2017/18
61262 - Archaeometry
553 - Master's in the Ancient World and Archaeological Heritage
Optional
5.1. Methodological overview
See "Learning activities" and "Syllabus".
More information will be provided on the first day of class.
5.3. Syllabus
Section I. Ceramic Technology in Prehistory
1. Composition and analysis techniques.
2. Pottery manufacturing technique.
3. Drying and firing.
4. Prehistorical pottery: morphological analysis.
5. Classification and typological studies.
6. The potter's wheel in the Iberian Peninsula: Iberian Pottery.
Section II: The pottery of the classical world
1. Artists or artisans?
2. The potter´s wheel at the mold.
3. Commerce: commercialization in republican and altoimperial time.
4. The pottery: privileged ideological support.
5. Morphology of ceramics in the classical world.
6. Classification systems and typologies.
5.4. Course planning and calendar
See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)
More information will be provided on the first day of class.