Postgraduate Course: Etruscan Italy, 1000 - 300 BC (PGHC11059)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course examines the development of Etruscan society, one of the first urban civilisations in western Europe, from a formative stage in the Early Iron Age through the growth of the city state (7th-5th centuries BC), and the subsequent transformation associated with the expansion of Rome in the 4th century BC. A range of evidence is considered, primarily from archaeological sites, with an emphasis on funerary as well as residential contexts, inscriptions and 'art'(notably tomb paintings). Themes of particular interest include social organisation (using funerary data), state formation, trade and interaction (both within the Mediterranean and with central Europe). |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
N.B. Timetable is arranged annually |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A knowledge and understanding of:
- the nature of the evidence;
- different types of evidence (archaeological, textual, numismatic, etc.) and how they can be used to illuminate aspects of the period;
- controversies and hypotheses surrounding the processes of change during this period, with specific reference to the increasing complexity of funerary evidence, changes in settlement patterns and in the character of residential sites;
- the applicability of general theoretical models and methodologies in elucidating such questions as the formation of a state;
- the way in which different research traditions and approaches, past and present, may impact on reconstruction;
- the place and significance of Etruscan civilisation within the broader setting of the western European Iron Age and the transition from 'prehistory' to 'history'. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework equivalent to a 4000 word essay |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Robert Leighton
Tel: (0131 6)50 8197
Email: Robert.Leighton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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