ARCHAEOLOGY 206c - Hispania Antiqua:The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Spain

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Bowdoin College

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Spring 2007. JAMES HIGGINBOTHAM. Surveys the early history of the Iberian peninsula through its material culture and highlights the interplay between the geography of Spain and diverse patterns of human settlement. Begins with the study of the indigenous Iberian peoples in Spain during their Late Neolithic and Bronze Ages and then examines the impact made by the arrival of traders and colonists from Phoenicia and the Greek world. Connections to Africa highlight the period of Carthaginian occupation starting in the sixth century B.C.E. and leading up to the Roman conquest in the third century B.C.E. Under Roman control, the number and complexity of settlements increased, with many towns and cities that would rival those in Italy. As early as the first century B.C.E., the Spanish provincial elite began to play active roles in Roman commercial and political life. Concludes with the decline of control and the changes for the peninsula brought about after the invasion of the Visigoths.

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3.00

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www.bowdoin.edu/

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(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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