Prehistoric Art

Code:

FLUP0140

Acronym:

APH

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
FIL	0	Plano oficial 2003 - 1º ao 3º ano	3	2,5	5	-
HA	105	Official Study Plan - LHA	1	2,5	5	-

Objectives

Concept of prehistoric "art", based on Western cultural parameters and in contrast with the graphic or sculptural "interpretations" of allegedly primitive societies, i.e., an approach to the concept of "prehistoric art" from an anthropological point of view.
Discuss art as a cultural information system of the societies that produced it: the Upper Palaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Neolithic/Bronze Age, particularly in Europe.
Discuss lasting architectonic productions as well as proto-sculpture and sculpture within the mentioned parameters (cultural data that help to define identities and social and political cohesion).
Discuss wider (landscape) or restricted (caves, megalithic monuments) contextual areas in terms of being a "support" for communitarian objectives and chosen techniques.
Understand that in all art there is a "mytography" which is phenomenologically "activated" by the different societies that have created, used, transformed and/or improved it.
Study the major registration methods according to the theoretical objectives mentioned.
Discuss preservation experiences.

Program

I. Concepts and methods in prehistoric art

II.
1. Major biological and cultural evolution stages of Man until the Upper Palaeolithic.
2. The art of the Hunter-Gatherers during the Glacier period.

III. The art of prehistoric societies of the post-Glacier period.

IV. Preservation and recognition of the importance of prehistoric art.

Main Bibliography

Main bibliography will be discussed in the first lesson.

- Baptista, A. M.( 2001), The Quaternary rock art of the Côa valley ( Portugal), Les premiers hommes modernes de la Peninsule Ibèrique. Colloque de la Commission VIII de l’UISPP, (Vila Nova de Foz Côa, 22-24 Octobre, 1998), Trabalhos de Arqueologia, 17, IPA, Lisboa, pp.237-252.
- Bueno Ramirez, P. e Balbín Behrmann, R. ( 1992), L’ art mégalithique dans la Péninsule Ibérique. Une vue d’ensemble, L’Anthopologie, 96, 2-3, pp. 499-572.
- Bradley, R., Criado Boado, F. e Fábregas Valcarce, R. (1994), Los petroglifos como forma de apropriación del espaço: alguns exemplos gallegos, Trabajos de Prehistoria, 51,2, pp.159-168.
- Bradley, R.( 2000), An Archaeology of Natural Places, Routledge.
- Collado Giraldo, H. ( 2000), Reflexión crítica y conclusiones sobre la interpretación y enquadre cronológico de la pintura rupestre esquemática en la Extremadura Española, ), ARKEOS, 7, Perspectivas em Diálogo. Arte Pré-histórica Europeia- o Método, I, CEIPHAR, IP de Tomar , pp.103-144.
- Clottes, J. ( 1998), Voyage en Préhistoire. L’art des cavernas et des abris de la découverte â l’interprétation, La Maison des Roches, ed.
- Gomes, M.V. (1987) Arte rupestre do vale do Tejo, Arqueologia do vale do Tejo, Lisboa, IPPC, pp. 26-43.
*-Groenen, M.(2000) , Sombra y Luz en el Arte Paleolítico, Ariel-Prehistoria, SA. Barcelona.
- Jorge, V. e Jorge, S. (1991), Figurations humaines pré-historiques du Portugal: dólmens ornés, abris peints, rochers gravés, statues-menhirs, Revista da Faculdade de Letras-História, 2ª série, 8, Porto, pp. 341-384.
- Jorge, V. O. (1999), A propósito da Arte megalítica do NW peninsular, ARKEOS. Perspectivas em Diálogo.1º Curso intensivo de Arte Pré-histórica Europeia, I, CEIPHAR, IP de Tomar, pp.109-131.
- Sanches, M. J. ( s/d), A Arte— as gravuras do Alto Douro , Cap. de História da Vinha e do Vinho no Vale do Douro, Gehvid (coord.), Afrontamento ( no prelo).
- Sanches, M. J. (2002), Spaces for social representation,choreographic spaces and paths in the Serra de Passos and surrounding lowlands (Trás-os-Montes, northern Portugal) in late prehistory, ARKEOS- Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, pp. 65-105.
**-Sanchidrián Torti, J.L. ( 2001), Manual de Arte Prehistorico, Ariel- Prehistoria, SA ed.
- Santos, P. e Rey Garcia, M. (2001), Petroglifos de Galicia, Via Láctea ed., A Coruña.


GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS (available at FLUP's General Library or at the Department of Heritage Sciences and Techniques' Library)
- Baptista, A. M.( 1981 ) A Rocha F 155 e a Origem da Arte do Vale do Tejo, Monografias Arqueológicas, 1, GEAP, Porto.
- Baptista, A. M.( 1986 ) Arte rupestre pós-glaciária. Esquematismo e abstracção, Históra da Arte em Portugal. Do Paleolítico à Arte Visigótica, dir. de Jorge de Alarcão, Publicações ALFA, pp.30-55.
- Leroi-Gourhan, A. ( 1971), Pré-histoire de l’Art Occidental, Lucien Mazenod ed., Paris.
- Lumley, H. ( 1995), Le Grandiose et le Sacré. Gravures Rupestres Proto-historiques et Historiques du Mont Bego, Edisud.
-Shee, E. (1981), The Megalithic Art of Western Europe, Clarendon Press, Oxford.
-Vários Autores (1988), Past Worlds. The Times Atlas of Archaeology, Chris Scarre general ed., Times Books Limited, pp. 1-97
-Vários Autores ( 1998 2ª) Arte Rupestre e Pré-história do Vale do Côa. Trabalhos de 1995-1996, coord. de João Zilhão, Ministério da Cultura, Lisboa.
-Vários autores ( 1997), Art et Symboles du Megalithisme Europeen, Actes du 2ème Colloque International ssur l’Art Mégalithique –Nantes, Juin 1995, edit. dirigida por J. L’Elgouac’h, C. Tanguy-Le Roux e J. Lecornec , Révue Archéologique de l’Ouest, supplémment nº 8, Rennes.

Complementary Bibliography

Complementary bibliography, as well as supporting texts, will be made available in the course of the semester.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and interactive methods.

Software

No specific software required.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.