GEOARCHAELOGY AND ARCHAEOMETRY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

BASA019

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in CULTURAL HERITAGE: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART

Disciplinary Sector:

Petrology and Petrography

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

AGOSTINI SILVANO

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

none

Objectives

The students will be able: i) to understand the genesis and evolution of an archaeological site and its relationships with the evolution of the coeval landscape; ii) to perform a field geological survey focused on an archaeological site; iii) to deal with the most common topics and problems of an archaeological site excavation; iv) to choose (or suggest) the most appropriate analysis; v) to interact with geologists and researchers involved in the disciplines auxiliary to Archaeology.

Contents

History of the geological disciplines and their relationships with archaeology. Accessory disciplines. Palaeoclimatology and pedology. Stratigraphy of a archaeological site. Archaeological materials and technology.

Extended Syllabus

History of the geological disciplines and their relationships with archaeology. Accessory disciplines: geomorphology, stratigraphy, sedimentology and Quaternary chronostratigraphy. Chronology, introduction to dating methods (outlines). Palaeoclimatology; palinology. Auxiliary disciplines: pedology (fundamentals of soil science and soil taxonomy); paleosols; micromorphology.Geophysical methods for archaeology. Anthropogenic stratigraphy: archaeological site and palaeoenvironments; Stratigraphic unit (SU) characterization, post-depositional changes. Archaeological materials, mineral-petrographic markers and technology; field equipment and laboratory analysis; critical analysis and statistics of data.

Recommended Bibliography

AA.VV. (1958) - Archaeometry. Vol.1, Issue 1. Wiley Online Library, 22 pp.
AA.VV. (2014) - Archaeology: reconstructing our early history. Journal of the European Federation of Geologist n. 38, 80 pp.
Castellano A. , Martini M. , Sibilia E. (a cura di), 2002. Elementi di archeometria. Metodi fisici per i beni culturali. Egea, 374 pp.
Cremaschi M., 2000. Manuale di Geoarcheologia. Laterza, 386 pp.
Goldberg P., Macphail R. I., 2006. Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology. Blackwell, 455 pp.
Miskovsky J. C. (a cura di), 1987. Géologie de la Prehistoire: methodes, techniques, applications. Association pour l'étude de l'environnement de la préhistoire. Paris1297 pp.
Cremaschi M., Rodolfi G., 1991. Il suolo: pedologia nelle Scienze della Terra. Nuova Italia Scientifica , 427 pp.
Lazzarini L. (a cura di), 2004. Pietre e marmi antichi. CEDAM, 194 pp.
Polland A.M. (a cura di), 1999. Geoarcheology exploration, environments and resource. Geological Society.Special pubblication 165.

In addition personal notes and the teaching materials (PPT); specific papers (within the limits set by copyright laws).

Teaching Methods

Frontal and laboratory lessons, fieldtrips.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final examination consists in two papers illustrated as PPT by the student and a discussion on the topics covered in class and aims to assess the achievement of the main learning objectives of the course.

Contacts/More Information

Monographies to be agreed with the teacherM

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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