Rural Archaeology
Code
722051394
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Objectives
1. To acquire concepts of rural cultures and agrarian techniques
2. To known the sources on the study of rural structures and settlements
3. To identify different types of archaeological remains related to agrarian activities and rural sites.
4. To know some case studies on the archaeology of rural investigation
Prerequisites
Subject matter
1. Concepts
2. The domestication of plants and animals
2.1 First domesticated plants and animals
2.2 The Proto-historic period and the formation of urban sites
2.3 Rural structures in the Proto-historic period
3. The rural space in the Classic period
3.1 Organization of settlements
3.2 Villae
3.3 Farms and hamlets
3.4 Means of agrarian exploration
4. The late Roman transformations in rural territories
4.1 Villae
4.2 Settlement transformations
5. Early Medieval transformations in rural territories
5.1 Settlement transformations: the rise of the village
5.2 The archaeology of Early Medieval villages
5.3 The expansion of the feudal system
5.4 The archaeology of the means of agrarian exploration
6. Muslim rural settlements
6.1 The organization of the agrarian territory
6.2 The archaeology of Muslims rural sites
6.3 The relation between city and field
6.4 New techniques and cultivations
7. The modern rural territories
Bibliography
HARRIS, D., Ed. (1996). The origins and spread of agriculture ans pastoralism in Eurasia, London: UCL Press.
HODDER, I.; ORTON, C. (1990). Análisis espacial en arqueología. Barcelona: Crítica.
CRIADO BOADO, F. (1999). Del Terreno al Espacio: Planteamientos y perspectivas para la Arqueología del Paisaje CAPA: Cadernos de Arqueoloxía e Patrimonio. nº 6.
GONZÁLEZ VILLAESCUSA, R. (1996). Arqueología del Paisaje e Historia agraria: algunas cuestiones de método. Revista d´historia medieval. nº 7, 223-24.
Teaching method
Theoretical classes supported by audiovisuals. Practical classes on the analysis of study cases and theoric papers.
Evaluation method
The moments of evaluation moments are: a presentation in the class and written paper on a critical review on a paper about this thematic area of studies; and the participation in practical classes. Grades equal or higher than 10 over 20 are approved.