EXPERIMENTAL ARCHEOLOGY FOR USE-WEAR AND RESIDUES ANALYSES

Course objectives

The course aims to present the experimental archeology approach, its academic development and diffusion, the links between experimental archeology and other archaeological methods, especially use-wear and residues analyses. Furthermore, a key point of the course is to scrutinize and to discuss what an “experimental protocol” means and how to apply it for the interpretation of the archaeological findings.

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CRISTINA LEMORINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course will be characterized by a theoretical session on the method of the experimental archeology , on technological analysis , on the analysis of traces of use, on the analysis of residues and a large practical part aimed at organizing and carrying out experimental protocols for the reproduction of activities and replicas of archaeological artefacts to be observed and discussed through documentation with optical and digital equipment.
Prerequisites
no prerequisite
Books
recommended during the class
Frequency
Not mandatory
Exam mode
Oral exam and practical text
CRISTINA LEMORINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course will be characterized by a theoretical session on the method of the experimental archeology , on technological analysis , on the analysis of traces of use, on the analysis of residues and a large practical part aimed at organizing and carrying out experimental protocols for the reproduction of activities and replicas of archaeological artefacts to be observed and discussed through documentation with optical and digital equipment.
Prerequisites
no prerequisite
Books
recommended during the class
Frequency
Not mandatory
Exam mode
Oral exam and practical text
  • Lesson code10607033
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMediterranean Archaeology
  • CurriculumPaleolithic Archaeology ART-W (Percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del titolo multiplo italo-francese-tedesco)
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDL-ANT/01
  • CFU6