À propos de ce cours : Which are the deepest roots of that mix of cultures that we use to call ‘Mediterranean Civilization’? Which are comminglings and exchanges which produced its most complete fruit, i.e. the city, a place for landscape-modelling communities? And which elements did contribute to build up that baulk of customs, ideas, and innovations which compelled to confrontation and hybridizations different peoples for millennia? What did it made, from pottery to metallurgy, from gastronomy to architecture, from art to religion, of a sea a cradle of civilization? Archaeology may help in disentangling such questions, seeking unexpected answers , by tinkering what ancient Mediterranean peoples left buried in the ground. A privileged point of view of our course is the ancient Phoenician city of Motya, located exactly at the centre of the “sea in the middle”. Throughout the live experience of excavation, with images taken on the field, this course will let you touch the many tesserae of the great mosaic of the Mediterranean Civilization. The field diary of the archaeologist, and the handpick will be the two tools, which will lead us across the sea to discover what such early cities actually were, and how their contribute is still a major part of our shared memory.
Les destinataires de ce cours : The course is offered to a general well educated public, basically interested in the history and archaeology of ancient Mediterranean, with a novel approach, inspired by most recent and updated results of field research.
Enseigné par : Lorenzo Nigro, Prof.
Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia
| Niveau | Beginner |
| Langue | English |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
| Notes des utilisateurs |
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 1 Introduction
- Vidéo: 1.1 On the routes of Phoenicians
- Vidéo: 1.2 Crossing the Middle Sea
- Vidéo: 1.3 Concept of the city
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 2.1 Jericho and the Levantine city
- Vidéo: 2.2 The Palace the heart of the city
- Vidéo: 2.3 A society in a network
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 3.1 Landing on Motya
- Vidéo: 3.2 Prehistoric Motya from Levantines to Myceneans
- Vidéo: 3.3 Phoenicians’ arrival
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 4.1 Water for life
- Vidéo: 4.2 The sacred waters and the inferior world
- Vidéo: 4.3 The Temple of the Kothon
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 5.1 The sacred pool
- Vidéo: 5.2 Astarte: the thousand faces of the goddess
- Vidéo: 5.3 The sacred precint
- Vidéo: 5.4 Ancient anchors
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 6.1 The necropolis: life reflected in death
- Vidéo: 6.2 The Tophet
- Vidéo: 6.3 The Tophet and the city
- Reading: Suggested readings
- Vidéo: 7.1: Dwelling quarter
- Vidéo: 7.2: Finds and colour of the daily life
- Vidéo: 7.3 Dwelling quarter
- Vidéo: 8.1: The City-walls
- Vidéo: 8.2: War and defences
- Vidéo: 8.3: Integration and destruction: the Motya charioteer
- Reading: Suggested readings
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This was a really interesting course with a very enthusiastic and inspiring lecturer.
This is my real archaeology course. Looking for more prehistory courses. This course has taught me how much non-literary evidence can enlighten us about the remote past. There is so much mute evidence that I had been ignoring in trying to study ancient religions. Thank you for the amazing clarity of the presentation.
Big title MOOC very much just about a small island, Motya, but great content and entertaining course.
Very informative and beautifully presented