Medieval Archaeology I

Code:

ARQU018

Acronym:

ARQME1

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

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	39	Study plan since 2008/2009	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

We seek that the student becomes familiar with the main aspects of Military Archaeology (army structure, recruitment system, medieval armament, castles, etc.), of the territorial organization ("Civitates", "Terras", "Julgados", etc), as well as of Road Archaeology (roads, bridges, etc.).

Learning outcomes and competences

The student shall be able to understand the diversity of structures and materials, their diachronic evolution, as well as to know the main bibliography.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. War in the Middle Age. Army’s structure throughout the Middle Age. From the High Middle Ages army, classically inherited, to the medieval army. Who fought, how they fought. Recruitment systems. Military service (“fossados”) and family names. Other military services. War professionals: nobility and military orders. Other groups: milites villani, crossbowmen and infantry.

2. Medieval armament. Defensive and offensive armaments. Aspects of its evolution. Great moments of innovation. Siege weapons. Reflections on poliorcetics and in military architecture.

3. Medieval castellology. Origins of the castle. Reconquest and encastellation rhythms. Castles and territory organization. Castle and city walls architectural evolution (9th to 15th centuries). Romanic and gothic castles: from passive to active defence. The decay of the castle.

4. Roads and medieval bridges. Characteristics of the medieval road system. Technical aspects of medieval roads and bridges. Structures built around medieval roads: inns, fairs, hospitals and leproseries.

Mandatory literature

ALMEIDA, Carlos Alberto Ferreira de; Vias Medievais I. Entre-Douro-e-Minho, Ed. policopiada, 1968. ISBN: -
ALMEIDA, Carlos Alberto Ferreira de ; "Castelos Medievais do Noroeste de Portugal", Finis Terrae - Estudios en lembranza do Prof. Dr. Alberto Balil, Santiago de Compostela, 1992
BARROCA, Mário Jorge; MONTEIRO, João Gouveia; FERNANDES, Isabel Cristina Ferreira; Pera Guerrejar. Armamento Medieval em Espaço Português, Câmara Municipal de Palmela, Palmela, 2000. ISBN: 972-8497-10-5
BARROCA, Mário Jorge; MONTEIRO, João Gouveia; DUARTE, Luís Miguel; Nova História Militar de Portugal, vol. 1, Círculo de Leitores, Lisboa, 2003. ISBN: 972-42-3075-9
BUR, Michel; Le Château, Institut d'Études Médiévlaes, Universitá Catholique de Louvain, Brepols, 1999. ISBN: 2-503-50897-9
BURNOUF, Joelle; ARRIBET-DEROIN, Danielle; DESACHY, Bruno; JOURNOT, Florence; NISSEN-JAUBERT, Anne; Manuel d'Archéologie Médiévale et Moderne, Armand Colin, 2009. ISBN: 978-2-200-35455-8
CHÂTELAIN. André; Chateaux Forts - Images de pierre des guerres médiévales, Desclée de Brouwer / R.E.M.PART, 1995. ISBN: 2220039366
FAGNEN, Claude; Armement Médiéval. Un métal pour la guerre, Desclée de B rouwer / R.E.M.PART, 2005. ISBN: 2-904365-40-0
Ferreira Priegue, Elisa; Los^caminos medievales de Galicia. ISBN: 84-1505-7318-1
FOURNIER, Gabriel; Le Château dans la France Médièvale. Essai de Sociologie Monumentale, Aubier, Paris, 1978. ISBN: 2-7007-0115-1
GAIER, Claude; Les Armes, Institut d'Études Médiévales, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brepols, 1979. ISBN: 2-503-36034-3
IZQUIERDO BENITO, Ricardo; La Cultura Material en la Edad Media. Perspectiva desde la Arqueología, Universidad de Granada, 2008. ISBN: 978-84-338-4874-1
KING, David Cathcart; The Castle in England and Wales. An interpretative history, Routledge, London-New York, 1991. ISBN: 0-415-00350-4
MESQUI, Jean; Chemins et Ponts, liens entre les hommes, Desclée de Brouwer / R.E.M.PART, Paris, 2003. ISBN: 2-904365-23-0
MORA-FIGUEROA, D. Luis de ; Glosario de Arquitectura Defensiva Medieval, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, 1994. ISBN: 84-7786-231-1
MOREIRA, Rafael (Coord. de); História das Fortificações Portuguesas no Mundo, Publicações Alfa, Lisboa, 1989. ISBN: -
SOLER DEL CAMPO, Álvaro; La Evolución del Armamento Medieval en el Reino Castellano-Leonês y Al-Andalus (Siglos XII-XIV), Servicio de Publicaciones del EME, Madrid, 1993. ISBN: 84-86806-44-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lessons with an active support of audiovisual means.

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

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

Exam - 100%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to Assessment Regulations.

Classification improvement

According to Assessment Regulations.