Archaeology of Roman Gaul

larko2385  2022-2023  Louvain-la-Neuve

Archaeology of Roman Gaul
5.00 credits
45.0 h
Q1

  This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2022-2023 !

Teacher(s)
Coquelet Catherine;
Language
French
Main themes
The teaching approaches general questions related to the concept of Romanization, 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.
Learning outcomes

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

1 Advanced training for students who specialized in National Archaeology.
 
Content
One part of the course concerns the study of two provinces : Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior, which are included in current Belgium. Main themes will be studied chronologically : military episodes, road network, creation of the civitates, urban settlements (caput civitatis and agglomerations), land use and rural settlements, religious and funerary practices and economy. The second part concerns 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
Ex cathedra sessions are composed by some different parts which will be adapted to the theme studied : theoric part, synthetic part according to the actuality of the research in North Gaul and cases studies. Exhibition, visits and active participation on archaeological surveys.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam.
Bibliography
Bibliographie de base et série d'ouvrages commentés en séance selon les thématiques abordées.
Faculty or entity
EHAC


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [120] in History

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General

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