Duration
30h Th, 60h Pr, 3d FT Exc.
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
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
Theoritical courses and practical classes.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Duration and period: 30h + 60h practical work + 3 days of excursions and fieldwork, 1st and 2nd terms.
Classroom and schedule: Q1: S100, Monday, 9-10 am. Q2: Grand Physique, Wednesday, 1-3 PM
Recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral examination (exam session in June).
Mid-term written multiple-choice exam in January; the knowledge acquired during the practical exercises is also evaluated. These two 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)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
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 E-mail: pnoiret@uliege.be