UCL - Late Roman Archaeology in Gaul

[ARKA2540]

[15h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Raymond Brulet

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
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Aims

Advanced training in national archaeology. The training concerns the archaeological sources of the late Gallo-Roman period.

Main themes

The teaching approaches the general questions related on the definition of late antiquity and the problems of the passage of antiquity to the Early Middle Age. It considers the archaeological sources of this period by replacing them in their political, administrative, military, religious, ethnic, economic and social contexts.

Content and teaching methods

Content : The theoretical teaching approaches the problem of the end of the romanity and the germanization of our regions. The major topics are the new geopolitical, ethnic and economic framework, the appearance and the christianization of the fortified cities, the territory's defence, the rural world's decline, the evolution of the funerary habits, the germanization of the North Gaul and the shifts of the population in the Vth century B.C.

Teaching methods : The main part of the teaching concerns reports covering basic information and papers presented by professor and researchers invited. Organization of visits and participation in archaeological sites, important demonstrations and exhibition are important part of the course.

Compulsory readings : Five principal titles will be presented and commented during the sessions.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Evaluation : oral exam.
Support: Summary printed, summary of the PPT presentations available on Intranet ARKE.