Megalithic Culture

Course objectives

The course intends to provide an understanding of the national and regional megaliths in terms of: - Architecture; - Spoils; - Timelines; - Raw materials; - Relationship between man and the ecosystem in the past - Process of selection of the preferred areas for construction of funerary monuments.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- The Megalithism: Megalithism and monumentality; Megalithism and symbolic behavior. - The emergence and evolution of megaliths: the different explanatory models. - Non funerary Megalithism. Monument Typologies. Interpretative models. - The megalithic burial. The Portuguese case: its diversity. The megalithic burial in southern Portugal. Megalithism in Europe. Megalithism outside Europe.
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites
Books
Teaching materials, including handouts, thematic websites and scientific articles will be distributed in class and posted on a dedicated Moodle page.
Teaching mode
Time schedule - 15 weeks/4 h per week - general concepts: 4 h - topics mentioned in the syllabus: 26 h - Excursion to megalithic sites: 30 h
Frequency
Attendance is mandatory
Exam mode
final examination: written assignments with presentation in class
Lesson mode
Time schedule - 15 weeks/4 h per week - general concepts: 4 h - topics mentioned in the syllabus: 26 h - Excursion to megalithic sites: 30 h
  • Lesson code10592319
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseArchaeological Materials Science
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDL-ANT/01
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaFormazione interdisciplinare