From Palace to Polis: From Bronze Age to Iron Age in the Mediterranean 1200-700 BC
Course, Master's level, 5AK007
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Autumn 2026 Autumn 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 4 November 2026–17 January 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university.
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 14,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 14,250
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2026
- Application code
- UU-50003
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 7 October 2026–27 October 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Greece have traditionally been percieved as two separate periods in research.
The Mycenaean palaces, centrally controlled by kings, "collapse" and are replaced by nomadic shepherds who lived in
huts. They, in turn, developed a city-state society (poleis) inhabited by citizens who had political rights. In the break
between old and new - from the palace to the polis - societies changed politically, socially, economically and religiously.
But what was left, what was created new and what changed?
The course explores the development from the Late Bronze Age (1200s BC) to the occurence of first city-states (poleis) in
the 700s BC. The course compares the Bronze Age (almost devoid of written sources), with the historical Iron Age from
different perspectives and with different sources. The course also highlights how research has fluctuated between
distinguishing a sharps to a more smooth transition.
Reading list
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Contact
- Course Administrator Maria Lowe Fri
- info@arkeologi.uu.se
- +46 18 471 20 93