OBC001 - PREHISTORY AND PROTOHISTORY SEMINAR

courses
ID:
OBC001
Duration (hours):
24
CFU:
3
SSD:
Indefinito/Interdisciplinare
Located in:
CHIETI
Url:
CULTURAL HERITAGE/ARCHEOLOGIA Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course Catalogue:
https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Overview

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (01/03/2026 - 31/05/2026)

Syllabus

Course Objectives


The primary goal of the laboratory is to provide students with tools useful for a first recognition of prehistoric lithic artefacts, enabling them to develop a preliminary techno-typological analysis of the same, inserting them in an appropriate chronological and cultural context. Furthermore, a summary of the different periods of prehistory from the Lower Paleolithic to the Eneolithic is presented, in order to adequately contextualize the lithic artefacts.


Course Prerequisites


None

Teaching Methods


Lectures with Power Point. Practical activity of inventory, cataloging and drawing of the lithic industry.


Assessment Methods


Oral exam aimed at ascertaining the suitability of the 3 CFU, with questions on what has been learned during the workshop and evaluation of the practical work done (catologing and drawing of stone artefacts).

Texts


M. Peresani, Come eravamo. Viaggio nell'Italia Paleolitica, nuova edizione, Il Mulino 2020; M. Arzarello, F. Fontana, M. Peresani, Manuale di tecnologia litica preistorica. Concetti, metodi, tecniche, Carocci Editore 2015; A. Pessina, V. Tiné, Archeologia del Neolitico. l'Italia tra sesto e quarto millennio, Carocci Editore 2018; D. Cocchi Genick, Preistoria, QuiEdit 2009.

Contents


The lithic industry in the framework of Italian prehistory from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Copper Age. Economy of raw materials and operational chain for the production of lithic artifacts. Techno-typological analysis, cataloging and documentation of lithic industry.

Course Language


Italian

More information


The reception of students will be possible before and after the lesson time.

Degrees

Degrees

CULTURAL HERITAGE 
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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People

People

CIARICO ALESSANDRA
Collaboratori
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