ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKS AND LANDSCAPES
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2021/2022
- Teacher
- RACHELE DUBBINI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- L-ANT/07
Training objectives
- The aim of this course is to study the cultural construction of archaeological landscapes. Students will examine different archaeological parks in Italy and Europe, including a discussion of the issues surrounding the legislation on these contexts and the different ways of enhancing archaeological sites of the Classical period.
The goal is to provide students with basic knowledge of the complex issues associated with the use of Classical era archaeological heritage, covering cultural landscape studies and the creation of archaeological parks in Italy. Students will become familiar with the tools and methods used to restore value to and repurpose archaeological sites by studying how their cultural value has evolved over the centuries.
Students will mainly become familiar with:
- The principal archaeological parks in Italy and Europe
- Notions regarding the landscape and cultural landscape that are essential to the most recent discussions of Italian archaeological heritage
- Notions relating to value and valorisation that are essential to the most recent discussions of Italian archaeological heritage
- Basic elements regarding Italian legislation on archaeological parks and landscapes
- Problems relating to the management of archaeological areas
Upon completion of the course, students will able to:
- Analyse archaeological contexts from a landscape perspective
- Identify the cultural value acquired by such contexts over the centuries
- Create communication strategies for these values
- Use an archaeological bibliography
- Develop an archaeological project for areas that need to be valorised
- Give an oral presentation of a project Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of ancient history and classical culture, also with regard to geography, architecture and art.
Course programme
- This is a 30-hour course, including:
- classroom teaching time
- cases studies
- presentation of class projects
Lessons will focus on the management and use of archaeological heritage in Italy, including essential topics relating to conservation and education, identifying new frontiers in archaeological communication (e.g. experimental archaeology, virtual reconstruction). The cases of different archaeological areas will be examined as well as sites that have been turned into museums and Italian archaeological parks, also comparing them with other important such examples throughout Europe. (20 hours)
Class projects: important case studies will be chosen in order to develop an archaeological valorisation project. In the exercises, students will plan a valorisation strategy for the case studies selected by the student groups (10 hours). Didactic methods
- The course will be organised as follows:
- 5 lessons = introduction to the topic archaeological landscapes and archaeological parks
- 5 lessons = cases studies with experts
- 5 lessons = classroom exercises to develop archaeological projects. Students will be divided into groups and present the individual projects before the professor and the other groups. Learning assessment procedures
- The aim of the exam is to verify the extent to which the educational goals have been reached.
There will be two parts to the exam:
- oral assessment of the project developed during the exercises to understand whether or not the student has understood the tools and methods to restore value to and repurpose archaeological areas and is able to work on a team, properly use the archaeological bibliography, write a scientific text and orally present it in public.
- an oral test that will assess, not so much the student’s ability to “regurgitate” what has been discussed during the lessons, but rather his/her ability to connect and compare the different issues discussed during the course. To pass the exam, students must get at least 4 out of 11 points. Passing the exam proves the student has acquired knowledge of the main Italian archaeological parks and the notions needed to plan and manage archaeological sites and areas.
- The final mark is based on the sum of the marks given in the two parts of the exam. Reference texts
- Notes will be provided by the professor and available on the course website ("materiale didattico"), in addition to:
1) ATTENDING students : active participation to the laboratory and research presentation to the classroom
2) NON-attending students have to study:
- D. Manacorda, Il sito archeologico: fra ricerca e valorizzazione, Roma 2007
