PAPVB_50 Archaeology of Arabian peninsula

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Roman Garba (lecturer), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Dr. Sabatino Laurenza (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 offered to students of any study field.
Syllabus
  • History and archaeology of the Southwest Arabia (Yemen + KSA) 1. Introduction to Southwest Arabia - Climatic and environmental zones - History of exploration of Southwest Arabia 2. Prehistory in Southwest Arabia I. - Paleolitic, Neolithic, Bronze Age 3. Prehistory in Southwest Arabia II. - Caravan Kingdoms 4. Prehistory in Southwest Arabia III. - Caravan kingdoms II. 5. History in Southwest Arabia - Himyar and the advent of Islam - medieval 6. Society and economy in Southwest Arabia 7. Case study A.: xxx 8. Case study B.: xxx (example of archaeological mission) History and archaeology of the Southeast Arabia (Oman, UAE) 1. Introduction to Southeast Arabia - Climatic and environmental zones - History of exploration of Southeast Arabia 2. Prehistory of Southeast Arabia I. - Paleolitic, Mesolithic, Neolithic - Hafit period - Umm an Naar period 3. Prehistory of Southeast Arabia II. - Early Iron Age (EIA) - Iron Age (IA) 4. History of Southeastern Arabia - early Islam - medieval 5. Trade and economy - Mesopotamia - Indus valley - Frankincense 6. Social Development - domestication, irrigation and farming - social nucleation, tribal alliances 7. Religion and believes - polytheism: pre-islamic pantheon - pre-islamic rituals - transition to monotheism 8. Case study - Duqm Archaeological Survey Archaeological practice in Arabia 1. Introduction (history) - first archaeological missions 70s - 80s, 90s up to now 2. Specifics of the region - environmental - cultural - sites (multi period, multilayer) 3. Methods and tools 4. Challenges - overlay of periods - erosion 5. Case study - Sohar rescue I. 6. Case study - Sohar resque II. 7. Case study - Yankul recque 8. TBD (Sabi, pls add)
Literature
    required literature
  • Cerny V. 2016, Po stopách 'Ádů: Jižní Arábie v čase a prostoru, Academia, ISBN 978-80-200-2518-0.
  • Cleuziou, S. and Tosi M. (eds), 2007. In the Shadow of the Ancestors: The Prehistoric Foundations of the Early Arabian Civilization of Oman. Muscat: Ministry of Heritage and Culture.
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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