Travaux dirigés: Grèce

• Pottery in the Greek world from the geometric period to the classical period (11th to 4th centuries BC), its study and its importance for archeology. Course topics include:
  • The history of the discipline and the contribution of its pioneers.
  • Ancient pottery workshops and manufacturing techniques.
  • The typology of the vessels and the main production centers.
  • The dating methods and attribution of vases with figured decoration to painters.
  • The diffusion of Greek ceramics in the ancient Mediterranean.
• Research tools (library, catalogs, major basic works, scientific website, databases, etc.).
• The process of writing scientific work / vase publications (catalog, description, research).
• Practical exercises, including scientific drawing and handling shards.

• Provide an overview of the history and development of ceramic production in the ancient Greek world.
• Initiate the student in the methods of chrono-typological and contextual analysis of Greek ceramics.
• Teach the student to systematically study the bibliography and use information from scientific publications.
• Teach the student to write scientific papers / publications on archaeological / artistic objects

• Teaching ex cathedra (Power Point presentations)
• Bibliographic exercises for each upcoming course - brief questions that will require bibliographic research beyond the information provided in class.
• Three practical tutorial sessions:
  • Traditional scientific drawing exercise (ceramic shards) at CReA-Patrimoine (Antoine Attout)
  • Digital drawing inking exercise at CReA-Patrimoine (Antoine Attout)
  • Handling shards at the Royal Museums of Art and History (if the COVID-19 situation permits).

Contribution to the teaching profile

The course provides basic knowledge about the history and typology of Greek pottery. The course also prepares the students to study and publish archaeological material in a systematic and scientific way, familiarizing them with the three stages necessary for such work (bibliography - analysis - writing). It also initiates future archaeologists in technical drawing (traditional and digital) and puts them in direct contact with archaeological material (collections of the CReA-Patrimoine and Royal Museums).

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

The bibliography will be incorporated into the PowerPoint projection of each course, which will be available online. Students will also find additional material (bibliography, videos, work instructions etc.) in the course UV site.

Contacts

Ioannis Chalazonitis: ioannis.chalazonitis@ulb.be
Antoine Attout: Antoine.Attout@ulb.ac.be

Centre de Recherches en Archéologie et Patrimoine
Université libre de Bruxelles
CP133/01
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 50
B-1050 Bruxelles
+32 (0)2 650 28 66
crea@ulb.ac.be

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

Drawing exercise (& short written work): 10%
Written work / publication exercise: 50% - UPDATE 2/12/2020: The written work will be submitted in digital format in the course UV site
Written exam: 40% - UPDATE 2/12/2020: The written exam will be held online via the course UV site
It is necessary to pass (= minimum 10/20) each of the 3 parts to pass the course. If unsuccessful in one of the three parts, the student will have to be re-examined for that part of the course

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Drawing exercise 10% Written work 50% Written exam 40% It is necessary to pass (= minimum mark 10/20) each of the 3 parts to pass the course. If unsuccessful in one of the three parts, the student will have to be re-examined for that part of the course
 

Language(s) of evaluation

• french