Archaeology and Art of Ancient Greece

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Course ID:	05-ASSG-35-Arch
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Archaeology and Art of Ancient Greece
Name in Polish:	Archeologia i sztuka starożytnej Grecji
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Historical Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
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Short description:	This course is concerned with the archaeology and art of Greece from the beginning of the Iron Age to the end of Hellenistic period. Starting from the formative period in the development of Greek society, this course discuss early Iron Age Greece, Orientalising phenomenon, emergence of the polis, development of sanctuaries, selected topic on Archaic and Classical art, and then cities, sanctuaries and the countryside of Classical Greece and selected topics of Hellenistic archaeology. The course material consists of a selection of texts (articles and book chapters) that reflect recent developments in several research domains of Greek archaeology, particularly archaeology and art, funerary archaeology and archaeology of religion.
Full description:	The main aim of the course is to acquire the understanding and appreciation of the material remains from ancient Greece, especially of art and architecture, and the appreciation of historical and social circumstances that made the development of Greek art and architecture possible. Students: 1) gain the basic knowledge of the archaeological evidence of subsequent period (from Iron Age, through Archaic, Classical till Hellenistic), gain the knowledge of the relevant terms, concepts and research tools used in the study of the ancient Greece, as well as of the results of latest research. Students: 2) gain an understanding of the archaeological, art-historical and historical issues and questions that have directed research into the ancient Greece. Students: 3) demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically archaeological and art evidence that concerned Greece and gain the skills to discuss the issues in their work. It enables a conscious increasing of their knowledge on the topic in the future.
Bibliography:	Alcock S.E., Osborne R. (eds.), 2007, Classical Archaeology, London: Blackwell. Boardman J., 1996, Greek Art, 3rded., London: Thames&Hudson. Papuci-Władyka E., 2001, Sztuka starożytnej Grecji, Warszawa-Kraków: Wyd. Naukowe PWN. Hölscher T., 2002, Klassische Archäologie. Grundwissen, Darmstadt: Theiss. Müller-Wiener W., 1988, Griechisches Bauwesen in der Antike, München: Beck. Spivey N., 1997, Understanding Greek Sculpture. Ancient Meanings, Modern Readings, London: Thames&Hudson. Whitley J., 2001, The Archaeology of Ancient Greece, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Wujewski T., 1995, Symbolika architektury greckiej, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM.

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