Duration: 1 week  course.

Structure: 3 hours per day, 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday. The course  sees seminars and practical exercises for a total of 25 hours,  15 hours of classes and 10 hours to share between laboratories and archaeological trip.

Teaching Language: Italian, English, Spanish.

Course Description: The training course sees  theoretical and practical lessons, including guided tours to monuments, excavation areas and museums in the Basilicata region; the aim is to develop the knowledge of national and local archaeological heritage. Through the direct study of historical testimonials, students will acquire the understanding of the main historical eras which lead to colonial expansion of the Greek Empire in Italy. Students will focus their attention on specific issues such as Metaponto and Policoro with guided tours to the necropoli of Magna Grecia and to urban areas in order to get a knowledge of the historical and topographic development of Greek cities of southern Italy and Greek art and civilization also through the study of coins, jewels, sculptures etc.

Output: certificate of attendance, ECTS.

Costs: 600,00 €.

Starting Date: 15th – 22nd – 29th June; 6th  – 13th  – 20th – 27th July; 3rd – 10th – 17th – 24th – 31st August; 7th  – 14th – 21st September.

Objectives: To improve the basic knowledge of the history, archaeology and urbanistic of classical civilizations using modern archaeological research methods with emphasis on the archaeology of Greek cities in Southern Italy.

Programme: The course sees 2 macro-subjects divided into 2 parts. The first part is a theorical approach which studies the spreading of Greek archaeology in Italy analysing histporical monuments. The second part sees the study of Greek art through presentations on the main architectural sites in Southern Italy, especially in the Basilicata region (temple of Hera with its 15 Dorics columns, Apollo sacre area and the Theatre’s Caveas, called also Tavole Palatine, escavations of necropolis and local enhabitated centres). A further study of the language, symbols and meanings of funeral art such as tomb decorating and urns of Volterra among cults, sanctuaries, sacrifices and religious statues going from the use of ceramic sculpturing to painting to the Greek pòlis.
Methodology: Classes will have discussions on different issues supported by slides and other material. On site study (archaeological sites or trips to monuments and archaeological museums) will complete the theorical study. The museum sites Policoro-Metaponto-Taranto-Potenza and the taking part in laboratori studies will enable students to simulate archeological escavations using the technique of stratigraphy through the different stages of a real escavation campaign. Students will be encouraged to deliver individual researches on matters which most interest them.

Registration fees will include:

• 25 hours of lecture
• Transfer to the practicing locations (museums, caves, churches…)
• Guided tours
• Certificate of attendance
• Assistance to the students
• Insurance
• Use of the library
• Local food or wine tasting
• Use Link Campus IT facilities
• Internet access