AEA_20 The Neolithic and the Aeneolithic in Central Europe A

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 C43
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture and seminar will familiarize the students with the Early and Late Stone Age in the territory of Central Europe. The students will gradually acquire a grasp of the basic cultures and issues; they will also learn to recognize archaeological material of the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods. A stress will be laid on an outline of the development of views on the studied primeval epoch on the one hand, and the issues of the individual development stages within Early and Late Stone Age on the other hand. New and problematic knowledge that ensue from the current state of research and the newest theories will also be referred to. The differences of the Early and Late Stone Age, not only in the material culture but also in the spiritual sphere will be pointed out too.
Syllabus
  • 1. The importance of the Neolithic for Central Europe. The system of relative chronology. Absolute dating. 2. Neolithic settlements. Neolithic house. The importance of pottery and its ornamentation for the study of the Neolithic and Eneolithic. Polished and chipped lithic industries. Bone and horn tools. Neolithic personal ornaments. 3. Overview of the development of knowledge of the Neolithic in Central Europe. Important persons of the Neolithic and Eneolithic research, their works and concepts of the epoch. 4. Lower Neolithic in Central Europe. Basic terminology. Periodization of the Linear Pottery culture. Particularities within the Central European development. Settlements and burial grounds. Spiritual sphere. Classification of the material culture. 5. Linear Pottery culture in Slovakia and Hungary. Slovak Linear Pottery culture, Želiezovce type, East-Slovakian Linear Pottery, Bükk, Potiská etc. cultures. Geographical classification and mutual synchronization. Sources of knowledge. Classification of the material culture. 6. Middle Neolithic in Central Europe. Basic terminology. Geographical and chronological classification. Questions of genesis and ending. Material culture and issues in various areas. 7. Pre-Lengyel horizon in the development of the Middle Neolithic. Lužianky group. Definition of concepts. Cultural contents and relations. Issues of the emergence of the Lengyel complex in the middle Danubian area. 8. The Lengyel complex in Central Europe. Moravian Painted Ware culture and the Lengyel complex in Central Europe. Discovery, development of knowledge. J. Palliardi, F. Vildomec and other researchers. Genesis of the MPW culture. Periodization and the importance for the further primeval development. Classification of the material culture. 9. Early Lengyel cultures in the territory of Central Europe. Geographical demarcation and mutual synchronization. Basic sources of material culture. 10. Polgár cultural complex and its influences in Central Europe. Geographical demarcation, categorisation and source base. The most recent knowledge.
Literature
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 s. ISBN 8085048450. info
Assessment methods
Prerequisite for the examination: knowledge of the material culture of the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods within Central Europe; general knowledge of the basic literature from the studied territory; theoretical knowledge of the issues of Neolithic and Eneolithic in Central Europe.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Informace ke způsobu ukončení viz sylabus.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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