The Historical City as an Excavation Site: Urban Archaeology

Year offered
2020

BA course

The main goal of the course is he complexity of archaeological activity in the historical cities in Israel and around the world. In the focus of the course are standing the most controversial issues: the place of archaeology and antiquities sites in the urban body; salvage digs and the reduction of academic excavations; involvement of local communities; preservation of antiquities and selection of "favorite" periods, stimulating tourism. During the course we will get to know the key sites in the field of the modern urban archaeology: Rome, Jerusalem, Beirut, Athens, Thessaloniki, Split, London and Copenhagen.