Prehistory

A.Y. 2024/2025
9
Max ECTS
60
Overall hours
SSD
L-ANT/01
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The lecture course will provide the tools to understand the chronological and geographical development of the European prehistoric and protohistoric cultures, their ideological and socio-economic structures, their arts, craft and building and, finally, their cultural and funerary self-representation.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the lecture course, the student will have acquired the ability to read the historical-archaeological evolution of European pre-protohistoric cultures in terms of material culture and ideology.
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Part A (20 hrs, 3 cfu): Introduction to Prehistory and Protohistory. Contents, principles, methods and practices;
Part B (20 hrs, 3 cfu): The Prehistory of Continental Italy in the Mediterranean and European Framework;
Part C (20 hrs, 3 cfu): The Prehistory of alpine Northern Italy.
Prerequisites for admission
Prehistory; European protohistory; Methodology of archaeological research (strongly recommended). Curiosity, willingness to work in groups and actively contribute to the individual and collective learning process.
Teaching methods
The course will take place alternating frontal lessons with individual or group presentations by the students. The lessons will present images in the form of power points and the use of other media.
Teaching Resources
The teaching materials presented in class (slides) and the handouts will be available on the Prehistory page of the Ariel platform (https://utecchiatip.ariel.ctu.unimi.it/v5/home/Default.aspx), once the lectures relating to the teaching units in question have been completed.

Part A

1. Demoule J.P. 2019, I dieci millenni dimenticati che hanno cambiato la storia, Leg Edizioni.
2. Graeber D., Wengrow D. 2023, L'alba di tutto. Una nuova storia dell'umanità, Rizzoli.
3. Manzi G. 2024, Antenati. Lucy e altri racconti dal tempo profondo, Il Mulino.
4. Mithen S. 2019, Il canto degli antenati. Le origini della musica, del linguaggio, della mente e del corpo, Codice Edizioni.
5. Renfrew C. 2011, Preistoria. L'alba della mente umana, Einaudi.
6. Rigal G. 2022, Il tempo sacro delle caverne. Da Chauvet a Lascaux, le ipotesi della scienza, Adelphi.
7. Wragg Sykes R., 2021, Neandertal. Vita, arte, amore e morte, Bollati Boringhieri,
8. In-depth articles provided by the lecturer.

Part B

1. AA.VV. 2013, Atti della XLIII Riunione scientifica: L'Età del rame in Italia: Bologna, 26-29 novembre 2008, Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria, Firenze.
2. Bietti Sestieri A. M., 2018 - L'Italia nell'età del bronzo e del ferro. Dalle palafitte a Romolo (2200-700 a. C.). Con aggiornamento online, Carocci.
3. Broodbank C. 2018, Il Mediterraneo. Dalla preistoria alla nascita del mondo classico. Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi Ns.
4. Cazzella A., Recchia G. 2021, Alle origini delle disuguaglianze. Dall'affermazione dell'economia produttiva alle prime forme di stratificazione in Italia e nelle isole adiacenti (6000-1000 a.C.).
5. Peroni R. 1996, L'Italia alle soglie della Storia, Bari Laterza.
6. Pessina A., Tinè V. 2022, Archeologia del Neolitico. L'Italia tra il VI e il IV millennio a. C., Carocci
7. In-depth articles provided by the lecturer.

Part C
1. Borgna E., Càssola Guida P., Corazza S. (a cura di) 2020, Preistoria e Protostoria del Caput Adriae, Studi di Preistoria e Protostoria-5, Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria, Firenze
2. de Marinis R.C., Rapi M. 2022, Preistoria e Protostoria in Lombardia e Canton Ticino, Rivista di Scienze Preistoriche LXXII S2, Firenze.
3. Leonardi G., Vincenzo Tinè 2015, Preistoria e Protostoria del Veneto, IIPP, Studi di Preistoria e Protostoria- 2, Firenze.
4. Lanzinger M. - Marzatico F. - Pedrotti A. 2001, Storia del Trentino. Volume I: la preistoria e la protostoria, Il Mulino
5. Rondini P. 2022, Protostoria delle valli lombarde. Vol. 1: Insediamenti e materiali dalle province di Bergamo e Brescia, Quasar.
6. Handouts and notes from the lectures, including slides projected in class.
Additional bibliography provided during the course. Non-attending students can agree on an alternative study path and preparation for the exam with the teacher
NB: The program may be subject to changes and updates; it will be expressed in its final form at the end of the course and published in Ariel.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam will be aimed at:
- ascertain the achievement of the objectives in terms of knowledge and comprehension;
- verify the student's autonomy of judgment also through the analysis of the cases discussed during the course or mentioned in the textbooks;
- ascertain the mastery of the specific language of the discipline and the ability to present the arguments in a clear and orderly manner.
The oral test provides the verification of the knowledge of the texts reported in the bibliography according to the specific indications provided by the Professor, the handouts and other teaching aids made available to the students.
L-ANT/01 - PREHISTORY AND EARLY HISTORY - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor: Tecchiati Umberto