ALFREDO MARIA SANTORO | MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY

cod. 0312800017

MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY

	0312800017
	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
	EQF6
	CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCES
	2024/2025

CURRICULUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL PATHWAY

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-ANT/08	9	45	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

PROFESSORS

	ROSA FIORILLO T Curriculum
	ALFREDO MARIA SANTORO Curriculum

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
APPELLO FEBBRAIO	11/02/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO FEBBRAIO	11/02/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
APPELLO MAGGIO	19/05/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO GIUGNO	17/06/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO LUGLIO	09/07/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO SETTEMBRE	11/09/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
APPELLO DICEMBRE	16/12/2025 - 09:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	TO FORM A SOLID KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN TYPOLOGIES OF THE LATE ANTIQUE AND MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENTS AND OF THEIR DYNAMICS RELATING TO PLACES AND FUNCTIONS, THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AND THE RELATED WRITTEN SOURCES. TO ANALYZE AND TO CONTEXTUALIZE THE LATE ANTIQUE AND MEDIEVAL ARTIFACTS, MANUFACTURED AND USED IN EACH SETTLEMENT.

	Prerequisites
	GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY; GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN ARCHEOLOGY TOPICS OF THE TWO PERIODS.

	Contents
	IN THE 1ST PART OF THE COURSE THE PROBLEMS OF PERIODIZATION AND DEFINITION OF TERRITORIAL AREAS WILL BE ADDRESSED, WITH REFERENCE TO THE 'ORBIS ROMANUS' IN THE PHASE OF ITS MAXIMUM EXPANSION, THEN THE BOUNDARIES TAKEN WITH THE SEPARATION OF THE ‘PARS OCCIDENTIS’ FROM THE ‘PARS ORIENTIS’ IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES TERRITORIAL FRAGMENTATION. THE MAIN KINDS OF LATE ANTIQUE, EARLY MEDIEVAL AND MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT (URBAN AND RURAL SETTLEMENTS, AREAS OF HIGH GROUND, MARITIME, AND ISLAND REGIONS; THE SO CALLED 'SECONDARY SETTLEMENTS', SANCTUARIES, MONASTERIES) WILL BE ILLUSTRATED WITH EXTENSIVE EXAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CASES AND FROM THE MOST RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN ITALY AND EUROPE. THE FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH FORM OF SETTLEMENT WILL BE ANALYZED PRIMARILY THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA AND INDICATORS, BUT ALSO BY THE INTEGRATED INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTARY SOURCES OF A DIFFERENT NATURE. THE COMPARISON WITH THE REALITIES OF THE CORRESPONDING DISCIPLINES THAT DEAL WITH THE CLASSICAL AGE AND LATE ANTIQUITY IS INTENDED TO EMPHASIZE, RESPECTIVELY, THE ELEMENTS OF CONTINUITY/ DISCONTINUITY THAT CHARACTERIZE THE EARLY MEDIEVAL/MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENTS AND ANALYZE THE PHENOMENA - SUCH AS THE CHRISTIANIZATION - THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN FORMS OF SETTLEMENT LESS WIDELY USED PREVIOUSLY, OR THE BIRTH OF NEW REALITIES. THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE WILL DEAL WITH THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ON LATE ANCIENT, EARLY MEDIEVAL AND MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENTS OF CAMPANIA AND OTHER REGIONS OF SOUTHERN ITALY, DEEPENING THE STUDY OF LATE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL CONTEXTUAL ARTIFACTS, MADE AND USED IN EACH SETTLEMENT (CERAMIC, GLASS, DOMESTIC FURNISHINGS IN PRECIOUS METAL, CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS, LITURGICAL FURNISHINGS IN VARIOUS MATERIALS, VARIOUS COMPONENTS AND FURNISHINGS OF INHABITED STRUCTURES).

IN THE 1ST PART OF THE COURSE THE PROBLEMS OF PERIODIZATION AND DEFINITION OF TERRITORIAL AREAS WILL BE ADDRESSED, WITH REFERENCE TO THE 'ORBIS ROMANUS' IN THE PHASE OF ITS MAXIMUM EXPANSION, THEN THE BOUNDARIES TAKEN WITH THE SEPARATION OF THE ‘PARS OCCIDENTIS’ FROM THE ‘PARS ORIENTIS’ IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES TERRITORIAL FRAGMENTATION.
THE MAIN KINDS OF LATE ANTIQUE, EARLY MEDIEVAL AND MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT (URBAN AND RURAL SETTLEMENTS, AREAS OF HIGH GROUND, MARITIME, AND ISLAND REGIONS; THE SO CALLED 'SECONDARY SETTLEMENTS', SANCTUARIES, MONASTERIES) WILL BE ILLUSTRATED WITH EXTENSIVE EXAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CASES AND FROM THE MOST RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN ITALY AND EUROPE.
THE FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH FORM OF SETTLEMENT WILL BE ANALYZED PRIMARILY THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA AND INDICATORS, BUT ALSO BY THE INTEGRATED INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTARY SOURCES OF A DIFFERENT NATURE.
THE COMPARISON WITH THE REALITIES OF THE CORRESPONDING DISCIPLINES THAT DEAL WITH THE CLASSICAL AGE AND LATE ANTIQUITY IS INTENDED TO EMPHASIZE, RESPECTIVELY, THE ELEMENTS OF CONTINUITY/ DISCONTINUITY THAT CHARACTERIZE THE EARLY MEDIEVAL/MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENTS AND ANALYZE THE PHENOMENA - SUCH AS THE CHRISTIANIZATION - THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN FORMS OF SETTLEMENT LESS WIDELY USED PREVIOUSLY, OR THE BIRTH OF NEW REALITIES.
THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE WILL DEAL WITH THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ON LATE ANCIENT, EARLY MEDIEVAL AND MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENTS OF CAMPANIA AND OTHER REGIONS OF SOUTHERN ITALY, DEEPENING THE STUDY OF LATE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL CONTEXTUAL ARTIFACTS, MADE AND USED IN EACH SETTLEMENT (CERAMIC, GLASS, DOMESTIC FURNISHINGS IN PRECIOUS METAL, CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS, LITURGICAL FURNISHINGS IN VARIOUS MATERIALS, VARIOUS COMPONENTS AND FURNISHINGS OF INHABITED STRUCTURES).

	Teaching Methods
	FRONTAL LECTURES, WITH PPT PROJECTION. - POSSIBLE SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES HELD BY FACULTY'S COLLEAGUES OR OUTDOOR SPEAKERS. - GUIDED VISITS TO SOME ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUMS OR THEMATIC EXHIBITIONS.

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL EXAMINATION CONSISTS IN AN ORAL COLLOQUE, AIMED TO VERIFY THE ACQUISITION OF IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT OF STUDY AND WHETHER THE STUDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED A CORRECT STUDY METHOD, SOLID CRITICAL ATTITUDES, AND INDEPENDENT JUDGMENTS, AS WELL AS AN ADEQUATE LEXICON.

	Texts
	FURTHER SPECIFIC READINGS ON THE PRODUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN PDF FORMAT AUTHORIZED BY THE AUTHORS DURING THE LESSONS.

	More Information
	F. R. STASOLLA, ARCHEOLOGIA DEL MEDIOEVO, MONDADORI 2023 PP. 1-148 I CAPITOLI 7-14 DUE A SCELTA DELLO STUDENTE. LE CLASSI DI MATERIALI: CAP.1 OBBLIGATORIO; 1 CAPITOLO A SCELTA TRA I CAPITOLI 2-6. ULTERIORI LETTURE SPECIFICHE SULLE PRODUZIONI VERRANNO FORNITE IN FORMATO PDF AUTORIZZATO DAGLI AUTORI DURANTE LE LEZIONI.

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ALFREDO MARIA SANTORO | MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY