Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr, 10d 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
Part 1: Neolithic: General aspects - The Near East - The Balkans - The Black Sea - Central Europe - Western Europe - Northern Europe - Megaliths.
Part 2: Metal Ages: General aspects - Bronze Age - First Iron Age - Second Iron Age (Germanic tribes, Scythians, Celts).
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 led progressively to modern complex human society. Students will think about the reasons of such modifications, and then about the evolution after the beginning of the Metal Ages, towards societies with social inegalities more and more growing.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoritical courses ; practical classes ; field training.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Duration and period: 30h + 30h practical work + 10 days of excursions and fieldwork, 1st and 2nd terms.
Classroom and schedule: Auditorium A4/S100 (building A4), Monday, 12 am-1:30 pm.
Recommended or required readings
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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, as well as the fieldwork. These 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)
10 days of field training
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