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Long Title: BURIED CITIES: THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF AKROTIRI, POMPEII, AND HERCULANEUM

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of classical antiquity's best preserved cities thanks to volcanic eruptions: the Bronze Age site of Akrotiri and the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Art and architecture will be examined within their larger social and urban contexts. Methodological and ethical issues surrounding the excavation and preservation of these sites will also be considered.