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HAAR0071-1

Special questions of prehistoric archaeology


Duration :30h Th, 10d FT Exc.
Credits/ECTS :
3rd year of a Bachelor's degree in history of art and archeology, general orientation5
3rd year of a Bachelor's degree in history of art and archeology, musicology orientation5
Holder(s) :Marcel Otte
Course contents : The course presents the range of methods available today for prhistoric archaeology. We start with raw data and through analysis, give such data anthropological significance, from tools to burials. Natural sciences, like those relating to technology and ethnography, are also presented in order to reconstruct the ways of life and values of prehistoric societies. zooarchaeology and archaeobotany are also used to address economic and environmental conditions.
Course objective : The course consists of an introduction the methods of prehistoric archaeology (e.g., typology, use-wear analysis, archaeozoology).
Prerequisites : None, but a minimum of knowledge in the sciences is helpful.
Organization : Duration and period: 30h + 10 days of excursions, trips and field training, 1st term.

Classroom and schedule: Prehistory Museum(building A4), Tuesday, 2-4 pm.
Written notes : A bibliography of the major reference works is distributed at the beginning of the year.
Assessment : Oral examination at the end of the year. Exam session in June.
Contacts : Professor
Marcel OTTE, professeur ordinaire
Département des Sciences historiques
Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège
Tél.: 04.366.54.76 - Fax : 04.366.55.51
E-mail: Marcel.Otte@ulg.ac.be
Assistant
Pierre NOIRET
Tél.: 04.366.58.39




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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