The Degree course provides full advanced training in Archaeology, with respect, in particular, to classical, post-classical and middle-East archaeology, which benefit of a long tradition in the University of Palermo, and to applied sciences. The course has a strong humanistic approach, aiming at providing students not only with the historical understanding of archaeological evidence (sites, monuments or artifacts), but also with the ability to situate it in its context independently and critically, drawing on various documentary sources, from literary text or epigraphic evidence of the settlement or material culture. The technical expertise already provided during the 1st cycle course in cultural heritage is also provided, with particular reference to the physical sciences applied to archeology, paleontology and palaeoecology, and remote sensing and to the main computer tools for recording, analyzing, querying and managing archaeological data, both within individual disciplines, and through theoretical and practical workshops with specific purposes, as part of additional training. In this way, students will acquire the ability to conduct field work (whether archaeological excavation, surface research or analysis of artifacts) independently, but under the guidance of a research manager and/or within work groups. Students will autonomously choose the specific curriculum best fitting their personal interests, in the field of classical , post-classical or middle East archaeology, with a historical-artistic approach, or an approach focusing on material culture and settlements, or on methodology and applied sciences. Laboratory and/or field activities are awarded with adequate credits, giving students the chance to learn specific experimental techniques and to practice various archaeological disciplines on field (through excavation, landscape archaeological research, analysis of artifacts).
Given the commitment in terms of time for gathering, classifying and processing research data, the final examination is awarded with the maximum number of credits.
