Prehistoric Archaeology (Agro-Pastoral and Metallurgic Societies)
Objectives
LO1. To acquire a holistic knowledge of Prehistory between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula;
LO2. To critically analyse the theoretical and methodological approaches to the discipline, understanding the importance of the archaeological method as an instrument of analysis of the past;
LO3. To acknowledge the diachronic structure of Late Prehistory, achieving a solid chronocultural scheme for the different geographic areas covered;
LO4. To recognize the processes and environments in which the socio-economic and cultural evolution of the peasant societies took place;
LO5. To develop the ability to synthesize and critically analyse information with the aim of producing historical knowledge.
General characterization
Code
01100285
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Carlos Cristian Rodriguez Rellan
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
n.a.
Bibliography
Manuais e obras de referência:
- BICHO, N. F. (2006). Manual de Arqueologia Pré-histórica, Lisboa: Edições 70. ARQ 420/A (UNLFCSH/BMSC) - 63112
- BOYD, R.; SILK, J.B. (2009). How humans evolved (5th ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. ANT 1227 (UNLFCSH/BMSC) – 57707
- CARDOSO, J.L. (2007). Pré-História de Portugal. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta. ARQ 398 (UNLFCSH/BMSC) - 58501
- GAMBLE, C.; BALLART, J. (2001). Las Sociedades paleolíticas de Europa. Barcelona: Ariel
- LÓPEZ GARCÍA, P. (Coord.). (2017). La Prehistoria en la Península Ibérica. Madrid: Itsmo.
- SCARRE, C. (Ed.). (2013). The human past: World prehistory and the development of human societies (3rd ed.). New York: Thames & Hudson. ARQ REF 13 (UNLFCSH/BMSC) – 64484
Será oferecida bibliografia complementar para cada secção do programa.
Teaching method
Theoretical lectures supported by audio-visual resources that will help to reinforce the contents of the course unit. Visits to museums as supplement to the lectures given in class.
Evaluation method
individual and in-person written test (50%), individual and in-person written test (50%)
Subject matter
1. INTRODUCTION:
1.1. Introduction to the course
1.2. Definitions and fundamentals
2. NEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIZATION:
2.1. Origin of farming in different parts of the world
2.2. Neolithization of Europe
2.3. Neolithization of the Iberian Peninsula
2.4. Transformation and monumentalization of the landscape
3. FIRST METALLURGIST SOCIETES IN EUROPE
3.1. The concept of Chalcolithic: problems and limitations
3.2. Development of metallurgy in Europe and in the Iberian Peninsula
3.3. Emergence of Complex Societies
3.4. The Bell Beaker
4. THE BRONZE AGE:
4.1. The bronze metallurgy in Europe and in the Iberian Peninsula
4.2. Bronze Age in Mediterranean Iberia
4.3. Bronze Age in Atlantic Iberia