Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
History of Prehistory - Methods - Chronological and Envrionmental Framework - Evolution of Hominids - Hominins and first stone tools - 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 and methods 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
Theoritical courses and practical classes.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Duration and period: 30h + 60h practical work, 1st and 2nd terms.
Classroom and schedule:
Q1: Salle Suzanne Clercx (S100), Monday, 9-10 am.
Q2: Salle Hena Maes-Jelinek (Grand Physique), Wednesday, 9-10 am.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
PDF files containing the PowerPoint presentations presented during the theoretical course will be available for download.
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
May-June exam session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
August-September exam session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Further information:
Mid-term written multiple-choice exam in January (on the content of first-term lectures). 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.
Written exam (open questions) during the June session for the part of the lectures.
The skills acquired during the practical work are subject to an oral assessment in June, the result of which is integrated (20%) with the mark of the written exam on the lectures.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Duration and period: 30h + 60h practical work, 1st and 2nd terms.
Classroom and schedule:
Q1: Salle Suzanne Clercx (S100), Monday, 9-10 am.
Q2: Salle Hena Maes-Jelinek (Grand Physique), Wednesday, 9-10 am.
Contacts
Damien FLAS
Département des Sciences historiques
Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège
Tél.: 04.366.58.20
E-mail: dflas@uliege.be