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B029524 - ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA AND IRAN
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Prerequisites
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Course program
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Academic Year 2023-24
Coorte 2022 - Second Cycle Degree in ARCHAEOLOGY
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
L-OR/05 - ANCIENT NEAR EAST ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART HISTORY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
18/09/2023 ⇒ 23/12/2023
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Course teached as:
B029524 - ARCHEOLOGIA E ARTE DELLA MESOPOTAMIA E DELL'IRAN
Second Cycle Degree in ARCHAEOLOGY
Curriculum ARCHEOLOGIA ORIENTALE
B029524 - ARCHEOLOGIA E ARTE DELLA MESOPOTAMIA E DELL'IRAN
Second Cycle Degree in ARCHAEOLOGY
Curriculum ARCHEOLOGIA ORIENTALE
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
SOUTH MESOPOTAMIA AND IRAN FROM THE 4TH MILLENNIUM TO THE ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. This course is a cultural rather than an historical class. After a general introduction on chronology, iconography and main sites of both regions, we will focus on the western and southern Iran as a crossroad between central Asia, Indian peninsula and Mesopotamia, in order to show western (Mesopotamian) or eastern (Indian and Afghan) features in the archaeological evidence.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Álvarez-Mon, Javier, Gian Pietro Basello & Yasmina Wicks (eds.). 2018. The Elamite World (Routledge Worlds). London: Routledge. Chapters
7: Metals and Mining, 11: Old elamite, 12: Middle elamite
13. Neoelamite, 14: Elam and the east, 15. Elam and Babylonia, 16. Elam and Assyria, 24. Elamite Administration, 25. Elamite Architecture, 26. Elamite ceramics, 29. Monumental sculpture (origins), 30. Sculptural arts of Elam, 31 Seals (4-2), 35 Religion and Ritual, 36. Funerary Practices
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7: Metals and Mining, 11: Old elamite, 12: Middle elamite
13. Neoelamite, 14: Elam and the east, 15. Elam and Babylonia, 16. Elam and Assyria, 24. Elamite Administration, 25. Elamite Architecture, 26. Elamite ceramics, 29. Monumental sculpture (origins), 30. Sculptural arts of Elam, 31 Seals (4-2), 35 Religion and Ritual, 36. Funerary Practices
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Learning Objectives
1. Knowledge and understanding: provide the student first with the necessary knowledge concerning the region close to Mesopotamia. 2. Applying Knowledge and understanding: recognizing archaeological objects and contextualize them.
3. Making judgements: to improve critical analysis skills on archaeological materials and third to emphasize the relationship between Mesopotamian plan and the Zagros mountains.
3. Making judgements: to improve critical analysis skills on archaeological materials and third to emphasize the relationship between Mesopotamian plan and the Zagros mountains.
Prerequisites
This course is open to all students interested in archaeology, ancient Persia/Iran, or the ancient or modern Middle East. No prior knowledge of these areas or ancient or modern languages is necessary. All instruction will be in Italian and all readings will be in English or French.
Teaching Methods
Lectures by the instructor will cover 65% of the course and are used to provide theoretical knowledge through models.
Individual exercise sessions will strengthen and settle knowledge transferred during lectures. It will also train the students to apply theory to realty with problem solving tasks. Individual exercise sessions will take place twice during the term.
Individual presentations are scheduled at the end of the course (25%): each student will analyse a specific topic and present it with a 10 minute talk, which will undergo a peer evaluation
Individual exercise sessions will strengthen and settle knowledge transferred during lectures. It will also train the students to apply theory to realty with problem solving tasks. Individual exercise sessions will take place twice during the term.
Individual presentations are scheduled at the end of the course (25%): each student will analyse a specific topic and present it with a 10 minute talk, which will undergo a peer evaluation
Further information
Disabled students or students with learning disabilities are invited to contact the "UNIFI Include" desk for instructions on how to achieve the learning objectives in the most appropriate way for their specific needs. The agreed measures must be shared with the teacher in due time.
Type of Assessment
The exam consists of a general discussion on themes and features discussed during the course. It is required: 1. to present a specific topic chosen by the candidate. 2. to recognize and contextualize an archaeological object or topographic plan chosen among those presented in class. 3. to have critical knowledge to contextualize material culture. Students with disabilities or with DSA, or who are temporarily unable to take the examination in the prescribed manner for health reasons, are invited to contact the Unifi include desk in order to be able to complete in the most satisfactory way an educational path adapted to their needs and to benefit from the most appropriate compensatory / dispensatory measures. These measures will be communicated to the teachers concerned as soon as possible.
Course program
SOUTH MESOPOTAMIA AND IRAN FROM THE 4TH MILLENNIUM TO THE ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. This course is a cultural rather than an historical class. After a general introduction on chronology, iconography and main sites of both regions, we will focus on the western and southern Iran as a crossroad between central Asia, Indian peninsula and Mesopotamia, in order to show western (Mesopotamian) or eastern (Indian and Afghan) features in the archaeological evidence.
The course is split into three sections:
Section 1: Introductory lectures on (I) The Pre-Urban World, (II) The Establishment of Urbanism and Empire, and (III) Persia in the Global Context. This section is historical and will follow a chronological order.
Section 2: Communicating power, social belonging, economic status, and social practices (funerary, feeding, religious practices) throughout iconography, writing systems, architecture, pottery and artefacts. This section will develop using case studies and it is a cultural rather than a historical section.
Section 3: Workshop simulation with individual 10 minutes presentations on following topic: Indian peninsula, Central Asia, Arab Peninsula and Eastern Mediterranean meet in Mesopotamia and Persia.
The course is split into three sections:
Section 1: Introductory lectures on (I) The Pre-Urban World, (II) The Establishment of Urbanism and Empire, and (III) Persia in the Global Context. This section is historical and will follow a chronological order.
Section 2: Communicating power, social belonging, economic status, and social practices (funerary, feeding, religious practices) throughout iconography, writing systems, architecture, pottery and artefacts. This section will develop using case studies and it is a cultural rather than a historical section.
Section 3: Workshop simulation with individual 10 minutes presentations on following topic: Indian peninsula, Central Asia, Arab Peninsula and Eastern Mediterranean meet in Mesopotamia and Persia.
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
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