AEA_55 Material Culture of the Stone Age

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ludmila Kaňáková Hladíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:50–12:25 zrusena M25
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in classification of archaeological material culture; Basic knowledge in archaeological terminology and chronology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Seminar absolvent will able to expert classification and description of archaeological findings of Central Europian Stone Age (from Paleolithic to end of Eneolithic). It includes frame datation, cultural, technological and functional determination.
Syllabus
  • 1. Seminar introduction: types of material culture, raw-materials in Stone Age, methods of expert analysis;
  • 2. Introduction of expert analysis of chipped stone industry. Material culture of Low and Middle Paleolithic;
  • 3. Material culture of Early Upper Paleolithic (szeletien, bohunicien, aurignacien) and Upper Paleolithic (pavlovien/gravettien a magdalenien). Chipped stone industry, Bone and antler industry, art, decoration;
  • 4. Material culture of Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic;
  • 5. Organic material culture in case study of neolithic findings;
  • 6. Methods of expert analysis of ceramics;
  • 7. Methods of expert analysis of macrolithic industry, Bone and Antler industry;
  • 8. Morphological and technological features of chipped stone industry of Neolthic and Eneolithic;
  • 9. Material culture of Early and Middle Neolithic - ceramics, technical ceramics, stone industry, bone and antler industry, art, decoration;
  • 10. Lengyel Material culture - Late Neolithic and Early Eneolithic. Ceramics, technical ceramics, stone industry, bone and antler industry, art, decoration;
  • 11. Morphological and technological features of ceramics of Early and Middle Eneolithic;
  • 12. Morphological and technological features of Late Eneolithic material culture. Ceramics, technical ceramics, stone industry, bone and antler industry, copper findings;
Literature
  • bude prezentována v lekcích/will presented in lessons
Teaching methods
explication and practise of expert analysis methods; classification of Stone Age Material Culture; accent on presentation of original findings, 3D a 2D visualisations; practice
Assessment methods
Completion Requirements for the course-unit credit: - Practical knowledge of archaeological material according to cultures - Basic orientation in the studied issues
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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