Bi8611 Palaeoethnology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Svoboda, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jiří Svoboda, DrSc.
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, M-BI)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-AN)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC, specialization Fyzická antropologie)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BC, specialization Sociokulturní antropologie)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
  • Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course is to review the theoretical bases of: palaeoethnology; processual and postprocessual archaeology; theory of cultural change; interpretation of environmental, archaeological, and ethnological records. Furthermore, it focuses on use of ethnological analogies with the aim to reconstruct past and recent social systems.
Syllabus
  • 1.Terminological definitions: paleoethnology, archaeological ethnography, ethnoarchaeology.
  • 2.History of research (19th century, intermediary period, impact of procesualism, actual state of research), models (continuous, discontinuous), methods (fieldwork, literary studies, collections).
  • 3.Human society in landscape, settlement analysis, seasonality.
  • 4.Nurture, production processes, artifacts
  • 5.Rituals.
  • 6.Ethnicity (contacts, acculturation).
Literature
  • Chang, K. C.: Major Aspects of the Interrelationship between Archaeology and
  • David, N. – Kramer, C.: Ethnoarchaeology in Action. Cambridge University Press, New York 2001.
  • Binford, L. R.: Nunamiut Ethnoarchaeology. Academic Press, New York 1978.
  • Jelínek, J.: Střecha nad hlavou. Kořeny nejstarší architektury a bydlení. Vutium, Brno 2006.
  • Gould, R.: Living Archaeology. Cambridge University Press, London-New York 1980.
  • Barnard A.: Hunter-Gatherers in History, Archaeology and Anthropology. Berg Publishers 2004.
  • SVOBODA, Jiří and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie 19: Paleolit a mezolit: Pohřební ritus. Editor: Jaroslav Malina. Brno (CZ): Nadace Universitas Masarykiana v Brně, nakladatelství a vydavatelství Nauma v Brně, 2003, 128 pp. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie. ISBN 80-210-3182-4. info
  • SVOBODA, Jiří, V. LOŽEK and E. VLČEK. Hunters between East and West: The Paleolithic of Moravia. New York - London: Plenum, 1996, 307 pp. Interdisciplinary Contribution to Archaeology. ISBN 0-306-45250-2. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, the course is concluded with an oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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