Archaeological Sciences

Introduction to the Etruscology. Etruscan civilization is one of the most dynamic in the panorama of pre-Roman Italy, due to the early contact with the Greek and Middle Eastern world and the early urbanization process. Based on historical, archaeological and epigraphic sources, the course aims to offer a picture of the formation and development of Etruscan cities from the Iron Age to Romanization, with particular regard to cultural contacts, funeral ideology and the sphere of the sacred, the whose reflections are captured in architecture, in artistic manifestations, in artcraft, in general in material culture. The first unit (10 hours, prof. Michetti) will be dedicated to a general picture of the topics. In the second unit (22 hours, prof. Michetti; 32 hours prof. Bonadies) the characteristics of the main Etruscan cities will be analized. During the course, visits to museums and archeological sites will be organized (20 hours, prof. Michetti e prof. Bonadies). Considering the course contents, attendance to lectures is highly recommended. The course is complemented with a number of “Complementary Practical Activities” (Altre Attività Formative) that will give credits (CFU): excavations at Pyrgi, laboratories on materials, laboratory on Greek and Latin sources about the history of the ancient Italic populations, laboratory on graphic documentation, etc.

Basic skills concerning classical archeology (Greek and Roman) are important; the knowledge of Greek and Latin languages is very useful

• G. BARTOLONI (a cura di), Introduzione all’Etruscologia, Ed. Hoepli, Roma 2012. • M. PALLOTTINO, Etruscologia, Ed. Hoepli, Roma 1984, capitoli III e IV, pp. 111-260. • G. CAMPOREALE, Gli Etruschi. Storia e civiltà, UTET, Quarta edizione, Novara 2015, • G. COLONNA, Urbanistica e architettura, in G. Pugliese Carratelli (a cura di), Rasenna. Storia e civiltà degli Etruschi, Milano 1986, pp. 371-532. • E. BENELLI, Iscrizioni etrusche. Leggerle e capirle, SACI Edizioni, Ancona 2007. For students not attending classes, also: • M. MARTELLI (a cura di), La ceramica degli Etruschi. La pittura vascolare, De Agostini, Novara 1987, pp. 9-64 (con immagini del Catalogo, pp. 65-240). • A. NASO, La pittura etrusca, L'Erma di Bretschneider, Roma 2005. All texts are available at the Library of the Scienze dell'Antichità.

Being an integrated module, the evaluation will take place through two oral tests with the two teachers, to be carried out in a single day of exam session. The exam consists of an oral examination during which questions will be proposed on the bibliography indicated in the program and on the topics covered in class. The evaluation of the candidate will be based on his ability to expose the acquired knowledge with a correct terminology, proving to be able to frame it organically within the reference period. Frequency, active participation, reasoning and autonomous study skills are considered fundamental for evaluation purposes; participation in the “Complementary Practical Activities” (Altre Attività Formative) (excavations, traineeships) carried out within the teaching is considered important. To pass the exam it is necessary to achieve a grade of not less than 18/30. The student must demonstrate to express himself with an appropriate language, to have acquired sufficient knowledge of the basic topics and the monographic unit, and to be able to orientate himself in the basic methodological aspects of the discipline. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.

Since this is an integrated module, assessment will take place by means of two oral examinations with the two lecturers, to be held on a single examination day. The examination consists of an oral test during which questions will be proposed on the bibliography indicated in the programme and on the topics covered in class. The candidate's assessment will be based on his or her ability to present the knowledge acquired with correct terminology, demonstrating that he or she is able to place it organically within the reference period. Attendance, active participation, the ability to reason and study independently are considered fundamental for the assessment; participation in the Other Formative Activities (excavations, work placements) carried out as part of the teaching is also considered important. A mark of not less than 18/30 is required to pass the examination. The student must demonstrate that he/she expresses him/herself in an appropriate language, that he/she has acquired sufficient knowledge of the basic topics and the monographic part, and that he/she is able to orientate him/herself in the basic methodological aspects of the discipline. In order to obtain a mark of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he/she has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them together in a logical and coherent manner.

Introduction to the Etruscology. Etruscan civilization is one of the most dynamic in the panorama of pre-Roman Italy, due to the early contact with the Greek and Middle Eastern world and the early urbanization process. Based on historical, archaeological and epigraphic sources, the course aims to offer a picture of the formation and development of Etruscan cities from the Iron Age to Romanization, with particular regard to cultural contacts, funeral ideology and the sphere of the sacred, the whose reflections are captured in architecture, in artistic manifestations, in artcraft, in general in material culture. The first unit (10 hours, prof. Michetti) will be dedicated to a general picture of the topics. In the second unit (22 hours, prof. Michetti; 32 hours prof. Bonadies) the characteristics of the main Etruscan cities will be analized. During the course, visits to museums and archeological sites will be organized (20 hours, prof. Michetti e prof. Bonadies). Considering the course contents, attendance to lectures is highly recommended. The course is complemented with a number of “Complementary Practical Activities” (Altre Attività Formative) that will give credits (CFU): excavations at Pyrgi, laboratories on materials, laboratory on Greek and Latin sources about the history of the ancient Italic populations, laboratory on graphic documentation, etc.

Basic skills concerning classical archeology (Greek and Roman) are important; the knowledge of Greek and Latin languages is very useful

• G. BARTOLONI (a cura di), Introduzione all’Etruscologia, Ed. Hoepli, Roma 2012. • M. PALLOTTINO, Etruscologia, Ed. Hoepli, Roma 1984, capitoli III e IV, pp. 111-260. • G. CAMPOREALE, Gli Etruschi. Storia e civiltà, UTET, Quarta edizione, Novara 2015, • G. COLONNA, Urbanistica e architettura, in G. Pugliese Carratelli (a cura di), Rasenna. Storia e civiltà degli Etruschi, Milano 1986, pp. 371-532. • E. BENELLI, Iscrizioni etrusche. Leggerle e capirle, SACI Edizioni, Ancona 2007. For students not attending classes, also: • M. MARTELLI (a cura di), La ceramica degli Etruschi. La pittura vascolare, De Agostini, Novara 1987, pp. 9-64 (con immagini del Catalogo, pp. 65-240). • A. NASO, La pittura etrusca, L'Erma di Bretschneider, Roma 2005. All texts are available at the Library of the Scienze dell'Antichità.

Being an integrated module, the evaluation will take place through two oral tests with the two teachers, to be carried out in a single day of exam session. The exam consists of an oral examination during which questions will be proposed on the bibliography indicated in the program and on the topics covered in class. The evaluation of the candidate will be based on his ability to expose the acquired knowledge with a correct terminology, proving to be able to frame it organically within the reference period. Frequency, active participation, reasoning and autonomous study skills are considered fundamental for evaluation purposes; participation in the “Complementary Practical Activities” (Altre Attività Formative) (excavations, traineeships) carried out within the teaching is considered important. To pass the exam it is necessary to achieve a grade of not less than 18/30. The student must demonstrate to express himself with an appropriate language, to have acquired sufficient knowledge of the basic topics and the monographic unit, and to be able to orientate himself in the basic methodological aspects of the discipline. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them in a logical and consistent way.

Since this is an integrated module, assessment will take place by means of two oral examinations with the two lecturers, to be held on a single examination day. The examination consists of an oral test during which questions will be proposed on the bibliography indicated in the programme and on the topics covered in class. The candidate's assessment will be based on his or her ability to present the knowledge acquired with correct terminology, demonstrating that he or she is able to place it organically within the reference period. Attendance, active participation, the ability to reason and study independently are considered fundamental for the assessment; participation in the Other Formative Activities (excavations, work placements) carried out as part of the teaching is also considered important. A mark of not less than 18/30 is required to pass the examination. The student must demonstrate that he/she expresses him/herself in an appropriate language, that he/she has acquired sufficient knowledge of the basic topics and the monographic part, and that he/she is able to orientate him/herself in the basic methodological aspects of the discipline. In order to obtain a mark of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he/she has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to link them together in a logical and coherent manner.