KLMgrA55 Byzantine Archaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, 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 12:30–14:05 C43
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students are able of independent research in the field of Byzantine archaeology. They know the material culture, bibliography and the actual problems of the contemporary research.
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical overview 2. History of research and specifics of contemporary Byzantine archaeology 3. Early Byzantine Period – overview of archaeological sources 4. Early Byzantine Period – Workshop I – Roman tradition of international trade network 5. Early Byzantine Period – Discussion session I – tracing the wine routes 6. Middle Byzantine Period – overview of archaeological sources 7. Middle Byzantine Period – Workshop II – Byzantine fortifications 8. Middle Byzantine Period – Discussion session II – Byzantine water economy 9. Late Byzantine Period – overview of archaeological sources. 10. Late Byzantine Period – Workshop III – Byzantine diet 11. Late Byzantine Period – Discussion session III – Perspectives of the archaeology of the Byzantine period and region 12. Projects of Institute of Archaeology and Museology
Literature
    required literature
  • BINTLIFF, J. L. The complete archaeology of Greece : from hunter-gatherers to the 20th century AD. 1st pub. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, xxiv, 518. ISBN 9781405154185. info
  • BOČKOVÁ LOUDOVÁ, Kateřina. Vladimír Vavřínek (s autorskou spoluprací Petra Balcárka), Encyklopedie Byzance, Slovanský ústav AVČR, Libri, Praha 2011. 550 s., ISBN 978-80-7277-485-2. (Vladimír Vavřínek (co-authored by Petr Balcárek), Encyclopedia of Byzantium, Slovanský ústav AVČR, Libri, Praha 2011. 550 s., ISBN 978-80-7277-485-2.). Praha: Filosofický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, Praha / Centrum medievistických studií AV ČR a UK v Praze, 2011, 2 pp. Studia mediaevalia Bohemica 3, č. 2, str. 327-328. ISSN 1804-0977. URL info
  • ZÁSTĚROVÁ, B. Dějiny Byzance. Praha, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Combination of classical lectures, workshops and disscussion sessions.
Assessment methods
Oral exam and presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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