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2025-2026 / HAAR0070-1

Specific issues in the History of Prehistoric Art

Duration

30h Th, 10d FT Tr. Pr.

Number of credits

 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 

Lecturer

Olivier Touzé

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Overview of the arts produced by Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer peoples. The plastic expressions are described in terms of their techniques, iconography, structure and chronology, with a review of the interpretations proposed over a century of research, in order to give students the best possible understanding of a complex phenomenon spanning 20,000 years.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course provides a panoramic presentation of these different expressions, then proposes a series of methodological approaches capable of interpreting them in coherent and logical terms. Nothing, in fact, seems random in Palaeolithic art, where styles, schools and stages can be distinguished.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoretical classes.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Duration and period: 30 hours, 1st term.

Classroom and schedule: Prehistory museum (bât. A4), Thursday, 1.30-3.30 pm.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Suggested readings: Jean Clottes, Pourquoi l'art préhistorique ? (Folio Essais 557) ; Patrick PAILLET, Qu'est-ce que l'art préhistorique ? (CNRS Biblis 239).

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Additional information:

Oral examination in January.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Lecturer
Olivier TOUZÉ
Département des Sciences historiques
TraceoLab/Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège
E-mail: otouze@uliege.be

 

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