Prehistoric Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula

Code:

ARQU022

Acronym:

ARQPRE

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ARQU	42	Study plan since 2008/2009	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To learn about the particularities of the Iberian Peninsula during Prehistory.

Learning outcomes and competences

The Student should be able to recognize the different stages of evolution of:

- Humankind in Iberian Peninsula;

- Settlement patterns;

- Social organization.

Should also be able to:

- Assess the importance of archaeological remains as documents of the past;

- Know the regional variability of archaeological remains and their significance.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Pleistocene hunter-gatherers (Palaeolithic).

2. The Early to Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers (Mesolithic-Early Neolithic).

3. The 5th/4th millennium b.C. shepherd-farmers (Middle and Final Neolithic).

4. The 4th/3rd millennium b.C. shepherd-farmers (Chalcolithic).

5. The 3rd/ first half of the 2nd millennium b.C. complex societies (Bronze Age).

6. Complex societies from the end of the 2nd/ 1st millennium b.C. (Late Bronze Age).

Mandatory literature

Jorge, Susana Oliveira; Domesticar a Terra. As primeiras comunidades agrárias em território português, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1999. ISBN: 972-662-686-2
Jorge, Susana Oliveira; O Passado é Redondo. Dialogando com o sentido dos primeitos recintos monumentais, Porto, ed. Afrontamento, 2005. ISBN: 972-36-0780-8
coord. - Jorge de Alarcão; Nova História de Portugal, vol. I - Portugal das Origens à Romanização, Lisboa, Ed. Presença, 1990. ISBN: 972-23-1313-4

Complementary Bibliography

coord - Vítor Oliveira Jorge; Approaching "prehistoric and Protohistoric Architectures" of Europe from a "Dwelling Perspective", Porto, ADECAP, 2006
coord. - Susana Oliveira Jorge; Existe uma Idade do Bronze Atlântico?, Lisboa, Instituto Português de Arqueologia, 1998
- coord. - Vítor O. Jorge e Julian Thomas; Overcoming the Modern Invention of Material Culture, Porto, ADECAP, 2006/2007
Vários; A Idade do Bronze em Portugal. Discursos de Poder, Lisboa, IPM-MNA, 1995
Vários; Atapuerca. Un Millón de Años de Historia, Madrid, Plot Ed., 1999- 2ª ed.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and discussion with students, using various teaching resources.

keywords

Humanities > History > Archaeology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory attendance at a minimum of 75% of classes, except in cases foreseen by the Evaluation Rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade corresponds to the grade obtained in the exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.