Consistently with the educational objectives of the Degree Course, the course aims to provide basic knowledge in the disciplinary field (strategies, methodologies and techniques for the analysis of medieval archaeological sites and for the topographical study of territorial contexts), to enable the student to apply the acquired knowledge, to develop communication skills, independent judgment and ability to communicate ideas, problems and reflections in a clear and correct way, and to acquire the necessary skills to undertake any subsequent studies or professional paths in the field of medieval archeology.
The course aims to provide knowledge on strategies, methods and techniques of field research in archaeology, with particular reference to field survey, archaeological excavation and classification methods and typology. The student must be able to learn about the main excavation strategies and the stratigraphic method from a theoretical and practical point of view, to know the main methodologies and techniques of the archaeological survey and to know the practice of study and classification of materials.