FF:KLBcB88 Archaeology of geom and arch.

KLBcB88 Archaeology of greek geometric and archaic period

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Mon 9:10–10:45 C43

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

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Course objectives

The aim of the course is the presentation of the Archaic period archaeology, main questions and methodologies.

Syllabus

Classical archaeology and its objectives Traditional lclassical archaeology Modern classical archaeology Chronology and terminology Early Iron Age (1000 – 700 B.C.) Egeida and Levantine: orientalizing period Gods, heroes and sacred places Poleis and states Art: narativity and monumentalism Regional archaeologies

Literature

required literature

A companion to Archaic Greece. Edited by Kurt A. Raaflaub - Hans van Wees. Pbk. ed. 1st pub. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, xxii, 750. ISBN 9781118451380. info
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
MEE, C. Greek archaeology : a thematic approach. 1st pub. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xli, 330. ISBN 9781405167345. info
WALLACE, Saro. Ancient Crete : from successful collapse to democracy's alternatives, twelfth to fifth centuries BC. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010, xxvi, 450. ISBN 9780521112048. info
WHITLEY, James. The archaeology of ancient Greece. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, xxvi, 484. ISBN 9780521622059. info

recommended literature

Geometric Greece. Edited by J. N. Coldstream. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977, 405 p. ISBN 0312323654. info
DESBOROUGH, V. R. d'A. The Greek Dark Ages. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1972, 388 s. ISBN 0510032613. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures

Assessment methods

Presentation on a chosen topic, active participation on lectures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

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 2013, Spring 2018, Spring 2025.