ARQU023 - ECTS - Define the concept and realities assignable to Proto-History in European and Mediterranean context;

- Define the cultures and civilizations encompassed in this concept;

- Analyse the socio-economic and cultural processes that occurred in time and space considered;

- Identify major archaeological indicators in order to study these processes.

ARQU028 - ECTS

In this curricular unit students are introduced to the study of Ancient Civilizations. Students should know and identify the main civilizational features (economy, society, technology, politics, religion and art) that mark the route of human societies of the Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean as well as their impact on the European Continent.    

ARQU035 - ECTS

In this curricular unit students are introduced to topics related with the study of Greek Civilization. Students should know and identify the main accomplishments of this Civilization (political, social, economic and cultural), throughout the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods.

 

ARQU053 - ECTS

1. Disseminate and discuss the methodological ways inherent to research under Heritage Sciences, particularly in the areas of Archaeology.

2. Articulate the functions of the heritage sicentist in interdisciplinary contexts and in the context of contemporary scientific production.

3. Relate the concepts of primary and secondary sources.

4. Develop knowledge on bibliographic and documentary resources and your organization.

5. Build methodological approaches and techniques applied to research paths.

6. Identify and apply research paths and planifications.

ARQU054 - ECTS - To know the objectives of Prehistoric Archaeology as a scientific field.

- To understand the main stages of Human Evolution from a biological and cultural point of view.

- To understand the different livelihood strategies, systems of social organization, forms of occupation and organization of space, and the evolution of techniques during the Pleistocene (Early Prehistory).

- To assess the importance of the archaeological evidence, to know its regional variability as well as its chronological and cultural significance.

ARQU057 - ECTS To teach the student the methods of field survey and excavation defended by the protocols of field archeology; also to teach him the first hand treatment of the different "materials" in laboratory.

ARQU024 - ECTS

- Define the concept and realities related to the Proto-History in the context of the Iberian Peninsula;

- Define in space and time cultures and ethnic identities encompassed to the concept of Proto-History;

- Analyze the socio-economic and cultural processes that occurred in time and space being considered;

- To identify the major archaeological indicators that enable the study of these processes. 

ARQU055 - ECTS

ARQU036 - ECTS

ARQU056 - ECTS

-To understand the fundamental concepts of Prehistoric Archaeology

-To perceive the changes of ecosystems in Holocene period and also changes in social organization and subsistence strategies of prehistoric communities.

-To recognize the diachronic transformation of forms of occupation and organization of space and of "inhabiting" the territory during the Recent Prehistory through material remains.

-To understand the regional variability of archaeological remains (techniques, forms and ways of "making").

 - To assess the prehistoric settlement of the Iberian Peninsula in a European geographical context since the end of Pallaleolithic to the end of Bronze Age.

ARQU001 - ECTS - To know general aspects of prehistoric lithic technology as a set of techniques and procedures employed in the production of artifactual knapped and polished stone-tools;

- To analyse lithic artefacts in a typological perspective as well as in a technological approach ("châines-operatoires");

- To contextualise from a chronological and cultural point of view different methods and techniques of stone knapping as well as different types of lithic artefacts.

- To identify the main techniques, morphologies and decorative patterns of prehistoric pottery.

- To identify the main techniques, morphologies and decorative patterns of proto-historic pottery.

- To know the innovations of proto-historic metallurgical technology and its most significant artifactual components.

- To be able to contextualise these metallurgical productions from a chronological-cultural point of view.

ARQU008 - ECTS

To know the concept of city in the classic world; To understand the evolutive process of the Greek and Roman cities; To explain the development of Greco-Roman orthogonal urbanism; To understand the role of Rome in the normalization and diffusion of the regular urbanism; To analyze and to compare several urban plans from Greek and Roman cities; To understand Rome’s urban development.

ARQU018 - ECTS

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.).

ARQU026 - ECTS

General Objectives: To discuss the concepts of prehistoric "art" formulated according to the parameters of Western culture and to contrast them with the "readings" of graphic or sculptural productions generated by so-called primitive societies, that is, addressing the concept of "pre- historic art" according to an anthropological perspective. Specific Objectives: To aproach this art as a cultural information system and as a manner of producing and manipulating/managing "power(s)" inside the Society from which it originates ― with particular emphasizes on European societies of the Upper Paleolithic & Mesolithic and the Neolithic & Bronze Age periods To discuss durable architectural forms, as well as proto-sculpture and sculpture according to the parameters mentioned above (cultural information that leads to the formulation/definition of Identities, as well as social and political cohesion). To examine the broad contextual space (landscape) or restricted (cave, megalithic monument) as a "support" of Community traditions and intentions as well as technical preferences.

HISTO008 - ECTS

To present students with a general overview of the political, economic and social situation of Hispania from the end of the Roman imperial administration to the arrival of Afonso VI of Leon and Castile (1072). Special emphasis will be placed on the would-be Portuguese territory.

ARQU043 - ECTS

To know the origin and evolution of the concept of money in Classical Antiquity. To understand the gradual process of monetization in the Mediterranean World. To explain the geographic, political, economic and chronology of the "invention of money". To meet the technologies related to the production of coins. To understand the monetary systems in Classical Antiquity, especially during the Roman period and with special attention to the Iberian Peninsula. Initiation to research in numismatic studies.

ARQU049 - ECTS

To promote research and knowledge about materials and techniques/technologies of their exploitation, transformation and/or production, in order to better identify and contextualize artifacts and their functions, as well as to perceive behaviors and evolutionary technological stages.

To promote knowledge related to (inter)national contexts of production of materials with traditional technologies, to facilitate a better understanding of archeological contexts.

To equip the students with methodological tools that allow them to research on the subject.

ARQU009 - ECTS

To know Roman building techniques and materials; To characterize classic architectural orders; To analyze the Roman architectural decor; To know the most important buildings and their implantation in the Roman cities; To understand the importance, the meaning and the evolution of certain characteristic buildings.

ARQU019 - ECTS

We seek that the student will acquire knowledge about the main aspects of Daily Archaeology, particularly regarding the archaeology of the houses (noble and common houses; urban and rural houses), the archaeology of the religious spaces (churches, mosques and synagogues, and their relation with liturgy), and the archaeology of the death (evolution of the several burial forms).

ARQU029 - ECTS

To promote the reflexion and the practice, in an integrated and interdisciplinary way, of risk preview, analysis and management, seeking the preservation of archaeological heritage.

To equip the students with methodological tools of work that allow them to research on the subject, to define and to implement plans of action and to sustain decisions.

ARQU058 - ECTS

In correlation to other Courses in the BA this CU intends to provide students with knowledge about the concept of heritage specially regarding archaeological heritage highlighting its multidisciplinary character and how different theoretical approaches produce different constructions of the field Subsequently it introduces theories, methods and issues related to its safeguard and interpretation examining its impacts in contemporary societies This part of the CU also addresses topics of a more practical nature usually associated with the development of coherent and sustainable management policies in this field, taking them as basis for many heritage activities and management plans This CU provides students with opportunities to develop skills that are essential to research, to initiate and develop a career in heritage management and mediation: knowledge of professional ethics and the ability to conceptualize and investigate issues related to its nature particularly as regards archaeological heritage.

 

HISTO069 - ECTS

1) To familiarize the students with specific key concepts of interpretation of the Portuguese medieval period.
2)To provide students with adequate knowledge about the powers of the king, the secular church, municipalities, their relations and conflicts.
3) To familiarize the students with some essential sources for the History of Powers during the periods studied.

ARQU044 - ECTS

We seek to make the student familiar with the main aspects of modern and medieval Portuguese Numismatics, both regarding Monetary History and, mostly, concerning the identification and classification of coins.

ARQU020 - ECTS

This subject's general aims are to develop the students’ social consciousness and their awareness of the importance of cultural diversity; to encourage the acquisition of multidisciplinary skills and a critical attitude regarding the preservation and value of heritage.

ARQU026 - ECTS

General Objectives: To discuss the concepts of prehistoric "art" formulated according to the parameters of Western culture and to contrast them with the "readings" of graphic or sculptural productions generated by so-called primitive societies, that is, addressing the concept of "pre- historic art" according to an anthropological perspective. Specific Objectives: To aproach this art as a cultural information system and as a manner of producing and manipulating/managing "power(s)" inside the Society from which it originates ― with particular emphasizes on European societies of the Upper Paleolithic & Mesolithic and the Neolithic & Bronze Age periods To discuss durable architectural forms, as well as proto-sculpture and sculpture according to the parameters mentioned above (cultural information that leads to the formulation/definition of Identities, as well as social and political cohesion). To examine the broad contextual space (landscape) or restricted (cave, megalithic monument) as a "support" of Community traditions and intentions as well as technical preferences.

ARQU033 - ECTS

- To access a diversified version about Portuguese history in the 19th and 20th centuries; - To contact diversified sources about the historical knowledge of this period; - To encourage research and individual work; - To provide complementary bibliography matching professional and individual interests; - To foster oral participation, by the share of individual interests or by providing texts for discussion;

ARQU038 - ECTS

It is expected that students acquire a detailed knowledge of the specific period. That they are aware of the different perspectives concerning historiographical issues addressed in the course.It is expected that they acquire the ability to use accurate  terminology and concepts regarding this period’s social and economic history. The goals of this subject will be presented and discussed at the beginning of the semester.

ARQU043 - ECTS

To know the origin and evolution of the concept of money in Classical Antiquity. To understand the gradual process of monetization in the Mediterranean World. To explain the geographic, political, economic and chronology of the "invention of money". To meet the technologies related to the production of coins. To understand the monetary systems in Classical Antiquity, especially during the Roman period and with special attention to the Iberian Peninsula. Initiation to research in numismatic studies.

ARQU049 - ECTS

To promote research and knowledge about materials and techniques/technologies of their exploitation, transformation and/or production, in order to better identify and contextualize artifacts and their functions, as well as to perceive behaviors and evolutionary technological stages.

To promote knowledge related to (inter)national contexts of production of materials with traditional technologies, to facilitate a better understanding of archeological contexts.

To equip the students with methodological tools that allow them to research on the subject.

ARQU002 - ECTS The curricular unit Material Culture II aims primarily at studying Roman and Medieval materials.
The general objectives are the acquisition of concepts and contents and the domain of basic reference bibliography related to Roman and Medieval materials, specialy the development of competences and attitudes (mainly ceramics, but also metalic and glass materials).

ARQU021 - ECTS

This subject's general aims are to develop the students’ social consciousness and their awareness of the importance of cultural diversity; to encourage the acquisition of multidisciplinary skills and a critical attitude regarding the preservation and value of heritage.

ARQU060 - ECTS

ARQU059 - ECTS It is intended that students:

- Become familiar with laboratory resources that enable them to develop and streamline the practical activities involved in their professional field;

- Experience, critically develop and train working methods that beware the ethical balance between obtaining information from the materials and the preservation of its integrity, not compromising future interventions or studies;

- Experiencing and training the practical development of the tasks listed in the syllabus, students will be better able to perform their professional functions, either autonomously or, preferably, in team work.