| CODE | ISS1111 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Prehistory of the Island of Gozo | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Islands and Small States Institute | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will cover the following themes: ● Earliest Prehistoric Settlers: the evidence ● The Temple Builders: settlements, places of worship ● The Temple Builders: funerary rituals ● Seminar based on written essays/presentations ● The Bronze Age people: settlements, beliefs ● Seminar based on written essays/presentations Apart from straight lectures in the lecture room other lecture sessions will be held on site, such as the Ġgantija Temples, In-Nuffara Bronze Age settlement, and the Xgħara Circle underground cemetery. In both environments students will be encouraged to participate in the discussion of different possible interpretations of the material evidence. Study-unit Aims The study-unit is intended to explain the prehistory of Gozo, based on evidence from artifacts, archeological remains and published sources. Prehistoric life in Gozo, including possible settlements, social organization and religious belief will be discussed. The unit will include field visits to archeological sites and museums. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how the prehistory of Gozo unfolded with reference to settlements, social organization and religious belief. 2. Skills: By the end of the students will have improved their ability to interpret prehistorical events and way of life in Gozo from artifacts, archeological remains and published sources. Students will find such skills useful for their career improvement and for life in general. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Suggested Readings (all available at the Main University Library or at the University Gozo Centre Library): Main Texts: Trump, David H. (2002). Malta: Prehistory and Temples, Malta, Midsea Books. Cilia, Daniel (ed.) (2004). Malta before History, Malta, Miranda (selected chapters). Supplementary reading: Bonanno, A. (1986). A socio-economic approach to Maltese prehistory. The temple builders. In Malta: Studies of its Heritage and History, Malta, Mid-Med Bank, 17-46. Bonanno, A. (1995). "Contextual significance of ritual evidence in Malta", in W.H. Waldren, J.A. Ensenyat and R.C. Kennard (ed.), Ritual, Rites and Religion in Prehistory, IIIrd Deia International Conference of Prehistory, Oxford, British Archaeological Reports, 1995: 136-146. Bonanno, A. (1999). “Tarxien, Xaghra Circle and Tas-Silg. Occupation and re-use of temple-sites in the early Bronze Age,” in A. Mifsud & C. Savona Ventura (ed.), Facets of Maltese Prehistory, Malta, Prehistoric Society of Malta: 209-23. Cauchi, M. (2002). Gozo Past and Present Bonanno, A. (1995). "The prehistory of Gozo", in L. Briguglio and J. Bezzina (ed.), Gozo and its Culture, Malta, Formatek Ltd, 1995: 2-12. Bonanno, A. (1996). "Research on prehistoric and Roman Gozo: past, present and future", in J. Farrugia & L. Briguglio (ed.), A Focus on Gozo, Malta, University of Malta Gozo Centre: 41-57. Robb, John (2001). Island identities: ritual, travel and the creation of difference in Neolithic Malta, European Journal of Archaeology 4, 2 (2001): 175-202. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Fieldwork and Independent Study | |||||||||
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