon, Forum of Augustus, etc.). Specifically, students will carry out the following activities: 1) Learning the use of vector graphics (CAD) programs useful for the analysis of architectural contexts. 2) Historical analysis of the monument/complex examined 3) Architectural analysis of the monument/complex examined

No prerequisites needed

Reference texts will be given during the lab

Attendance is mandatory to accrue credits

Students will be evaluated taking into account the activities performed during the laboratory

The lab will be conducted in-person with meetings of about 2 to 3 hours per week