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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
HAAR0068-2  History of art and archaeology in protohistorical times

Duration :  30h Th, 30h Pr, 10d FT Exc.
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, General, 2nd yearToute l'année4
Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, Musicology, 2nd yearToute l'année4
Lecturer :  Pierre Noiret
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Part 1: Neolithic: General aspects - The Near East - The Balkans - The Black Sea - Central Europe - Western Europe - Northern Europe - Megaliths.
Part 2: Metal Ages: General aspects - Bronze Age - First Iron Age - Second Iron Age (Iberians, Germanic tribes, Scythians, Celts).
Learning outcomes of the course :  
This course examines complex societies from the Neolithic and Metal Ages, beginning with economic and technological changes (sedentism, origins of agriculture and animal husbandry) that led progressively to modern complex human society.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Yes.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Duration and period: 30h + 30h practical work + 10 days of excursions and fieldwork, 1st and 2nd terms.

Classroom and schedule: Auditorium A4/S100 (building A4), Monday, 12-1 pm.
Recommended or required readings :  
Reference books : M. Otte, La protohistoire, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2nd ed., 2008 (with contributions by M. David-Elbiali, C. Eluère, J.-P. Mohen, P. Noiret). M. Otte & P. Noiret, Les gestes techniques, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2010.
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 proposed in January; an individual written work is required at Easter; the knowledge acquired during the practical exercises is also evaluated, as well as the fieldwork. These four estimations are included in the final note, which remains mainly based on the result of the oral examination.
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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