DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF ART

Course Program of Undergraduate Studies: a brief presentation Melina Paissidou, assistant professor Tania Valamoti, assistant professor

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2008-2013 Total Subjects taught : Total courses taught:

55 271

22%

Archaeology History of Art

78%

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Ratio of courses in Archaeology and History of Art per term 20%

Archaeology History of Art

80%

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Archaeology and History of Art Courses organized by period and content into:

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• Prehistoric Archaeology

code: APR

• Classical Archaeology

code: ACL

• Byzantine Archaeology

code: ABY

• History of Art

code: AIT

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Archaeology and History of Art Courses categorized into:

• Compulsory (code 100) • Compulsory by module including the Seminars (code 600) • Optional (code 200, 300)

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Interrelation of the courses categories

compulsory

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compulsory by module compulsory

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Interrelation of the courses categories

compulsory by module optional compulsory

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seminars compulsory by module

optional compulsory

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Compulsory Courses - Code 100 APR 101: Introduction to Prehistoric Culture ACL 101: Introduction to Classical Archaeology ACL 102: Introduction to Roman Archaeology ABY 101: Introduction to Byzantine Archaeology AIT 101: History of Art. Theory and Methods Having an introductory character, the courses aim to familiarize students with the main features of each period concerning human culture

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Compulsory by Module Courses – Code 600 Prehistoric Archaeology APR 601: Theory and Methods of Prehistoric Archaeology APR 602: Prehistoric Societies of the Aegean and the Balkans APR 603: Prehistoric Societies of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean APR 606: Seminar in Prehistoric Archaeology

Classical Archaeology ACL 601: Archaic and Classical Architecture ACL 602: Greek Sculpture of the Archaic and Classical Period ACL 603: Archaic and Classical Pottery ACL 604: Topography: Attica, the Sanctuaries of Olympia and Delphi, Delos ACL 606: Seminar in Classical Archaeology ACL 607: Hellenistic and Roman Period

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Compulsory by Module Courses – Code 600 Byzantine Archaeology ABY 601: Byzantine Architecture ABY 602: Byzantine painting ABY 603: Byzantine Sculpture – Minor Arts ABY 606: Seminar in Byzantine Archaeology

History of Art AIT AIT AIT AIT

601: Early Renaissance 602: European Art from 1880 till World War I 603: Greek Art in the 20th Century 606: Seminar in Art History

As courses of specialization they aim to the skilled knowledge of each period examining thoroughly every given field

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2008-2013 Compulsory by module courses (600): Relative proportion of courses in each field

100%

600 ART HISTORY

90% 80%

600 PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

70% 60%

600 CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

50% 40%

600 BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY

30% 20% 10% 0%

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2008-2013 Compulsory by module course, times offered by field 10 9 8

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ΑΒΥ 606

ΑΒΥ 601

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ΑΒΥ 602

ΑΒΥ 603

ΑΚΛ 607

ΑΚΛ 603

ΑΚΛ 604

ΑΚΛ 601

ΑΚΛ 602

ΑΚΛ 606

AΠΡ 606

ΑΠΡ 603

ΑΠΡ 602

ΑΠΡ 601

ΑΙΤ 601 ΑΙΤ 602 ΑΙΤ 603 ΑΙΤ 606

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Knossos

Athens

Eleusina

Mycenae

field trips Kastoria

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Kastoria

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Optional Courses – Code 200 and 300 (selective catalogue) APR 208: Bronze Age Ideology in the Aegean APR 213: The Prehistory of Cyprus ACL 215: Public and Private Life ACL 216: Religion ACL 218: Ancient Greek Epigraphy ACL 219: Mythology

ABY 218: Monumental Topography of Thessaloniki

APR 304: Seminar. Interdisciplinary Approaches APR 308: Bioarchaeology APR 314: Seminar on Museology AAA 313: Excavation - Drawing

ACL 305: Seminar in Numismatics ACL 314: Seminar in Topography AAA313: Excavation - Drawing ABY 309: Byzantine Pottery AAA 313: Excavation - Drawing

AIT 203: High Renaissance – Mannerism AIT 308: Practice in museums, galleries AIT 205: Neoclassicism - Romanticism and collections AIT 304: Teacher training through art history AIT 210: Greek Art in the 19th Century

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Optional courses • aim: in depth examination of specific and specialized subjects • supported by articles, written essays, field trips and practice in museums. • the most numerous category of teaching subjects • not regularly offered

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2008-2013 Relative proportions of number of courses taught per module field 100% 90% 80%

ART HISTORY 70%

ART HISTORY

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

60%

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

50%

CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY CLASSICAL/ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY

40%

BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY

30% 20% 10% 0%

compulsory

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compulsory by module

optional 200

optional 300

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AAA 313 Excavation – Drawing • Optional course Prehistoric, Classical, Byzantine Archaeology • Divided in two distinctive parts: drawing course practice in the excavations of the School • Evaluation drawing course + excavation

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Seminar courses Compulsory by module Seminars - Code 606 APR 606: Seminar in Prehistoric Archaeology ACL 606: Seminar in Classical Archaeology ABY 606: Seminar in Byzantine Archaeology

AIT 606: Seminar on History of Art

Optional Seminars - Code 300 Selective catalogue APR 303: Interpreting the Archaeological Record APR 304: Interdisciplinary Approaches APR 308: Bioarchaeology APR 314: Seminar on Museology ACL 305: Seminar in Numismatics ACL 314: Seminar in Topography ABY 309: Byzantine Pottery AIT 308: Practical in museums, galleries and collections

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Seminar courses - requirements • compulsory attendance • evaluation by written essays •

small audiences (20- 25 students)

Seminar courses - aims •

bibliographic research

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essay writing

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in depth knowledge of a topic

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practical skills in archaeological research (material culture, theoretical and methodological issues)

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School of History and Archaeology rates among the top 4 in use of Blackboard at AUTH 107 courses 39 teaching staff 1912 students 4337 registrations in courses

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The increasing number of courses registered in the Blackboard

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Courses are supported by the Textbook Service EUDOXOS. From 2010 till 2013 14.979 text books have been delivered to the students of the Departments of Archaeology and History of Art

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2012-2013 Success rates

Compulsory Courses (100)

1200

ART HISTORY

1000

History of Art

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

800

Byzantine Archaeology

Archaeology CLASSICALRoman ARCHAEOLOGY Classical Archaeology

600

Prehistoric Archaeology BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY 400

Prehistoric Archaeology Classical Archaeology Roman Archaeology

200

0

Number of registered students

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Byzantine Archaeology

Students participating in exams

History of Art

Successful students

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% of successful students 90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 ΑΠΡ101

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ΑΚΛ102

ΑΚΛ101

ΑΒΥ101

ΑΙΤ101

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Compulsory by Module (600) 2012-2013 Examination Success Rates 1200

1000

800

600

ART HISTORY

400

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY History of Art

200 Prehistoric Archaeology Classical/Roman Archaeology Byzantine Archaeology

0

Number of registered students

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CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY Byzantine Archaeology

BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY

History of Art

Students Successful students participating in exams

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% of successful students 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 ΑΙΤ601

ΑΙΤ602

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ΑΙΤ603

ΑΙΤ606 ΑΒΥ602 ΑΒΥ603 ΑΒΥ601 ΑΒΥ606 ΑΚΛ601 ΑΚΛ607 ΑΚΛ602 ΑΚΛ604 ΑΚΛ603 ΑΚΛ606 ΑΠΡ603 ΑΠΡ602 ΑΠΡ606 ΑΠΡ601

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2012-2013 Success rates ART HISTORY

Optional (300)

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY

40 35 30 25 20 15

Prehistoric Archaeology

10

Classical Archaeology

5 Byzantine Archaeology 0

Number of registered students

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Students participating in exams

Successful students

History of Art

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% of successful students 100

99

98 ΑΚΛ301 97

ΑΚΛ305 ΑΚΛ307

ΑΚΛ314

96

ΑΠΡ308

95

94

93 ΑΚΛ301

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ΑΚΛ305

ΑΚΛ307

ΑΚΛ314

ΑΠΡ308

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2012-2013 Success rates

Optional Courses (200) ART HISTORY

700

PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

600

CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

500

BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY

400 300 200 Prehistoric Archaeology 100 Classical/Roman Archaeology 0

Number of registered students

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Students participating in exams

Byzantine Archaeology

Successful students

History of Art

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20 10 0

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Studies in Archaeology and History of Art: general aims • To form trained archaeologists and art historians with a broad temporal and geographical background • To develop skills for scholarly research in Archaeology and Art History • To train skilled professionals who will be competent in a diverse working environment (e.g. research Institutions, Museums, Ministry of Culture)

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ACL 101: Introduction to Classical Archaeology (Compulsory) Syllabus

Prerequisites: none

Course objective •To provide basic knowledge which will enable students to attend more specialized courses in classical archaeology (Geometric-Hellenistic). •To familiarize students with methodology, terminology, general characteristics of ancient Greek architecture, topography, sculpture and pottery, iconography and private life.

Evaluation consists of written examination.

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Course outcome

ACL 101: Syllabus

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Students comprehend basic fields of research within Classical Archaeology

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Students acquire basic skills for more specialised courses in Classical Archaeology

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Teaching methods Teaching is organised in the form or lectures accompanied by rich visual material (plans, images) offered to the students during power point

presentations that accompany each course.

Evaluation Written exam evaluates ability to: 

Understand basic archaeological issues

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Master archaeological terms and definitions

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Recognise aspects and plans of known ancient monuments and archaeological sites

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Textbooks T. Hölscher, Klassische Archäologie. Grundwissen (Greek translation, 2005).

Suggested bibliography S. E. Alcock – R. Osborne (eds.), Classical Archaeology (22012).

A. Borbein – T. Hölscher – P. Zanker (eds.), Klassische Archäologie. Eine Einführung (2000). C. Mee, Greek Archaeology. A Thematic Approach (2011). Δ. Πλάντζος, Ελληνική τέχνη και Aρχαιολογία (2011). U. Sinn, Einführung in die klassische Archäologie (2000).

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Seminar-Compulsory by Module Greek and international avant-garde movements: points of

convergence and divergence (ΑΙΤ 606)

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Structure and content per session Part I. (narrative) Seminar subject  19/20th century Greek art: regional, national, identity conditioned reception  19/20th century Western art: metropolitan, international, transformation conditioned as paradigm Part II (practice) Stages of producing a short scholarly text  choice and definition of subject  collecting material  field, library and archive research  photographic and bibliographical documentation  presentation in session, composition and authoring of the text

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Course Bibliography (Eudoxus) Kotidis, A. Μοντερνισμός και «Παράδοση» στην ελληνική τέχνη του μεσοπολέμου, with comprehensive bibliography

Kotidis, A. Μοντερνισμός και «παράδοση» στην ελληνική μεταπολεμική και σύγχρονη τέχνη

Student Assessment methods Written or oral examinations Essay Questions (Summative)

General competences Work in teams, in an international context and in an interdisciplinary team, Advance free, creative and causative thinking

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ABY 218: Monumental topography of Thessaloniki (O) • Prerequisites: none but desirable previous success in the

Compulsory courses • Course objectives

•To familiarize students with monumental topography, case study: Byzantine City of Thessaloniki •Urban planning and development •Religious and secular buildings •Fortifications and cemeteries •Monumental decoration

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Course output: Thorough, specialized knowledge of urban planning and development of a Byzantine city.

Teaching methods: Lectures and field trips Evaluation: written exam • Textbook: Χ. Μαυροπούλου-Τσιούμη, Βυζαντινή Θεσσαλονίκη, 1992 (EVDOXOS)

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A number of courses have a strong ‘hands-on’ or laboratory element in the following main categories • Material Culture: ceramics, sculpture, numismatics • Bioarchaeology: plant and animal remains • Human Osteoarchaeology: human remains • Ceramic technology: ceramic workshops, petrography, simulation

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Students familiarise themselves and acquire skills in:

Retrieval

Handling Processing

Study of actual artefacts and

Identification

bioarchaeological remains

Description Registration Ethical issues

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Available infrastructure:  stereomicroscopes  reference collections  digital imaging system

No organised laboratories

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APR 606: Seminar on Prehistoric Pottery ACL 603: Seminar on Archaic and Classical Pottery AΒΥ 309 – ΑΒΥ 606: Seminar on Byzantine Pottery • Learning the different stages of ceramic technology • Familiarising with indentifying clay texture and provenance , surface treatment etc. • Comprehension of the methods for cataloguing ancient ceramic material

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ACL 606 – ACL 605 – ACL 209. Roman Sculpture • Learning and macroscopic examination of the texture of marbles and other raw materials • Study of the tool marks • Comprehension of sculpture techniques • Learning of the techniques for producing casts

ACL 305: Seminar on Numismatics •familiarising with identifying, describing and cataloguing coins from the collection of the Museum of Casts and Antiquities, AUTh

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APR 303: Interdisciplinary Approaches: Human Osteoarchaeology • Familiarising with human anatomy • Learning of the techniques for sexing, ageing and indentifying pathological conditions • Learning of processing, inventorying, cataloguing and recording of human skeletal remains

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APR 308: BIOARCHAEOLOGY (Optional Seminar-OS) Syllabus Prerequisites: none but desirable previous success in the Compulsory and

Compulsory by Module (Prehistoric Archaeology) courses

Course objective To explore potential and limitations of bioarchaeological (faunal and floral) remains in the investigation of prehistoric societies in the Aegean and Southeastern Europe Economy, society, culinary practice, temporal change

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Teaching methods: Lectures-Video projections-Essay writing Laboratory in Archaeobotany-Zooarchaeology Plant food ingredients in action: food tasting events with strong involvement of students

Student assessment: Attendance Essay writing and oral presentation

Course outcome: Skills in field and laboratory techniques of bioarchaeological analysis

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