AEA_57 General knowledge of protohistorical material culture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dagmar Vachůtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, Ph.D. (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
Fri 7:30–9:05 C42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of this course is to inform students about material culture of the protohistorical period (from the late hallstat period to the late migration period, i.e. from the 5th. B.C. to the 2nd. half of the 6th. century A.D.). Selected groups of finds will be illustrated in chronological appearance. At the end of this course students should be able to recognize and classify individual finds from the archeological contexts (settlemental, funeral...). Students should test out their knowledge on the archeological materials in the deposits of our Institute and other archeological institutions. The presentations are partly in English - students are supposed to learn basic vocabulary of material culture.
Syllabus
  • 1. Early La Téne period (LTA - 5th century BC), early style of "celtic" art (pottery, broochs, finds from the rich burials, hoards)
  • 2. "Flat-cemeteries" (time of "celtic expansion")- finds from inhumation graves (LTB1 - C1, 4-3th century BC).
  • "Warrior" and "female" sepultures - changes and differnces.
  • 3. The finds from Oppida (LT C2-D1, 2-1st century BC).
  • Roman "imports"
  • 4. Roman and Migration Period Material Culture - Definition, Chronology and Bibliography.
  • Systematics and Classification of the Material Culture.
  • Roman Toreutics.
  • 5. Pre-Roman and Earlier Roman Period Material Culture (Eggers A phase).
  • Roman Glass.
  • Roman Pottery.
  • 6. Early Roman Period Material Culture (Eggers B1 phase).
  • Personal adornments I. - Brooches, Pins, Belt.
  • 7. Early Roman Period Material Culture (Eggers B2 phase).
  • Personal Adornment II. – Jewellery.
  • 8. Late Roman Period Material Culture (Eggers C1-C3 phase).
  • Equipment of the Richly Furnished so-called Chieftain's Graves.
  • Germanic Pottery, Drinking Horns and Wooden Vessels.
  • Inventář bohatě vybavených – tzv. knížecích kostrových hrobů.
  • Germánská keramika, picí rohy a dřevěné nádoby.
  • 9. Material culture of the Early Migration Period (Eggers D phase).
  • Weapons of the Roman and Migration period.
  • Horse-trappings and chariots
  • 10. Material culture of the Late Migration Period (Eggers E phase).
  • Tools, Instruments and Varia.
  • Roman Coins.
  • 11. Practical workshop (to see original finds from the departmental collection).
  • 12. Revision. Test.
Literature
    required literature
  • DROBERJAR, Eduard. Archeologie pravěkých Čech. Edited by Vladimír Salač. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 2008, 214 s. ISBN 9788086124810. URL info
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 s. ISBN 8085048450. info
Teaching methods
Bilingual presentation of finds, practiacal workshop (departmental and other collections), glossary of english archaeological terminology, class discussion about the topic
Assessment methods
Seminar; Written test; Credit; presence on the courses is required; basic English vocabulary of material culture
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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