2025

Megalithic Culture

Name: Megalithic Culture
Code: HIS13481M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Archeology

Teaching languages: Portuguese, English
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

1) Understanding of diversity at the national and regional megalithism:
- the architectures;
- the implantations and the spaces;
- the spoils;
- the chronologies;
- the raw materials;
2) Understanding of the worldwide megalithic phenomenon

Contents

1. The Megalithism
- Megalithism and monumentality.
- Megalithism and symbolic behavior.
2. The emergence and evolution of megalithism: the different explanatory models.
3. Non-funeral megalithism.
- The different types of monuments.
- The interpretative models.
4. The funerary megalithism.
- The different types of monuments.
- The interpretative models.
5. Megalithism in the world
- The different types of monuments.
- The interpretative models.

Teaching Methods

Presentation by the teacher of theoretical concepts, definitions, methodologies and case studies, using analysis of texts, images, cartography, artifacts/ecofacts and digital resources. Sessions are accompanied by student engagement through a dialogic approach to learning. The course also includes visits to megalithic monuments at locations to be designated annually.

Assessment

The continuous assessment system includes the preparation and presentation of an individual work (90%), assiduity and participation (10%).

Teaching Staff

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