Duration
30h Th, 10h Pr, 10d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
| Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general | 5 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology | 5 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
Introduction (History of Protohistory, chronological framework, Neolithic and Neolithization) / Neolithization and Early Neolithic of the Near East / Other centers of Neolithization / The spread of the Neolithic in Europe: the Balkans, the Mediterranean area and the Danube area / The European Middle Neolithic / Megalithism and the Late Neolithic / The Chalcolithic and the Bell Beaker phenomenon / The Bronze Age (early, middle and late) / The first Iron Age: the Hallstatt culture / The second Iron Age (Scythians, Celts, Germans, etc.)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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 are seen at the start of the Neolithic. Students will think about the reasons of such modifications, and then about the evolution after the beginning of the Metal Ages.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoritical courses ; practical classes.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Duration and period: 30h + 10h practical work.
1st term
Classroom and schedule:
Salle Commu2 (2/24b) (building A1), Monday, 1-3 pm.
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
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
written exam (open-ended questions for the part of the lectures, description of artefacts for the practical part)
August-September exam session
- In-person
written exam (open-ended questions for the part of the lectures, description of artefacts for the practical part)
Further information:
The skills acquired during the practical work are subject to a written exam (description of artefacts), the results of which are included (20%) with the mark of the written exam on the lectures.
Work placement(s)
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Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Damien FLAS
Département des Sciences historiques
Service de Préhistoire, 7 place du 20-Août bât A1, B-4000 Liège
Tél.: 04.366.58.39
E-mail: dflas@uliege.be