PAPVA_44 The Early and Middle Bronze Age of Mesopotamia and Levant - Seminary

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Zuzana Wygnańska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Seminary is based on active communication about topics which will be resolve during the cource "The Early Bronze Age in the Near East" Middle Bronze Age in the Near East" and "The Bronze Age Pottery of Mesopotamia and Levant"; At the end of this course students will be able to discuss special topics of Bronze Age development at the area of Mesopotamia and Levant; Students will be able to present their own contribution in front of the wider audience.
Syllabus
  • Ninevite 5 Pottery
  • Northern Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium
  • Northern Mesopotamia in MBA
  • Southern Mesopotamia in the 3rd and in the first half of the 2nd millennium
Literature
  • • Walker, Cuneiform. Reading the Past., University of California Press 1987.
  • • Moorey P.R.S., Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The Archaeological Evidence, Oxford 1994.
  • • Orthmann W., Der Alte Orient, Berlin 1975.
  • • Heinrich E., Die Tempel und Heiligtümer im Alten Mesopotamien, Berlin 1982.
  • • Mazar A., Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10.000-586 BCE, New York 1990.
  • • Akkermans P.M.M.G. & Schwarz G.M., The Archaeology of Syria. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies ( ca. 16.000 – 300 BC), Cambridge 2003.
  • • Heinrich E., Die Paläste im Alten Mesopotamien, Berlin 1984.
  • • Cotterell A., The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Ancient Civilisations, New York 1980.
  • • Sasson J. M., Civilisations of the Ancient Near East, 4 vols., London 1995.
  • • KLENGEL, Horst. Geschichte und Kultur Altsyriens. Leipzig: Koehler & Amelang, 1965. 226 s.
  • • Roaf M., Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, Oxford, 2000
  • • Kuhrt A., The Ancient Near East c. 3000 – 330 BC, London-New York 1995.
  • • Levy Th. E., The archaeology of the society in the Holy Land, London New York, 1998.
Teaching methods
student’s presentations, discussions
Assessment methods
student’s presentation, Presence: 70%
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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