Duration
30h Th, 60h Pr, 3d FT Exc.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
History of Prehistory - Theory and Method - Primatology - The Australopithecines - Lower Palaeolithic - Middle Palaeolithic - Upper Palaeolithic - Palaeolithic Art - Mesolithic
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Yes.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Duration and period: 30h + 60h practical work + 3 days of excursions and fieldwork, 1st and 2nd terms.
Classroom and schedule: Q1: S100 (building A4), Monday, 9-10 am. Q2: Grand Physique, Wednesday, 1-3 PM
Recommended or required readings
Reference books: Otte, La préhistoire, Bruxelles : De Boeck, 3rd ed., 2009 (with contributions by P? Noiret, P. Plumet and D. Vialou). 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).
Mid-term written multiple-choice exam in January; an individual written work is required at Easter; the knowledge acquired during the practical exercises is also evaluated. These three estimations are included in the final note, which remains mainly based on the result of the oral examination.
The mark of the midterm exam in January will count for 20% of the June final mark if > or = 10/20. The mark will have no effect on the final grade if it doesn't reach 10/20 and the final exam will then be cumulative.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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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