| Unit name | The Archaeology and Topography of Ancient Greece |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCH20021 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Momigliano |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit offers an introduction to the archaeology and topography of ancient Greece from the Prehistoric to the Byzantine period, based on guided museum and site visits (often conducted by those responsible for the site's excavations). Sites normally included are: Athens (Acropolis, Agora, Kerameikos,), Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, Sparta, Mystra, Daphne, Mycenae, Pylos, and Tyrins among any others. Museums normally included are: National Museum, Goulandris, Benaki and Byzantine museum (Athens) and the local museums at Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, etc.
Aims: To introduce students to the study of:
At the end of the unit, a successful student will be able to:
1) demonstrate first hand knowledge of a number of archaeological sites and museums in Greece
2) appraise archaeological evidence on site
3) assess archaeological and other relevant evidence
Guided site and museum visits in Greece conducted by members of staff of the BSA, and brief student presentations on site. Individual tutorials (up to 4 hours in the UK before and after Greece) will also be given to help with your assessment.
One on-site formative presentation (assesses ILO 2); either one essay of 2,500 words or a reflexive journal (no more than 4000 words) to be submitted by the end of TB1 following participation in the British School of Athens Summer Course. (Assesses ILO 1,3)
Mee, Christopher & Antony Spawforth. Greece :an Oxford archaeological guide (Oxford University Press, 2001)
Whitley, J. (2001) The Archaeology of Ancient Greece (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
Rutter, J.B. The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean (Dartmouth, 1996 -). http://devlab.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/
More specific bibliographical references for essays/notebooks can be discussed with the Unit Director and other members of staff at Bristol University or at the BSA.
