Late Gallo-Roman Archaeology

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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.

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

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”.

Oral exam.

 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.

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.

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

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