Seminar on archaeology in Italy and the Roman provinces B [ LARKO2677 ]

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No later than a class chosen in LARKO, unit of Archaeology of Italy and Roman Provinces. 

The seminar focused on specific problems of interpretation in relation to the use of archaeological sources for the reconstruction of social and political relationships during the Iron Age and historical periods (Italy and Roman provinces) too.

Advancedtraining for students who want to specialize in archeology of the Italian peninsula and Roman provinces.
The aim is todevelop a discerning approach and analytical methods to study the classical world (material culture, architecture, sculpture and painting etc.).
Application of theoretical and anthropological concepts in archaeological interpretation.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Continuous evaluation: seminars (50% points) and personal paper (50% points).

They can change year-over-year: considered the research developed in the field at UCL, students may berequired to attend lectures throughout the semester and make a critical analysis in the end.
The seminarcan also involve a trip to Rome or elsewhere inItaly: each student will have an individual research followed by an oral report on a city or an ancient monument.
The seminar also can be based on a detailed analysis of scientific papers on a specific topic with presentation (PPT) by students.

The main topic aimed during the year 2015-2016 will be ancient libraries in the Roman Mediterranean studied trough the information from urban planning, architecture and ways of life (territorial organization, economic, political and religious) of a Greco-Roman community.

Bibliographyprovided by the teacher at the beginning of the course.

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