PAPVB_24 Ethnoarcheology of Iran

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Frank Hole (lecturer), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
1. To explain and demonstrate the practice and uses of ethnoarchaeology 2. To present case studies of ethnoarcheology in Iran 3. To stimulate students to design and undertake ethnoarchaeological investigations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to course and ethnoarchaeology 2. Case Study – Patty Jo Watson, Hasanabad, Iran, 1959-60 3. Case Study: Lee Horne, Baghestan, Iran, 1976-1978 4. Case Study: Carol Kramer, Aliabad, Iran, 1975 5. Case Study: Hole, Migration with Baharvand Lurs, 1973 6. The Baharvand nomads in 2011 7. Ethnographer visits to nomad camps: Edelberg, Feilberg, Digard, et al 8. Discussion of traveler and ethnographer accounts 9. Facilities used by nomads 10 Patty Jo Watson, Duzaray nomads, 1960 11. Ardeshir Javanmardzadeh, Mehran nomads, 2012 12. Case Study: Video of Qashgai, 1975 13. The future of ethnoarchaeology
Teaching methods
Class sessions will include lectures, videos, and practical exercises, some of which will involve fieldwork in Brno.
Assessment methods
The final class session will be a written examination based on understanding of the Iranian case studies. Students will also complete a final project, based on fieldwork. Grades will be based on the examination and on a paper describing the project and its archaeological significance.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
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