Courses in Classical Archaeology (Division 342)

Class. Arch. 221/Hist. of Art 221. Introduction to Greek Archaeology.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

The archaeology of Crete and Greece to the age of Alexander and the contributions made to the history of civilization through excavation.

Class. Arch. 222/Hist. of Art 222. Introduction to Roman Archaeology.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

A survey of the architectural growth of the city of Rome, with a general introduction to the art and archaeology of the western part of the Roman World.

Class. Arch. 323. Introduction to Field Archaeology.

(4; 3 in the half-term). (HU).

This course interprets "field archaeology" in its widest sense. Lectures discuss individual techniques (from excavation to computer analysis) and numerous issues (such as the problem with archaeology's "Indiana Jones" reputation. Students become aware of the importance of archaeology not only in creating our images of the past, but of the present as well.

Class. Arch. 324/Hist. of Art 324. Practicum in Field Archaeology.

Class. Arch. 221 and 222. (1-3 in the half-term). (Excl). Special fee required. May be repeated, but not in one term, for a total of six credits.

Participation in a University of Michigan excavation or field project. Practical introduction to the methods and disciplines of field archaeology, through lectures and intensive work at the site. Students arrange their own transportation and pay a fee to the excavation fund to cover room and board.

Class. Arch. 365/Class. Civ. 365. Alexander the Great: The Making of a Legend.

(3). (HU).

Alexander's world-conquering exploits and early death in 323 BC made him a legend not only in his own time, but for posterity. The course employs historical, archaeological, artistic, and other evidence to explore the 'reality' and 'image' of Alexander, and his influence after the end of the ancient world.

Class. Arch. 380/Hist. of Art 380/Anthro. 380. Minoan and Mycenaean Archaeology.

Class. Arch. 221 and 222. (3). (Excl).

A systematic, thematically-organized survey of the archaeology and art of the Aegean world in the Bronze Age, from the rise of state-level societies (the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece), to their collapse in the Greek 'Dark Ages'.

Class. Arch. 395. Junior Honors Survey.

Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission.

Wide reading in Greek and Roman architecture, or sculpture, or painting according to the needs of the students enrolled. Discussions and individual study. For junior Honors candidates; other students may be admitted by permission of the Honors concentration advisor.

Class. Arch. 396. Undergraduate Seminar.

Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for credit with permission.

This seminar is designed to familiarize students with current problems in Aegean, Greek, or Roman Archaeology. Readings, discussion, and reports of students' independent investigations. For classical archaeology concentrators and others.

Class. Arch. 421/Hist. of Art 421. Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East.

One previous art history, anthropology, or classical archaeology course recommended. (3). (HU).

Survey of art and archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia/Iran with focus on art as a reflection of societies producing it. Concepts of aesthetics, iconography, narrative patterns, programs of piety/politics in architecture, sculpture, painting, and seals.

Class. Arch. 422/Hist. of Art 422. Etruscan Art and Archaeology.

Class. Arch. 221 or 222. (3). (HU).

A survey of the architecture, sculpture, painting and other aspects of the archaeological record of the Etruscans with special reference to Greek (and other) influences and the Etruscan impact on Rome.

Class. Arch. 423/Hist. of Art 423. Roman Campania.

(3). (Excl).

A study of the public and private monuments of Cumae, Baiae, Puteoli, Neapolis, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. Representative works of sculpture, painting, and mosaic in the Naples Museum are studied.

Class. Arch. 424/Hist. of Art 424. Archaeology of the Roman Provinces.

Class. Arch. 221 or 222. (3). (HU).

The archaeology of the Roman provinces highlights the divergent forms of sculpture, mosaics, and architecture in different parts of the Roman world ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 400, with particular attention to the pre-Roman background. The major areas for study are the northwest European, the North African, and the eastern provinces.

Class. Arch. 427/Hist. of Art 427. Pompeii: Its Life and Art.

(3). (Excl).

A detailed analysis of the excavations at Pompeii with particular attention to town planning, architectural development, and popular art. Assigned readings and illustrated lectures.

Class. Arch. 428/Hist. of Art 428. The Public Spaces of Imperial Rome.

Hist. of Art 101 or Class. Arch. 222. (3). (Excl).

This course examines the functional, aesthetic, and didactic relationships between art and architecture in the city of Rome from the reign of the first emperor Augustus (27-14) to the age of the Severans in the early third century AD.

Class. Arch. 431/Hist. of Art 431. Principal Greek Archaeological Sites.

A course in archaeology. (3). (Excl).

A study of selected Greek sites with attention placed on their growth and development as illustrated by archaeological remains.

Class. Arch. 433/Hist. of Art 433. Greek Sculpture.

Hist. of Art 101. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).

A survey of the Greek achievement in the plastic arts. Attention is given to relief and architectural sculpture as well as to sculpture in the round; emphasis is placed on stylistic development. The chronological scope of the course runs from earliest times to the close of the fourth century, but stress is always put on a single significant period.

Class. Arch. 434/Hist. of Art 434. Archaic Greek Art.

(3). (HU).

The development of the Greek expression in the arts in the Archaic period: architecture, painting, and sculpture.

Class. Arch. 435/Hist. of Art 435. The Art and Archaeology of Asia Minor.

(3). (HU).

The culture and civilization of the Hittites, Phrygians, and Lydians and their architectural and aesthetic achievement. The Greek and Roman impact on Asia Minor and the blending of artistic styles.

Class. Arch. 436/Hist. of Art 436. Hellenistic and Roman Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101 or Class. Arch. 221 or 222. (3). (HU).

Architecture in the Hellenistic and Roman world from 332 B.C. to the close of the Roman Empire. Emphasis is given to the architectural centers of the ancient classical world: the Greek mainland, the Asia Minor coast, Syria, North Africa, Gaul, Spain, and Italy.

Class. Arch. 437/Hist. of Art 437. Egyptian Art and Archaeology.

(3). (HU).

A survey of Egyptian art and archaeology from beginnings to Roman times.

Class. Arch. 438/Hist. of Art 438. The Art and Archaeology of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt.

Permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

Exploration of the art produced in Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The study of this art has a double focus: (1) to understand its relation to the traditions of the Pharaonic Egyptian past; and (2) to understand how it reflects and also influences Hellenistic and Roman art and tastes.

Class. Arch. 439/Hist. of Art 439. Greek Vase Painting.

(3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).

A study of the development of painted Greek pottery, its painters, and its stylistic aspects. Red and black-figured ware in the workshops of Athens and Corinth receive particular attention.

Class. Arch. 440/Hist. of Art 440. Cities and Sanctuaries of Classical Greece.

A course in archaeology. (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).

A survey of the major excavated cities and sanctuaries of Greece from 776 B.C. through the first century B.C.

Class. Arch. 442/Hist. of Art 442. Late Antique and Early Christian Art and Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101 or 222. (3). (Excl).

This course surveys the architecture, painting, and sculpture of the late Roman and Early Byzantine Empires (A.D. 200-600). Primary emphasis is on how social, political, and religious forces affected the arts in their style, imagery, patterns of production and patronage.

Class. Arch. 443/Hist. of Art 443. The Art and Archaeology of Greek Colonization.

Class. Arch. 221. (3). (HU).

The history and morphology of Greek settlements in Sicily, South Italy, Africa, and elsewhere along the coast of the Mediterranean and on the shore of the Black Sea in the archaic and classical periods, allowing comparison between Greek experiences in different parts of their newly expanded world. Analysis of the phenomenon of colonization and motivation or participants.

Class. Arch. 451/Class. Civ. 451. Death in the Ancient World.

(3). (HU).

An investigation into attitudes toward death, and treatment of the dead, in ancient Greek and Roman society. A variety of evidence – literary, artistic, archaeological, epigraphic, and ethnographic – is utilized by students, who also are exposed to alternative notions of death and burial in other cultures.

Class. Arch. 475. Archaeology, Identity, and Nationalism in the Balkans and Europe.

Three 200- or higher level courses in Archaeology, Anthropology, or Modern European History. (3). (HU).

Focus on the multifaceted relationship of archaeology to practices of national and ethnic identity in the Balkan states (esp. Greece). Course has two components: historical component examines the ties of archaeology to nationalism from 1900 to the present. Second component examines the ethics of archaeological practice in contemporary national (ist) contexts.

Class. Arch. 481/Hist. of Art 481. Art of Ancient Iran.

Hist. of Art 101. (3). (Excl).

Survey of the arts of Iran from the Neolithic period through the Sasanian dynasty.

Class. Arch. 499. Supervised Reading.

(1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.

Regular reports and conferences required.

Class. Arch. 515/Hist. of Art 515. The Archaeology of the Roman Economy.

Class. Arch. 222 and upperclass standing. (3). (Excl).

The ancient economy cannot be fully understood on the basis of literary and documentary evidence alone. This course focuses on the archaeological evidence for agriculture, crafts, and industry, transport and trade in the Roman world. On such a study can be built a better understanding of ancient society.

Class. Arch. 531/Hist. of Art 531/Anthro. 587. Aegean Art and Archaeology.

Class. Arch. 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).

A survey of the major sites of Greece, Crete, and the Cyclades in the Bronze Age, with particular reference to architectural and ceramic development and interdependence.

Class. Arch. 534/Hist. of Art 534. Ancient Painting.

Hist. of Art 101 and either Class. Arch. 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).

The development of monumental painting from Hellenistic through Roman Imperial times. Emphasis is placed upon monumental wall paintings, but mosaics and other two-dimensional arts are studied when appropriate.

Class. Arch. 536/Hist. of Art 536. Hellenistic and Roman Sculpture.

Hist. of Art 101 or Class. Arch. 222. (3). (Excl).

A critical examination of the sculptural works of the Hellenistic Age and of Republican and Imperial Rome, with emphasis on stylistic and chronological development.

Class. Arch. 539/Hist. of Art 539. Greek Architecture.

Hist. of Art 101, and Class. Arch. 221 or 222. (3). (Excl).

A study of key periods in Greek architecture. In any one term emphasis is placed on a particular period, e.g., the Periclean Age or Hellenistic Greece.

Class. Arch. 540/Hist. of Art 540. Art and Archaeology of Byzantine Egypt.

Hist. of Art 101, 442, or 542. (3). (Excl).

This course examines the art, architecture and artifacts of Early Byzantine Egypt (A.D. 300-650). Introductory lectures review the major scholarly steps by which the cultural remains have come to be defined. Subsequent discussions focus on important questions raised by recent investigations into the historical setting.

Class. Arch. 599. Supervised Study in Classical Archaeology.

Permission of instructor. (1-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.

Regular reports and conferences required.