Contextual Archaeology

Code: HIS14763M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Archeology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, Spanish

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

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

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Redução das desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Learning Goals

Objectives:
1. Know the telltale traces of human activity, from prehistory to the present: a) settlement patterns, b) archaeological materials, c) housing structures d) defensive structures, e) other traces.
2. Fostering critical readings

Skills:
1. Ability to grasp and understand the past through material remains;
2. Develop ability to perceive the physical space;
3. Ability to identify the different archaeological periods.

To think and develop settlement patterns processes, creating coherent projects;
To define and to manage coherent research programs in Archaeology

Teaching Methods

This course uses mainly the sharing of experiences and investigations of teachers but also of visiting researchers with the goal of bringing students to recognize different types of traces and realities in different regions.

Assessment

The continuous assessment must be carried out through the elaboration of an individual assignment (70%) and one report evaluating the contents of one conference presented during classes (30%).
The final assessment is made in the form of a final exam and can be made in any of the exam periods provided.