2024
Societies and Prehistoric Cultures
Name: Societies and Prehistoric Cultures
Code: HIS12020L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Archeology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
This course aims to provide the students with a geral and at the same time detailed knowledge on the main questions related to the archaeological research on prehistoric investigations. The topics are organized diachronically and will be focusing on major aspects on the evolution of human behaviour.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
This course aims to provide all students a broad overview and update of the major evolutionay steps of past hominins,
including from the emergence of the genus Homo up to the origens and onset of agriculture. Although always in worldwide context, the topics will be focusing on Europe and Iberian Peninsula, with special emphasis in the portuguese territory.
including from the emergence of the genus Homo up to the origens and onset of agriculture. Although always in worldwide context, the topics will be focusing on Europe and Iberian Peninsula, with special emphasis in the portuguese territory.
Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Prehistory as a scientific discipline
2. PREHISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
2.1. Research methods
2.2. Geology and paleoenvironment
3. Paleolithic Hunter-Gatheres
3.1. Human Evolution
3.2. Lower Paleolithic
3.2.1. Acheulean stone tools
3.2.2. Technology, economy, cultures and settlements
3.3. Middle Paleolithic
3.3.1. Mousterian stone tools
3.3.2. Technology, economy, cultures and settlements
3.4. Upper Paleolithic
3.4.1. Stone tools and cultural variability
3.4.2. Language, Art and symbolism
4. MESOLITHIC
4.1. New settlement and cultures
4.3. The shellmidden and burial praticies
4.4. Stone and bone tools
5. NEOLITHIC
5.1. New concepts and dynamics
5.2. Climatic and techno-cultural changes
5.3. Processes of domestication
5.5. New conceptualization of space and rituals
5.6. Megalithism
6. THE ONSET OF METAL AGES
1.1. Prehistory as a scientific discipline
2. PREHISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
2.1. Research methods
2.2. Geology and paleoenvironment
3. Paleolithic Hunter-Gatheres
3.1. Human Evolution
3.2. Lower Paleolithic
3.2.1. Acheulean stone tools
3.2.2. Technology, economy, cultures and settlements
3.3. Middle Paleolithic
3.3.1. Mousterian stone tools
3.3.2. Technology, economy, cultures and settlements
3.4. Upper Paleolithic
3.4.1. Stone tools and cultural variability
3.4.2. Language, Art and symbolism
4. MESOLITHIC
4.1. New settlement and cultures
4.3. The shellmidden and burial praticies
4.4. Stone and bone tools
5. NEOLITHIC
5.1. New concepts and dynamics
5.2. Climatic and techno-cultural changes
5.3. Processes of domestication
5.5. New conceptualization of space and rituals
5.6. Megalithism
6. THE ONSET OF METAL AGES
Teaching Methods
Expository teaching method using the analysis of texts, images, maps and archaeological artefacts.
System of continuous assessment (two assessment tests / or an assessment test and a practical work) or system of
examination (proof semester only)
System of continuous assessment (two assessment tests / or an assessment test and a practical work) or system of
examination (proof semester only)
Teaching Staff
- Nelson José Oliveira de Almeida [responsible]
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