AH 222: Greek Art and Archaeology Readings

January
22: Introduction
27: Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages READING: Pedley, Introduction, Chap.1, Lawrence, Chaps. 1-2 Sesklo, Dimini, and Lerna QUESTION: What kinds of communities can we reconstruct for the Neolithic and early Bronze ages from the evidence at Sesklo, Dimini, and Lerna? What kind of structures did people live in? Are there specialized crafts or tasks for people? Is there evidence for community organization?
29: Bronze Age: Minoan Civilization READING: Pedley, Chap. 2, Lawrence, Chaps. 3-5 sections on Middle Bronze Age

February
3: Bronze Age: Minoan Civilization READING: READING: Pedley, Chap. 3, Lawrence, Chaps. 3-5 sections on Late Bronze Age Minoan Religion print by clicking on print button above
5-10: Bronze Age: Mycenaean Civilization READING: Pedley, Chap. 3, Lawrence, Chaps. 6-7
12-17: Dark Ages and Geometric Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 4, Lawrence, Chaps. 8-9
19-24: Orientalizing Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 5, Lawrence, Chap. 10 24TH: 1ST PAPER ASSIGNED Slide Identification
26: Archaic Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 6, Lawrence, Chaps. 11-12, 20

March
3-5: Archaic Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 6, Lawrence, Chaps. 11-12, 20 RESERVE READING: Marinatos, Greek Sanctuaries, Essay 7, pgs. 125-152 (for the 3rd) Slide Identification 5TH: 1ST PAPER DUE
10: Archaic Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 6, Lawrence, Chaps. 11-12, 20 RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 4V
12: Midterm
24-26: Classical Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 7, Lawrence, Chap. 13 RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap.4VI
31: Classical Period: Acropolis and Parthenon READING: Pedley, Chap. 8, pgs. 236-255; Lawrence, Chap. 14 RESERVE READING: Choose one of the following readings: Rhodes, Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis, Chap. 2; Neils, Worshipping Athena, Chap. 8 or 9

April
2-9: Classical Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 8, Lawrence, Chaps. 15-16, 22 RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 5III
14-16: 4th century READING: Pedley, Chap. 9, Lawrence, Chaps. 17-18, 21, 24 RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chaps. 6IV & V, 7IV 14TH: 2ND PAPER ASSIGNED
21-23: Hellenistic Period READING: Pedley, Chap. 10, Lawrence, Chaps. 19, 23 RESERVE READING: Robertson, A Shorter History of Greek Art, Chap. 8IV
28: Graeco-Roman Art 2ND PAPER DUE