Protohistoric Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula

Code:

ARQU024

Acronym:

ARQPRO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Archaeology

Instance: 2021/2022 - 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	57	ARQU - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- 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. 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this Course Unit students must:

- critically apply the concept of proto-history to the realities of the Iberian Peninsula.

- acquire a general knowledge of historical sources focused on the Iberian Peninsula.

- know how to handle sources of historical and archaeological nature in the analysis of the peninsular cultures.

- know the main cultures present in Iberian Peninsula,  identifying their main archaeological indicators and the key aspects of their geographical distribution.

- relate the various cultures and the ethnic groups of the Iron Age of Iberian Peninsula, explaining their internal developments, as well as their external dynamics, namely contacts and exchanges.

- know and characterize the different ethnic groups coexisting in Iberian Peninsula during Iron Age. 

- identify the most representative materials of each period, in the main areas analyzed.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

1. Introduction to peninsular proto-history.
1.1 - Sources and historiography.
1.2 - The geographical specificities.
1.3 - Presentation of explanatory models and of different ways of interpretation.

2. General characteristics of the Late Bronze Age.
2.1 - The chronological framework proposals.
2.2 - Defining aspects of the various communities.
2.3 - Distinctive traits of the "Atlantic world."
2.4 - Central Europe influences: the "Urnfield" and the Northeast of Iberian Peninsula.
2.5 - Cogotas I and Soto de Medenilla: the singularities of two sites in the Douro Valley.
2.6 - The gradual transformation of the landscape.

3. The "construction" of Iron Age.
3.1 - Tartessos: the relationship between the myth, the historical sources and the material evidence.
3.2 - The increase of the Phoenician and Greek presence and the development of exchange networks.
3.3 - The Iberians: problematics and characterization of their ways of life.
3.4 - The Celtiberians: historiography and occupation modes in the Eastern Meseta.
3.5 - The Vettones and the territory of Western Meseta.
3.6 - The hill forts of the Northwest: economic and social organization of the fortified places.
3.7 - The specific characteristics of Northwest settlements and communities.
3.8 - The Northeast: communities and forms of appropriation of the territory.
3.9 - The technology: the key importance of metallurgy and the specific characteristics of ceramic production.

4. The Roman conquest: persistences and transformations.

Mandatory literature

Alarcão, Jorge de (Coord.); De Ulisses a Viriato: O primeiro milénio a.C., Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, 1996. ISBN: 972-8137-39-7
Almagro Gorbea, M.; Arteaga, O.; Blech, M.; Ruiz Mata, D.; Schubart, H.; Protohistoria de la Peninsula Iberica, Ariel, 2001. ISBN: 978-84-344-6625-8
Gracia Alonso, Francisco (coord.); De Iberia a Hispania, Ariel, 2008. ISBN: 978-84-344-5256-5
Izquierdo, I.; Mayoral, V.; Olmos, R.; Perea, A.; Dialogos en el pais de los Iberos, Museo Arqueologico Nacional, 2004. ISBN: 84-8181-204-8
Ruiz-Gálvez, Marisa; Con el fenicio en los talones. Los inicios de la Edad del Hierro en la cuenca del Mediterráneo., Bellaterra, 2013. ISBN: 8472906353
Salinas de Frías, M. ; Los pueblos prerromanos de la Península Ibérica, Akal, 2010. ISBN: 978-84-460-2030-1
Torres Ortiz, M.; Tartessos, Real Academia de la Historia , 2002. ISBN: 84-95983-03-6
VV.AA.; Celtiberos, tras la estela de Numancia, Diputación Provincial de Soria, 2005. ISBN: 84-95099-86-1

Complementary Bibliography

Baquedano, Enrique; Arlegui, Marina (eds.); Schulten y el descubrimiento de Nvmantia, Comunidad de Madrid, 2017. ISBN: 8445136070
González Ruibal, Alfredo; Galaicos, poder y comunidad en el noroeste de la Península Ibérica, Museo Arqueolóxico e Histórico Castelo de San Antón, 2006. ISBN: 0211-318X
Silva, Armando Coelho Ferreira da ; A cultura castreja do noroeste de Portugal, Câmara Municipal de Paços de Ferreira, 2007. ISBN: 978-972-9408-28-1
Ruiz, A.; Molinos, M.; Los Iberos: análisis arqueológico de un proceso histórico, Editorial Crítica, 2003. ISBN: 9788474235661

Comments from the literature

Complementary bibliography will be indicated in the initial summaries of each module.
Additional bibliography, when necessary, will be given in each class.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes are based on theoretical and practical exposure of the contents, along with the presentation of visual media.

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	41,00
Total:	149,00

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification corresponds to the mark obtained in the final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to the general evaluation rules of the Faculty.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement