PřF:Bi3170 Anthropology of prehistory - Course Information
Bi3170 Anthropology of prehistory
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Josef Unger, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Josef Unger, CSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Josef Unger, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:50 Bp1
- 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
- Anthropology (programme PřF, B-AN)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, B-BC)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
- Course objectives
- In this course the students will be acquainted with basic archeological periodization and development of the Prehistoric settlement primarily in the Moravia region. An emphasis is placed on the life style and ways of living in the individual phases of Prehistoric Era. At the end of this course the student should be able to: define the individual phases of Prehistoric Era with focus on Moravia); classify the major cultural areas with respect to the individual phases; explain, how the groundbreaking discoveries in technological processes changed the lives of individuals and the population; apply the theoretical knowledge in communication and cooperation with archeologists.
- Syllabus
- 1. Methods of recognition of Prehistoric Era history
- 2. Hunters and gatherers (the Paleolithic and Mesolithic)
- 3. The first agriculturists (the Neolithic)
- 4. The prehistoric society and the beginnings of use of metal (the Eneolithic)
- 5. The prehistoric society and the use of bronze (the Bronze Age)
- 6. The prehistoric society and the beginnings of use of iron (the Hallstatt period)
- 7. The first attempt on civilization - the Celts
- 8. The German peoples in contact with the Roman Empire (the Hallstatt period until the Migration period)
- 9. Excursion in the Moravian Museum (the Paleolithic-the Bronze Age)
- 10. Excursion in the Moravian Museum (Hallstatt period-Migration period
- Literature
- Sklenář K. ad.: Encyklopedie pravěku v~Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku, Praha 2002.
- Podborský V.: Dějiny pravěku a rané doby dějinné, Brno 1997.
- Podborský V. ad.: Pravěké dějiny Moravy, Brno 1993.
- DROBERJAR, Eduard. Encyklopedie římské a germánské archeologie v Čechách a na Moravě. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 456 s. ISBN 807277106X. info
- Pravěké dějiny Čech. Edited by Radomír Pleiner - Alena Rybová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1978, 870 s. URL info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical preparation in form of lectures is complemented with excursions to sigificant moravian museums. The students also work individually on selected topic related to prehistory of Moravia in form of a seminary paper.
- Assessment methods
- The course is concluded by an exam, after elaborating an essay (seminary paper) ranging 8-10 pages. Exam includes a written test (free answer) and an oral exam. After completing the admission test (75 % succesful answers required) an oral exam (in form of discussion) follows on the topic of one of the selected individual areas covered in the course.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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