AEA_63 La Tene in Central Europe - seminar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, 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 14:10–15:45 C43
Prerequisites
The lecture is primarily inted for Bc students of archaeology, but is open also for other students.
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The seminar familiarizes the students with the issues of the La Tène period in the territory of Central Europe in broader cultural and genetic connections. The students are supposed to discuss in workshops, write up an essay and summarise the results in English written summary.
Syllabus
  • 1. Spatial and temporal definition, basic terminology and entities of Central European Celts. Overview of the main periodization systems of La Tène. Issues of relative and absolute chronology. 2. Characteristic of the Late Hallstatt “princely” milieu (Upper Danubian area, eastern France); its contacts with the Mediterranean (Greek and Etruscan imports). 3. Early La Tène magnate burials and fortifications (Hochdorf, Hradiště near Písek, Dürrnberg, Závist near Prague, Černov). The emergence of Old La Tène decorative style. 4. Overview of opinions of the historic Celts presence in the territory of Bohemia. Causes and main directions of their expansion. Pre-Duchcov horizon; Duchcov-Münsingen horizon. Celtic flat cemeteries, their chronology and general criteria. 5. Characteristics of flat cemeteries in Bohemia, Bavaria, Moravia and Austria (conformities, differences, specifics). 6. Characteristic of flat cemeteries in the Carpathian Basin - Slovakia, Hungary, Transylvania (conformities, differences, specifics). Anthropology of the Central European Celts. Stratification of the La Tène society based on the analysis of cemeteries. 7. Celtic settlement formations, their hierarchy and classification. Types of settlement features, knowledge of the settlement buildings as a whole. The relation of habitats and flat cemeteries. 8. Introduction to the issues of oppida, discussion of the definition of oppidum. Prerequisites and causes of their emergence. Types and variants of oppidal fortifications. An overview of problematic “oppida”. 9. Current status of the research of oppida in Bavaria and Bohemia and Moravia. Oppida in the Carpathian area (Bratislava, the Dacians in SW Slovakia). Late La Tène upland fortified settlements. 10. Examples of upland fortified settlements from the Middle Danubian area (Freinberg, Gründberg, Wien-Leopoldsberg, Braunsberg, Děvín) and East Slovakia (Zemplín). 11. Issues of quadrangular enclosed grounds, their spatial and significance relation to oppida (Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia). Issues of knowability of the burial rite in the Late La Tène period. 12. An overview of Celtic religious conceptions. Data from written sources; archaeological manifestations of Celtic faith: cultic places, votive deposits, burial rite, plastic art. 13. Economic characteristic of the Central European La Tène. The importance of agriculture. Examples of manufacturing agglomerations, development of specialized crafts. The development of Celtic coinage, the level of long-distance and interior trade. 14. Púchov culture. Its spreading, development, ethnicity, types of settlements and main sites. Issues of “latenization” of the non-Celtic groups within the studied territory. 15. Assessment of technical and civilization progress of the Celtic society. Views on the causes of perishing of Central European Celts. Proofs of survival of Celtic groups (civitas Boiorum) in the Roman era.
Literature
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 s. ISBN 8085048450. info
Teaching methods
seminar, active student work
Assessment methods
1. an essay (at least 10.000 characters), submitted 3 days before the term of the lecture; with complete bibliography and summary (1.000 characters) in English 2. lecture on the subject of the essay 3. collaboration in workshop 4. participation during the seminars (2 absences excused)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Spring 2025.
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