Maritime Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean WNHS-AR-MAEM

Planned Lectures (subject to change)|
Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course
Themes: Defining the Mediterranean: Mediterranean geography, economy and connectivity

Lecture 2: The 11th and 10th Millennia Neolithic
Themes: Prehistoric sailing and migration, Holocene climate change
Case Studies: Akrotiri-Aetokremnos, Cyprus

Lecture 3: The 9th to 7th Millennia Neolithic
Themes: Agro-pastoral-marine settlements and submerged settlements
Case Studies: Mediterranean obsidian networks and Levantine Atlit-Yam

Lecture 4: The Chalcolithic and the Beginning of Metallurgy
Themes: The rise of complex societies, craft specialization, and social elites
Case Studies: The Temples of Malta, the emergence of metallurgy

Lecture 5 and 6: Egypt from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom
Themes: Nilotic boatbuilding and sailing, Pharaonic harbors
Case Studies: Abydos, Mersa/Wadi Gawasis

Lecture 7 and 8: Early Bronze Age Complexity
Themes: Maritime urbanization, seafaring societies
Case Studies: Aegean Civilizations (Minoan and Mycenean)

Lecture 9: The Levantine Bronze Age -"The Dawn of Internationalism”
Themes: Trade networks and cargoes of the Bronze Age, Maritime urbanization
Case Studies: The Uluburun, The Carmel Coast, Metal Cargoes

Lecture 10: Iron Age
Themes: Phoenician trading, colonization and industry
Case Studies: Tyre, Iron Age Dor and Atlit,

Lecture 11: Hellenistic Navies
Themes: The Delian league, the Hellenistic trireme

Lecture 12: The Future of Underwater and Coastal Archaeology
Themes: TBD
Case Studies: TBD
Readings:
• Bass, G.F. (2011). “The Development of Maritime Archaeology”. In: Alexis Catsambis, Ben Ford, and Donny L. Hamilton (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology, Oxford / New York, pp. 1-16.
• Maarleveld, Th.J., (2011). “Ethics, Underwater Cultural Heritage, and International Law”. In: Alexis Catsambis, Ben Ford, and Donny L. Hamilton (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology, Oxford / New York, pp. 917-941.
• Greene, E.S. et al. (2011). “Mare Nostrum? Ethics and Archaeology in Mediterranean Waters”. American Journal of Archaeology 115:311–19

Lecture 13: Makeup Class/Review

Lecture 14: FINAL TEST

Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się

archeologia

Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

nie dotyczy

Poziom przedmiotu

podstawowy

Symbol/Symbole kierunkowe efektów uczenia się

Learning Outcomes/ Course Objectives| By the end of this course, the student should be able to: 1) Explain the unique features of the Mediterranean, climate, economy, and maritime connectivity 2) Recognize the general chronological and cultural characteristics of the main peoples discussed (including the Egyptians, the Canaanites, the Phoenicians, and the cultures of the Aegean Sea) 3) Understand the development of seafaring and maritime trade from the Levantine Neolithic through the 1st Millennium BCE. 4) Recognize major shipwrecks of ancient eras 5) Identify ancient literary sources related to maritime interactions

Typ przedmiotu

obowiązkowy

Wymagania wstępne

none

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Brigit Clark

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment Methods and Criteria|
1) Course Attendance (100 points/10%)
2) Participation (100 points/10%)
Active participation in class discussion is expected and appreciate.
More than 2 unexcused absences will result in no credit for attendance.
One reading will be assigned per lecture, and students will be expected to actively engage in discussion based on the assigned reading. The additional readings for each lecture will provide additional knowledge if a student chooses.
3) Presentation on chosen article (200 points/20%)
Each student will choose and additional reading and give a 15 minute power-point presentation summarizing the article, followed by a 5 minute student-led discussion
4) Period Outline Summary (POS) (100 points/ 10% each)
Throughout the semester, each student will select 2 of the 6 time periods covered and create a 2 page historical outline. The format will be provided. Time periods include Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Early Bronze Age, Middle/Late Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Hellenistic. The POS is due prior to the start of the class covering that period.
5) Final Test (400 points/40%)
Total: 1000 points

Literatura

Key Texts|
• Horden, P. and Purcell, N. (2000). The Corrupting Sea. A Study of Mediterranean History. Oxford. Chapter V: 123-172 (123-152, 153-172).
• Broodbank, C. (2013). The Making of the Middle Sea. A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World. Oxford: Chapter 8: Pomp and Circumstance: 345-444.
• Casson, L. (1995). Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World. JHU Press: Baltimore, M.D.
• Knapp, A.B. (2018). Seafarers and Seafaring in the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean. Leiden: Sidestone Press.

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