2024-2025 / HAAR0107-1

Current debates in prehistory

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology, research focus (Even years, organized in 2024-2025) 5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general, research focus (Even years, organized in 2024-2025) 5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : archeometrics, research focus (Even years, organized in 2024-2025) 5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general, teaching focus (Even years, organized in 2024-2025) 5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general, professional focus in museology (Even years, organized in 2024-2025) 5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general (60 ECTS) (Even years, organized in 2024-2025) 5 crédits 

Lecturer

Veerle Rots

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Current debates in Prehistory, in particular for the Palaeolithic period. Based on current themes, the course also deals with different theoretical and methodological aspects of prehistoric research and the evolution of cognitive abilities via archaeological artefacts.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Stimulate thought on the potential of archaeological assemblages for understanding long-term changes, human behaviour and cognition, and evolution.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

A basic understanding of Prehistory (cf. bachelor courses) is preferrable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Seminars on specific themes or material.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Seminars directed by the professor, her scientific personnel and invited colleagues.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Copies of the presentations are available, as well as the main scientific articles relating to the themes discussed.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Further information:

Evaluation takes place on the basis of the following modalities and criteria:

- active participation in the seminars 

- a presentation prepared by the student on a particular topic (including the work performed in its preparation)
- a paper written by the student about a particular topic. This paper will form the basis of an oral exam (exam session in June).

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This course is only organised in even years. 
 

Contacts

Professor
Veerle ROTS
TraceoLab, Département des Sciences historiques
7, place du 20-Août (bât A4), B-4000 Liège
Tel.: 04.366.54.36
E-mail: veerle.rots@uliege.be

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