Università Roma Tre

The course (first semester) deals with the acquisition of general themes of pre- and protohistoric archaeology (specially the Italian scene) and will be dedicated also to the visit of Roman prehistoric museums and/or archaeological sites. Furthermore, single case-studies will be presented by the scholars involved.

A first module (36 hours) will be dedicated to the study of the recent prehistory (Neolithic and Copper Age) societies, the first ones to develop a productive economy (agriculture, husbandry and pastoralism), implying a sedentary way of life and the ultimate overcoming of Palaeolithic lifeways, based on mobility, hunting and foraging practices.
The second module (again 36 hours) concerns the protohistory (Bronze and Iron Ages), period characterized by an ever growing social differentiation inside the societies, culminating with the birth of the city and of the State.

Texts for the exam

D.Cocchi Genick, Preistoria, Verona 2009, pp. 11-53 e 135-307.
A.Guidi, Preistoria della complessità sociale, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000, pp. 140-193.
A.M.Bietti Sestieri, L’Italia nell’età del bronzo e nell’età del ferro, Roma 2010.

Not attending students (please contact by mail prof. Guidi before the exam):


D.Cocchi Genick, Preistoria, Verona 2009 (tranne pp. 287-307).
A.M.Bietti Sestieri, L’Italia nell’età del bronzo e nell’età del ferro, Roma 2010.
E.Giannichedda, Archeologia teorica (nuova edizione), Roma 2016