Admission requirements
None.
Description
The lecture series World Archaeology gives an outline of the deep (pre)history of humans from our early ancestors to the more recent and complex societies in the world. The role of material culture in human society is discussed and shown in many regions and periods. Comparisons between different times and places allow us to understand connections between the unique and the universal in the story of human development.
This course will provide an introduction to important themes of the archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Near East after the Roman era, from Medieval to Early Modern times. Different regions, periods and cultures will be discussed (Franks, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders etc.).
We will also address the process of Christianisation, Islamisation, production, exchange, economy, urbanisation, state formation, rise and fall of empires and food and dining habits.
Course set-up
Daily schedule:
9-11 hrs: lectures Dutch and English
10-12 hrs: tutorial
13-14 hrs: wrap-up / q&a (all students)
Course objectives
Basic understanding of the major societies, cultures, and empires of Medieval and Early Modern Europe and the Mediterranean;
Basic understanding of some long-term main processes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe and the Mediterranean: Islamisation/Christianisation, urbanisation, commercialisation and fragmentation/decentralisation of political structures;
First introduction to a number of categories of post-Roman European and Mediterranean material culture (mainly pottery).
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the BA1 time schedule.
Mode of instruction
Lectures;
Tutorials, in which students work under supervision on assignments on the literature and practice their knowledge.
Course load
18 hours of lectures (0.5 ec);
52 hours of course preparation, weekly assignments, literature reading (2 ec).
Assessment method
- Multiple choice exam (100%).
During the course there will be 3 assignments all students have to submit through Brightspace. Each assignment can earn you a bonus of 0.2 for your final grade. Assignments must be submitted through Turnitin or Brightspace, and only on-time Turnitin/Brightspace submissions count.
A retake of the exam is only possible in case of a fail (in compliance with our teaching rules and regulations) and only when the requirements of attendance and assignments have been met.
Compensation between the grades of World Archaeology 3.1 and World Archaeology 3.2 is only possible if the individual grades are a 5.0 or higher.
All exam dates (exams, retakes, paper deadlines etc.) can be found in the BA1 examination schedule.
Deadlines for assignments are included in the course syllabus.
Reading list
To be announced at the start of the course.
Registration
Registration via uSis is mandatory.
The Administration Office will register all BA1 students for their tutorials (not lectures; register via uSis!).
BA2, BA3, MA/MSc and RMA/RMSc students are required to register for all lectures and tutorials well in time.
The Administration Office registers all students for their exams, students are not required to do this in uSis.
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Prospective students website for information on how to apply.
All information (costs, registration, entry requirements, etc.) for those who are interested in taking this course as a Contractstudent is on the Contractonderwijs Archeologie webpage (in Dutch).
Contact
For more information about this course, please contact prof. dr. J.A.C. (Joanita) Vroom.
Remarks
Compulsory attendance during the main lectures. Upon missing more than one lecture/tutorial you will be excluded from receiving your final grade, without the possibility of a retake. You will then have to apply to the Board of Examiners to get an exemption for your absence on reasonable grounds.