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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
HAAR0067-1  History of art and archaeology in prehistorical times

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in History, 2nd yearToute l'année4
Lecturer :  Pierre Noiret
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
History of Prehistory - Theory and Method - Primatology - The Australopithecines - Lower Palaeolithic - Middle Palaeolithic - Upper Palaeolithic - Palaeolithic Art - Mesolithic
Learning outcomes of the course :  
This course includes a general introduction to the history of prehistoric research and focuses on the objectives, methods and philosophy of archaeological research. Following a chronological perspective, the course begins with human origins and the different factors (environmental, anatomic, technological, cultural) that influenced human evolution. The course then develops the study of the different hunter-gatherer societies during the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Duration and period: 30h, 1st and 2nd terms.

Classroom and schedule: Auditorium A4/S100 (building A4), Monday, 9-10 am.
Recommended or required readings :  
Reference book: Otte, La préhistoire, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 1999 (with contributions by D. Vialou and P. Plumet). A bibliography of the major reference works is distributed at the beginning of the year.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (exam session in June). An optional mid-term written multiple-choice exam is given in January.
Contacts :  
Pierre NOIRET
Département des Sciences historiques
Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège
Tél.: 04.366.58.39 - Fax : 04.366.55.51
E-mail: pnoiret@ulg.ac.be (Marcel.Otte@ulg.ac.be%20)


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