2022-23

The aim of the course is two-fold: It offers a compact and global overview of fundamental theoretical knowledge centering upon the manifold subject in psychology, the development of the individual. It also highlights the application of this knowledge, to facilitate the understanding and better handling of the individual during the vital periods of childhood and adolescence.

The subject matter of the course is material culture and societies during the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods and the Bronze Age throughout the Balkans and Anatolia. The aim of the course is to present in summary form matters regarding the spatial organization, architecture, burial practices and material culture of prehistoric communities during the chief periods of prehistory in the various regions in question, together with interpretations and views regarding economy, social organization and social relations.

The course aims to introduce students to matters concerning the economic history of Byzantium.   
The course starts with a treatment of the passage from the economy of Late Antiquity to the medieval economy and its structures.  It then deals with sources of wealth in Byzantium, natural and human resources, the rural and urban economy, exchange, trade and markets and developments in coinage and Byzantine money.  The course ends with a comparison between the Byzantine economy and the economies of the states of the medieval west.  

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the biology of man and the demography of a series of populations studied by anthropologists, such as the Ache, !Kung, Rendille and the Hutterites and to lead students to the study of the forces that shape the progress of such populations in space and over time.
Course outline:
Population structure and size of population: The examples of the Ache and the Dobe !Kung
Mortality and life expectancy among the Ache, !Kung, Bari, Agta, etc.

The purpose of the course is the introduction to the use of the methods and tools offered by modern technology that can be used in archaeological research. The general goal is for students to be able to use tools for recording, analyzing, processing, displaying and publishing digital data in the context of an interdisciplinary approach to the field of archaeology.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand the utility of structured data and be able to present the information in a standardized format.