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AHIS331: Prehistory to Pompeii: Archaeology in Ancient Italy
The archaeology of the Bronze Age communities in prehistoric Italy is the starting point for this unit. A study of the Etruscans, including their origin, material culture, and their cities follows. The unit also devotes attention to the colonies sent out by Greek city-states in the eighth and seventh centuries BC, and established in Italy and Sicily. This provides the opportunity to examine the developments in Western Greek culture and the reflections of cross cultural influence between Greeks and native Italic peoples of southern Italy and Sicily. The unit concludes by focusing on the distinctive material culture of Romanised Greek cities such as Pompeii during I BC – I AD.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | Summer Session - Offered in January-February as part of Summer School program |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Peter Keegan |
| Prerequisites: |
30cp or (6cp in AHIS or AHST units at 200 level) |
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| NCCW(s): | AHST336 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Ancient History |
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