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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Archaeology & Ancient near East
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Ilan Sharon
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof Ilan Sharon
Course/Module description:
A general survey of the Phoenician civilization in the Levant and around the Mediterranean, from its beginning in the early Iron Age to the Persian period.
Course/Module aims:
To acquaint the student with the Phoenician culture, the main sites, the main categories of material culture (architecture, ceramics, artwork, inscriptions etc.) and attributes of daily life, death, religion, politics, economy and administration—as they appear in archaeological record.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Engage with the main debates of Phoenician studies.
• Identify Phoenician attributes in the main categories of material culture.
• Be familiar with the main Phoenician sites in the Levant, as well as their main regions of settlement around the Mediterranean.
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
The course consists of 14 1.5 hr. lectures (in Zoom).
Course/Module Content:
See the course web-site on Moodle
Required Reading:
See the course web-site on Moodle
Additional Reading Material:
See the course web-site on Moodle
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 10 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 90 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
The course will be graded on three exercises: A book report and two wiki web pages
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