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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016 A.A. 2014/2015

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale interateneo in Quaternario, preistoria e archeologia - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Fonti antiche
6
B
-
Paleontologia umana e paleoantropologia
6
B
-
Storia del mondo classico
6
B
-
Geoarcheologia, morfologia e processi formativi
6
B
-
Tre insegnamenti a scelta tra i seguenti: Archeobotanica, Archeozoologia e Tafonomia delle materie dure animali, Archeopetrografia, Evoluzione degli insiemi faunistici del Quaternario, Cronologia e culture del Paleolitico
18
B
-
Due insegnamenti a scelta: Topografia antica, Storia dell'arte greca e romana, Archeologia classica, Archeologia cristiana e medievale
12
B
-
Stage
6
F
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Due insegnamenti a scelta: Epigrafia antica, Etruscologia, Biologia dello scheletro umano, Metodi e tecniche per la ricerca archeologica, Processi formativi dei depositi archeologici e micromorfologia, Biodeterioramento, Archeotecnologia dei materiali, Storia greca, Archeologia del paesaggio, Cartografia tematica e applicazioni GIS, Geofisica applicata per l'archeologia, Laboratorio di archeobotanica, Metodi di datazione per l'archeologia
12
C
-
12
D
-
Prova finale
36
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Fonti antiche
6
B
-
Paleontologia umana e paleoantropologia
6
B
-
Storia del mondo classico
6
B
-
Geoarcheologia, morfologia e processi formativi
6
B
-
Tre insegnamenti a scelta tra i seguenti: Archeobotanica, Archeozoologia e Tafonomia delle materie dure animali, Archeopetrografia, Evoluzione degli insiemi faunistici del Quaternario, Cronologia e culture del Paleolitico
18
B
-
Due insegnamenti a scelta: Topografia antica, Storia dell'arte greca e romana, Archeologia classica, Archeologia cristiana e medievale
12
B
-
Stage
6
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2015/2016
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Due insegnamenti a scelta: Epigrafia antica, Etruscologia, Biologia dello scheletro umano, Metodi e tecniche per la ricerca archeologica, Processi formativi dei depositi archeologici e micromorfologia, Biodeterioramento, Archeotecnologia dei materiali, Storia greca, Archeologia del paesaggio, Cartografia tematica e applicazioni GIS, Geofisica applicata per l'archeologia, Laboratorio di archeobotanica, Metodi di datazione per l'archeologia
12
C
-
12
D
-
Prova finale
36
E
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations
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padvanced
mMasterful

Landscape Archaeology  (2015/2016)

Teaching code

4S003306

Teacher

Fabio Saggioro

Coordinator

Fabio Saggioro

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-ANT/08 - CHRISTIAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY

Period

secondo semestre laurea Quaternario preistoria e archeologia dal Feb 22, 2016 al May 27, 2016.

Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

Training objectives
The course has the following aims:
1) enable the student to understand and contextualize the approaches to the study of landscape archeology;
2) know methods and instruments, using in landscape archeology approaches;
3) reflect about the strategies can be adopted in different territories for the study of archaeological landscapes.

Program

Prerequisites
historical and archaeological knowledge of basic level
Course programme
The course deals the study of landscape archeology.
It is divided into several sub-themes that will help to develop general aspects (which will cover both the theoretical approaches to the study of landscape archeology), as case studies and applications, providing a picture of the scientific debate on the subject.

1) Landscape archaeology: theory and methods (6 h)
2) Man in the landscape, body, image and "natural" historical landscape: discussions, patterns and approaches to the topic (2h)
3) The landscapes of transformation: from Late Antiquity to Middle Ages (6 h)
4) Landscapes in equilibrium in Po Plain: the role of wetlands, from shaping waterscapes to reclamation activities (4h)
5) Mountain landscapes: natural dynamics, seasonal occupations and strategies and great settlements transformations (6h)
6) Landscapes of Power (6h): between villas, castles and monasteries

Didactic methods
lectures
seminars
the course may be provide educational tours


Reference texts

a text chosen by:

In B. David, J. Thomas (edited by), Handbook of Landscape Archaeology, Walnut Creek 2008:
PART V. Characterizing Landscapes, pp. 345-609.

or

N. Mancassola, F. Saggioro (a cura di), Medioevo. Paesaggi. Metodi, Mantova 2006.

Examination Methods

oral
small report (elaboration and discussion)

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE