FF:KLBcB88 Archaeology of geom and arch. - Course Information

KLBcB88 Archaeology of greek geometric and archaic period

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

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 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

• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-AE) (2)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-AE) (2)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-HS)

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

• KLBcA13 Greek Art I

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.

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