Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 17071/2009 - 23/07/2009
3 ECTS; 1º Ano, Anual, 7,0 TP + 12,0 TC + 8,0 S , Cód. 64981.
Lecturer
- Alexandra Águeda de Figueiredo (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
The student should be able to:
Recognize the main chronological, environmental, and cultural milestones of the Quaternary in Europe.
Understand the processes of human colonization of Europe and the factors that influenced them.
Identify the main characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies and their environmental adaptations.
Analyze the archaeological evidence related to the lifeways of hunter-gatherers and early farmers.
Compare the different subsistence strategies among Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic communities.
Apply archaeological methods and concepts in the interpretation of prehistoric contexts.
Evaluate the impact of technological and social innovations associated with the advent of agriculture and metallurgy.
Discuss theories about the transition from hunter-gatherer lifeways to agricultural sedentism.
Create interpretative hypotheses about population, economic, and cultural dynamics based on archaeological data.
Develop a critical and multidisciplinary approach to the problems of European Prehistory.
Program
1 Quaternary and Human Colonisation of Europe
1.1 Landscape and Environment
1.2 Human Evolution
1.3 Chronological Framework
1.4 Controversies on the Evolutionary Lineage
1.5 Most Iconic European Archaeological Sites
2 Hunter-Gatherer Societies
2.1 Behaviours and Rituals
2.2 Material Culture and Cultural Choices
2.3 Environmental Adaptation, Social Groups and Relations
2.4 Most Iconic European Archaeological Sites
3 The First Farmers
3.1 Behaviours and Rituals
3.2 Material Culture and Cultural Choices
3.3 Megalithism
3.4 Metals and Cultural Consequences
3.5 Most Iconic European Archaeological Sites
Evaluation Methodology
Interdisciplinary work articulated with the Quaternary Geology module. Optional examination.
Attendance:
Assignment to be submitted by students, accounting for 50% of the grade, due on the last class.
The remaining 50% will be based on a knowledge assessment test.
Exam:
Knowledge assessment test worth 100% of the exam grade.
Bibliography
- Early hominid dispersals: A technological hypothesis for "out of Africa.(2010, 0 de ---). Quaternary International, pp. 36-44.
- Lindustrie lithique du site Pléistocène inférieur de Pirro Nord (Apricena, Italie du sud) : une occupation humaine entre 1,3 et 1,7Ma.(2009, 0 de ---). LAnthropologie - doi: 10.1016/j.anthro.2009.01.004, pp. 47-58.
- The first hominin of Europe.(2008, 0 de ---). Nature, pp. 465-469.
- Transitions to Farming in Europe: Ex Oriente Lux?.(2006, 0 de ---). The agricultural revolution in prehistory: why did foragers become farmers?, pp. 325-381.
Teaching Method
Lectures supported by discussion and comparative text analysis.
Software used in class
Not applicable.
