The course aims to guide students in the deepening of content knowledge and methodological skills related to the study of Picenum civilisation in relation with other peoples, in particular the Etruscans and Greeks.
In particular, the course aims to:

•  provide the methodological skills to be able to critically frame the artistic productions of the Picenian area, placing them in the contemporary historical, economic and social framework and in relation to the similar contemporary productions of the Etruscan, Greek and Magna-Greek world; 
• to use the specific language for the description of archaeological evidence;
• to know the new methodologies of archaeological investigation and the potential of multimedia resources for the enhancement and use of the archaeological heritage. 

The course will offer an overall picture of Picenum settlements, necropolis, sanctuaries and artistic productions from the Orientalizing to the Classical age seen in relation to the Etruscan and Greek worlds, starting from some case studies, in particular the emporic centre of Numana and other important archaeological sites such as Matelica, Fabriano, Pitino di San Severino Marche, Belmonte Piceno and Cupramarittima.
    
A focus will also be placed on methodologies (including multimedia) for the valorisation and enjoyment of archaeological heritage, in particular that related to the themes of the course, by a non-expert audience.

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Knowledge and understanding: the student will have to demonstrate, through an oral interview, to have learned and elaborated the content and methodological assumptions of the discipline. The candidate must therefore be able to recognize and well frame the contexts and materials presented during the course in the historical and cultural period of reference.

Applying knowledge and understanding: the student will also have to demonstrate to manage the analytical and conceptual tools for the interpretation of archaeological data and to insert the contents acquired into the historical, economic and social framework of reference.

Making judgement: the student will have to demonstrate the ability to discuss with maturity and autonomy of judgement the various issues related to the topics of the course, also inserting them in wider and interdisciplinary contexts.

Communication skills: at the end of the course the student will have to acquire adequate skills and tools to expose with awareness and using the technical language most appropriate to the individual issues.

Lifelong learning skills: the student must have developed the necessary learning skills to undertake further studies and in-depth studies with a high degree of autonomy.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

There will be guided visits to the main museums where materials of the Piceno culture are kept and which will be treated during the course (National Archaeological Museum of the Marches in Ancona, State Antiquarium of Numana,   Archeodromo del Conero,  Pesaro, Oliveriano Museum).etc.).

Teaching

Frontal lessons.

Innovative teaching methods

 Some exercises in Flipped Classroom and Debate mode will be conducted, especially in relation to the last part of the course.Within the course, for some topics the use of 3.00 classrooms is also envisaged for the illustration of multimedia technologies that may be useful for a better understanding of the materials presented.

Attendance

Strongly recommended. Attending students are those who attend at least 2/3 of the lessons.

Course books

A. Naso, I Piceni, I Piceni. Storia e archeologia delle Marche in epoca preromana, Biblioteca di Archeologia 29, Milano 2000 (selection of chapters).

N. Frapiccini, A. Naso (a cura di), Archeologia Picena. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi (Ancona 14-16.11. 2019), Roma: Quasar 2022, ISBN: 978-88-5491-321-9 (selection of chapters).

Lecture notes and slides provided by the lecturer on Moodle.

Assessment

Oral examination.

The assessment requires the candidate to know how to place contexts, monuments and materials, linking them to the historical, economic and social framework. The teacher will start from images proposed on the basis of the didactic material analysed in class and available on Moodle.

The evaluation of the candidate will take place based on the coherence and completeness of the answers, as well as the ability to classify the issues discussed during the lessons.

In the evaluation, it will also be fundamental that the candidate demonstrates the ability to use the technical language  appropriately.

They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of critical abilities in the exposition of the problems inherent in the course, with historical connections and  with the knowledge of contemporary productions of the Greek and Magno Greek world;  the student must also demonstrate an appropriate use of the technical language.

They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a good knowledge of the contents supported by critical ability and use of an appropriate language and the technical vocabulary of the discipline.

They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt during the course, even if there are some gaps and  the use of a language not entirely appropriate.

They will give rise to negative evaluations: serious gaps in the discussion on the issues addressed during the course and the use of an inadequate technical language.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Non-attending students are invited to consult the teaching material uploaded on Moodle (slides discussed in class, links to multimedia content, etc.).

Attendance

Non-attending students should contact the teacher for more precise instructions on the syllabus.

Course books

A. Naso, I Piceni, I Piceni. Storia e archeologia delle Marche in epoca preromana, Biblioteca di Archeologia 29, Milano 2000 (selection of chapters).

N. Frapiccini, A. Naso (a cura di), Archeologia Picena. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi (Ancona 14-16.11. 2019), Roma: Quasar 2022, ISBN: 978-88-5491-321-9 (selection of chapters).

Lecture notes and slides provided by the lecturer on Moodle.

Assessment

Oral examination.

The assessment provides that the candidate knows how to frame contexts, monuments and materials through the images that will be proposed by the teacher and that is able to start from these to elaborate a broader discourse on historical, economic and artistic aspects.

The evaluation of the candidate will take place based on the coherence and completeness of the answers, as well as the ability to classify the issues discussed during the lessons.

In the evaluation, it will also be fundamental that the candidate demonstrates the ability to use the technical language  appropriately.

They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of critical abilities in the exposition of the problems inherent in the course, with historical connections and  with the knowledge of contemporary productions of the Greek and Magno-Greek world;  the student must also demonstrate an appropriate use of the technical language.

They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a good knowledge of the contents supported by critical ability and use of an appropriate language and the technical vocabulary of the discipline.

They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt during the course, even if there are some gaps and  the use of a language not entirely appropriate.

They will give rise to negative evaluations: serious gaps in the discussion on the issues addressed during the course and the use of an inadequate technical language.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.