NES 4354

Byzantine Archaeology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

A seminar on the archaeology of the Byzantine Empire, from the late Roman through to the early modern periods. Topics to be covered include: long-term changes in settlement patterns and urban development; the material traces of state and monastic control over productive landscapes; the idea of the border and the nature of its defense; and the fraught relationship between "Byzantine" and "classical" archaeologies.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, HST-AS)

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