Late Gallo-Roman Archaeology

larko2390  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Late Gallo-Roman Archaeology
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2

  This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2017-2018 !

Language
French
Prerequisites
None.
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.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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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”.
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.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam.
Other information
None.
Bibliography
Lectures obligatoires : Cinq grands titres incontournables dont la lecture est indispensable seront présentés et commentés en séance.
Faculty or entity
ARKE


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in History

Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures