Archaeology of Roman Gaul

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