AEB_85 The archaeology of medieval rural house

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Doc. PhDr. Pavel Vařeka, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 13. 10. 10:50–17:25 pracovna, Mon 20. 10. 10:50–17:25 pracovna, Mon 24. 11. 10:50–17:25 pracovna, Mon 15. 12. 10:50–17:25 pracovna
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of medieval archeology. A basic overview of the contribution of archeology and other disciplines for understanding the medieval village house in an European context, knowledge of building cultures of medieval Europe and the essential features of rural housing development of the 5th - 15th centuries.
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
The aim of this course is to understand one of the basic features of the cultural systems interconnected with the agricultural communities in Europe which are represented by a dwelling. House perceived as a nucleus and the most numerous part of the built environment created by a man offers wide information potential enabling us to research the Medieval rural societies (5th to 15th century). The aim of this course is give general overview of the archaeological, building-archaeological and ethnographic cognition of the rural architecture of the time period researched in all areas of Europe (Scandinavia, British Islands, France and the West Mediterranean, Central Europe, Southeast Europe, Eastern Europe and Northeastern Europe) and focus on the analysis of the house characteristics and understanding the basic development changes of the rural house. The next aim is to conceive the house as an artefact which does not mean that it is considered only a part of the historic sources which is called “material culture” and formally includes also the prevailing part of the artefactual heritage. The next aim is to conceive the rural house which is an artefact of material principles which enables us to research in detail e.g. constructional material, count the static parameters of the structural parts or date some of the wooden parts using the dendrochronology. The house itself also refers to spiritual culture, various symbolic systems which determined form, spatial structure or decoration of a house and ritualized rules of living in it.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the Archaeology of the built environment; sources; formation process of the archaeological record concerning built environment; contribution of other disciplines. 2. Theoretical approaches in the study of the built environment; examples of applied methods. 3. An overview of the rural housing in different parts of medieval Europe: Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, L'anse aux Meadows (Newfoundland), Norway, Sweden, Denmark. 4. Great Britain and Ireland. 5. France. 6. Italy, Spain and Portugal. 7. North-Western Germany, Holland and Belgium. 8. Central and Southern Germany and Switzerland. 9. Bohemia, Moravia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. 10. Southeastern Europe. 11. Eastern and Northeastern Europe. 12. Definition of building cultures of medieval Europe and their development; changes of rural dwelling at the time of long duration - continuity, discontinuity of cultural development and cultural synthesis.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Památky archeologické., Supplementa (Supl.). Prague: Institute of Archeology. info
  • ZBÍRAL, David. Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Montaillou, okcitánská vesnice v letech 1294-1324 (Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Montaillou: Cathars and Catholics in a French village, 1294-1324). Religio: Revue pro religionistiku. Brno: Česká společnost pro studium náboženství, 2006, vol. 14, No 2, p. 279-283. ISSN 1210-3640. info
  • LE ROY LADURIE, Emmanuel. Montaillou, okcitánská vesnice v letech 1294-1324. Translated by Irena Neškudlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 627 s. ISBN 8072036335. info
  • VAŘEKA, Pavel. Archeologie středověkého domu. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Katedra archeologie, FHS ZČU v Plzni, 2004, 437 s. ISBN 8090341217. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kolokvium – ústní zkouška.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011.
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