Funerary Archeology

Code: HIS14679M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Archeology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

Curricular unit designed to give specific training to students of Archaeology and Environment.

Sustainable Development Goals

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

15. Proteger a vida terrestre - Proteger, recuperar e promover o uso sustentável dos ecossistemas terrestres, gerir de forma sustentável as florestas, combater a desertificação, deter e reverter a degradação da Terra e deter a perda da biodiversidade.

Learning Goals

Understanding of the existing diversity at the level of Funerary Archeology in Iberian Peninsula at the level of architectures, materials, implantations and chronologies, in order to understand the relations of man with the ecosystem, in the past, and the processes of choosing reference areas for the construction of funerary monuments.

1. The Funerary Contexts
2. Funerary Architectures
2.1. Positive architectures
2.2. Negative architectures
3. Symbolic behaviors
4. The materials
5. Deployments in space
6. Chronologies
7. The interpretive models
8. The Portuguese case: its diversity

Teaching Methods

The professor presents the theoretical concepts, definitions, methodologies, and case studies, drawing on the analysis of texts, images, cartography, artefacts/ecofacts, and digital resources. Sessions are complemented by students? active engagement through a dialogical approach to learning and/or by the organisation of debates involving students. In addition to the case studies presented by the instructor, specialists may be invited to enrich the content and the programme?s diversity, thereby adapting the syllabus to students? main interests and contributing to a stronger articulation between teaching and research.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, consisting of a written assignment (30%), an in-class presentation and discussion (50%), plus attendance and participation in classes or other training events (20%), or through a Final Exam (100%).