Learning objectives
<br />The aim is to help the students start a seminar activity, by means of an in depth analysis a subjects they already know from the basic courses. Among the many problems peculiar to the archaeology of the Ancient Near East, the subject of the formation of urban culture presents many interesting links even with contemporary urban cultures
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
<br />The formation of urban culture will be analysed in detail, between the end of the Neolithic period, the flourishing of the Uruk culture, and the formalisation of the Early Dynastic period. Thus, the birth and development of architectural models for temples and palaces, of the languages of power, of cuneiform writing and of the registration systems for administrative processes will be taken into consideration
Full programme
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Bibliography
M. Liverani, Antico Oriente. Storia, società, economia, Roma-Bari 1988
Teaching methods
<br />The course is organised as a seminar, for a large part with a voice presentation by the teacher, and with a large debate with students<br />Students' work will be evaluated by means of a voice examination
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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