Ancient Materials and Technology

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The study of the material culture of past societies is one of the most direct ways to explore not only the technological advances of these peoples, but also their beliefs and aspects of everyday life. This course deals primarily with the technologies applied to transform different raw materials into finished portable products and permanent installations such as building and bridges covering a large chronological period spanning from the Neolithic up to Roman times in Greece and the Greek world in general.