Prehistory

Code:

ARQU046

Acronym:

PHIS

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	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course sets out to provide knowledge on the main stages of the evolution of humanity in terms of its “biological history”, different survival strategies and social organisation systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

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

- Humankind;

- Settlement;

- 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

0. Introduction: The main palaeoenvironmental modifications throughout the Quaternary and the definition of a general chronology of Prehistory.

1. The Origin of Man: From the emergence and evolution of the first hominids to the emergence of Homo Sapiens Sapiens.

2. Palaeolithic: Technological development and evolution of the first human societies’ subsistence strategies. The most ancient graves and the first artistic manifestations.

3. Epipaleolithic-Mesolithic: Post-glacial hunter-gatherers and the use of the new environmental conditions. The development of broad spectrum economy.

4. Neolithic: Main explicative theories about the emergence of Production Economy. Neolithic in the Near East: the region of the Zagro Mountains, Levant and Anatolia. Neolithic in Europe: the European Southeast. Central Europe and Northern Europe. Western Mediterranean. The emergence of the megalithic phenomena in Atlantic Europe.

5. Chalcolithic and Bronze Age in Europe: From the first metallurgical societies to the development of the biggest civilizations. Societies’ complexification: social asymmetries and vertical / horizontal diversity. The State’s origin. Observation: The extension of this subject’s program requires synthetic approaches and content selection. Such selection will bear in mind the students’ profile, their areas of interest, as well as their lacks in the Prehistory domain.

Mandatory literature

CAUVIN, Jacques ; Nascimento das Divindades, Nascimento da Agricultura, Instituto Piaget, 1999. ISBN: 972-771-117-0
PRICE, T. Douglas (Ed.) ; Europe’s First Farmers, Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-521-66572-8
OTTE, M. ; Le Paléolithique inferior et moyen en Europe, Armand Colin, 1996. ISBN: 2-200-01389-2
FOLEY, R. ; Humanos antes da Humanidade, Teorema, 1995. ISBN: 972-695-427-4
JORDAN, P; O Homem Primitivo, Temas e Debates, 2001. ISBN: : 972-759-190-6
JORGE, Susana O.; Domesticar a Terra, Gradiva, 1999. ISBN: 972-662-686-2
HODDER, Ian ; The Domestication of Europe, Blackwell, 1990. ISBN: 9780631177692
BARNABEU, J. et al.;; Al Oeste del Eden. Las Primeras Sociedades Agrícolas en la Europa Mediterránea, Editorial Sintesis, 1993. ISBN: ISBN: 84-7738-182-8
STANFORD, Craig B; Os Símios Caçadores. Alimentação Carnívora e Origens do Comportamento Humano, Bizâncio, 2000. ISBN: 972-53-0078-5
GARANGER, J. (Dir.) ; La Préhistoire dans le Monde. Nouvelle édition de la Préhistoire d’André Leroi-Gourhan, P.U.F - Nouvelle Clio, 1992. ISBN: 2-13-044463-6
WHITTLE, Alasdair ; Europe in the Neolithic. The creations of new worlds, Cambrige University Press, 1996. ISBN: 0-521-44920-0
LEWIN, Roger ; Principles of Human Evolution, Blackwell Science, 1998. ISBN: 0-86542-542-6
AMMERMAN, A. J; BIAGI, P. (Eds.) ; The Widening Harvest, The Widening Harvest, 2003. ISBN: 1-931909-05-9
LEROI-GOURHAN, André ; As religiões da Pré-história, Edições 70, s/d
ARSUAGA, J. L.; MARTÍNEZ, I. ; La especie elegida. La larga marcha de la evolución humana, Temas de Hoy, 1998. ISBN: 84-7880-909-0
CHAMPION, T.; GAMBLE, C. et al. ; Prehistoria de Europa, Editorial Crítica, 1988. ISBN: : 84-7423-378-X
Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Quand d'autres hommes peuplaient la Terra, Flammarion, 2007. ISBN: 978-2-0812-0584-0

Comments from the literature

Supplementary journal articles or dissemination articles, as well as internet sites, will be provided throughout the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lessons, mostly based on content exposition, using several didactic resources simultaneously (namely documentaries).

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

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification will correspond to the score in the exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to the Evaluation Rules applicable to 1st cycle courses.

Classification improvement

Accomplishment of an exam in the appeal period or special period, as long as the conditions foreseen by the Evaluation Rules regarding 1st cycle courses are gathered.