AES_501 Settlement Archaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Peter Milo (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Dr. phil. Peter Milo
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 12:00–15:40 M12, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
Seminar of Settlement archaeology is recommended to the students in Bachelor and Master degree level.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Within the course the students will present selected topics which involve problems of settlement archaeology. Thematic/topical spectrum will be oriented on individual features to settlement areas. From the chronological viewpoint we will deal with questions of Palaeolithic to Modern Times. The aim of this course is to learn to use information obtained by archaeological research in the identification and interpretation of individual features, as well as various phenomena and connections.
Learning outcomes
During the course the students are asked to present selected topics related to the issue of settlement archaeology. Students will learn to use information obtained by archaeological research in the identification and interpretation of individual features, as well as various phenomena and connections.
Syllabus
  • - Dwelling development
  • - Types and constructions of dwellings and their function
  • - Chronological and chorological aspects of settlement structures
  • - Types of settlement sites, their structure and evolution
  • - Social and economical aspects of settlements
Literature
  • Dávnověká krajina a sídla ve světle nedestruktivní archeologie :český výzkumný projekt 1997-2002. Edited by Martin Gojda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 484 s. ISBN 802001215X. info
  • A history of settlement in Ireland. Edited by Terence B. Barry. New York: Routledge, 2000, xv, 296 p. ISBN 0415182085. info
  • DRESLEROVÁ, Dagmar and Mark BEECH. A late Hallstatt : settlement in Bohemia : excavation at Jenštejn, 1984. Praha: Institute of Archeology CAS, 1995, v, 140. ISBN 8090102697. info
  • FORSBERG, Lars L. Site variability and settlement patterns : an analysis of the hunter-gatherer settlement system in the Lule River Valley, 1500 b.C.-b.C./A.D. Umeå: University of Umeå, 1985, viii, 323. ISBN 9171742263. info
Teaching methods
class discussion and oral presentations
Assessment methods
The main requirement for graduation from this course is short seminar work on entered topic, its successful presentation and a defence in discussion.
Language of instruction
Slovak
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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