Reconstructing the Past: Methods and Tools is a graduate course designed to provide students with an understanding of both theory and practice of current archaeological research.
At
the end of the course the successful student will be able to:
• Discuss the contributions of archaeology and related sub-fields to the study
of human history;
• Critically understand the changing theoretical frameworks under which the past is interpreted;
• Explain the range of field methods used in archaeology to investigate the human past;
• Identify a variety of categories of archaeological data and assess how they have been processed and used to understand the human past;
• Identify the major techniques used to date objects from the past, including the circumstances under which they can be used and the limitations inherent in each technique;
• Evaluate the interplay between research questions, theories, materials and methods, and data, and how to disseminate and popularise the results
- Professor: MARIA EMANUELA ODDO
- Professor: PAOLO RONDINI