Bi7126 Introduction to periodization of history with regards to human populations and their burial habits

Faculty of Science
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:50 D36/347
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present cultures and their burial habits from the Neolithic period to the end of the 19th century, mainly in Moravia and Bohemia.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to periodize history and link it with the cultures and their burial practices.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction - presentation of the syllabus and aims of the subject, introduction to archaeological research, definitions of terms. Other lectures will describe each epoch, including characterization and periodization, focusing on the cultures, burial habits of populations with examples of burial sites. For each period will be selected and described an interesting example of burial site, events or habits relating to each epoch. 2. Neolithic 3. Eneolithic 4. Bronze age 5. Iron age-Hallstatt culture 6. Iron age-La Tène culture 7. Roman epoch 8. Migration Period 9. Early Middle Ages 10. High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages 11. Modern history 12. Interesting and special burials
Literature
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Dějiny pravěku a rané doby dějinné. 1. dotisk 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 325 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4153-0. 2008. info
  • DROZDOVÁ, Eva. Břeclav - Pohansko. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita. 146 s. ISBN 8021023708. 2005. URL info
  • Pravěk Moravy. Vyd. 1. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum. 94 s. ISBN 807028028X. 1996. info
  • PETRÁŇ, Josef. Dějiny hmotné kultury. 1, [Vymezení kulturních dějin]. [Část 2], Kultura každodenního života od 13. do 15. století. 1. vyd. V Praze: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství. 489-997 s. 1985. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
writing exam (min. 60%) or an oral exam, depending on the current situation possibility of distance form - students will always be informed in advance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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