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GAP‐2049 – Rome: Ancient City, Modern Heritage
Pre‐Requisites
Please note this module is capped to 35 students; priority will be given to Level 2 single
honours students in Archaeology‐Palaeoecology (BA, BSc), and must normally have passed
at least 4 Level 1 Archaeology/Palaeoecology modules, including Historic Europe ‐ Romans,
Barbarians, Crusaders (ARP1003). Joint Honours students must normally be enrolled on at
least two other Archaeology modules at Level 2. This course is also open to Joint
Archaeology/Palaeoecology‐Ancient History students. Level 2 Geography students may also
register for this module, provided they can fulfil any of the above pre‐requisites. Please seek
advice from your Advisor of Studies.
Co‐Requisites
None
Compulsory Element
Fieldtrip. Date to be confirmed. All seminars and lectures.
Course Contents
This module introduces students to the archaeological heritage and material culture of
ancient and historic Rome, through a week‐long field trip supported by a series of lectures,
seminars and individual projects and presentations. We examine how Rome as a city and as
the foundation of western civilisation has had an enduring and ever reinvented presence in
past and present. The field trip includes many of the major sites of Rome as well as the
Etruscans, with visits to major museums and monuments. Coursework includes the
preparation of site talks, a field notebook and the critical assessment of popular media and
films that aim to present and interpret Rome. Assessment is based on a test (40%), the field
notebook (40%) and the presentations/seminar contributions (20%).
The Fieldtrip takes place between week 8 and 10 of Semester 2 with accommodation in
Trastevere. The cost (partly subsidised by the School of Geography, Archaeology and
Palaeoecology) is likely to be about £400‐450 for the week in Rome, including travel and
some meal costs.
Learning Outcomes
Broad understanding of Etruscan, Roman, Christian and later archaeology, its
chronology, material culture; and continuity;
Understanding of practical aspects of archaeological evidence in the field – artifacts,
monuments and buildings in their landscape settings;
Observational skills in the interpretation of monuments, buildings and artifacts;
An understanding of the relevance of studying ancient civilisations, including how
the past can be manipulated for the uses of the present;
An awareness of some current debates within Roman archaeology and the ability to
contribute to some of these debates;
An awareness of heritage issues concerned with the Eternal City.
Skills
Observation and interpretation of material culture in the field and landscape
Discussion skills
Preparation of site reports
Presentation skills