Defensive architecture of ancient East ( Bronze and Iron Age)

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Course ID:	3101-DKAOB
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Defensive architecture of ancient East ( Bronze and Iron Age)
Name in Polish:	Architektura obronna starożytnego Wschodu (epoka brązu i żelaza)
Organizational unit:	Institute of Archaeology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Zajęcia fakultatywne (I,II rok studiów uzupelniających )
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	Classes planned for the studens of the Oriental Archaeology), possibly also for these studying the proto-historic and medieval archaeology.
Short description:	Classes devoted to a broad and multi-aspect overview of the ancient Near Eastern fortifications: Bronze Age (III-II mill. BC) [winter semester] and Iron Age (I mill. BC)[summer semester]. After an introduction (by the lecturer) the participants should present a chosen feature or site (a fortified city/town, some element of defensive archtecture (comparatively), with an analysis and interpretation (context, function, economic aspects, "defensive systems" of regions and countries).
Full description:	Themes of the introductory lecture: 1. Terminology/definitions. 2. Oldest fortified settlements - "first cities"? 3. Types of fortified sites (e.g. "old towns" and new foundations; "Kranzhuegeln" of Northern Syria; citadells and forts). 4. Fortification techniques and means (circumvallations, ditches, walls, towers, escarpments and glacis). 5. Defensive and communication functions of the city gates; typology. 6. Building materials; time and lobor, 7. Tactical and strategic role of the defences - local and regional topography, "long walls". 9. "Ideology of fortifications" - iconography and and texts (symbolics of the city walls and gates; prestige functions of the royal fundations).
Bibliography:	See the list in Polish section
Learning outcomes:	Extned knowledge of the defensive works of the ANE. Ability to analyse and critically interpret the defences in their historical (cultural-symbolic aspects included), strategic and tactical context.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The basis for the evaluation shall be an individual presentation of a chosen feature (or a complex, or an overview of selected elements or attributes), with an interpretation, according to problems and questions indicated in the introductory lecture.

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