PAPVA_03 Neolithic of the Near East

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. emeritus Frank Hole, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Valášková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 K23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course shall offer a basic overview on the beginnings of Neolithic in the Near East, and on social, economic and spiritual development of the society in the 11th-6th mill. BC. The students will acquire the basic overview on literature and main topics of that time, which are discussed among the researchers. The first half of course is given in Czech and the second half in English. Final exam answers are accepted both English and Czech.
Syllabus
  • List of topics: 1. Chronological and geographical determination 2. Preconditions for the rise of Neolithic in the Near East (climate, raw material basis, domestication, social maturity…) 3. History of Neolithic research in the Near East 4. Pre-pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) 5. Pre-pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) 6. Settlement structure, way of subsistence and exchange in the Pre-pottery Neolithic 7. Burials and ritual in the Pre-pottery Neolithic 8. Beginnings of pottery making in the Near East 9. Pottery Neolithic (PN) 10. Settlement structure, way of subsistence and exchange in the Pottery Neolithic 11. Burials and ritual in the Pottery Neolithic 12. Halaf culture and its contemporaries 13. Changes in society at the end of 6th mill. BC, and the beginnings of Chalcolithic in the Near East 14. Relation to the European Neolithic (problem of the Neolithization of Europe)
Literature
  • Akkermans, P.M.M.G. and Schwartz, G.M. 2003: The Archaeology of Syria. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (ca. 16 000-300 BC). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Charvát, P. 1993: Ancient Mesopotamia. Praha: Academia.
  • Charvát, P. 2002: Mesopotamia Before History. Routledge, London and New York: Routledge.
  • Matthews, R. 2000: The early prehistory of Mesopotamia 500,000 to 4,500 bc. Subartu V, Turnhout: Brepols Publishers.
  • Mithen, S. 2006: Konec doby ledové. Dějiny lidstva od r. 20 000 do r. 5000 př. Kr. Praha: Nakl. BB/art s.r.o.
  • Moore A.M.T. – Hillman, G.C. – Legge, A.J. 2000: Village on the Euphrates. From foraging to farming at Abu Hureyra. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Ozdogan, M. - Basgelen, N. (eds) 1999: Neolithic in Turkey: the Cradle of Civilization. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayinlari.
  • Prosecký, J. a kol. 1999: Encyklopedie starověkého Předního východu. Praha: Academia.
Teaching methods
lectures, documentary film, class discussion
Assessment methods
Teaching: 2 hours lecture per week Assessment: Oral examination Requirements for the examination: a sound orientation in the issues of the Near Eastern Neolithic; knowledge of the terminology and chronology of the individual groups of relics incl. the relevant literature. Å knowledge of the material culture sources of the studied period and territory.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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