AES_302 Daylife of palaeolithic hunter-gatherer community

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 M22
Prerequisites
Past graduation of both AEA_75 Europe in the Early Stone Age is recommended, nevertheless it is not a prerequisite.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 5/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present probable reconstructions of life of hunter-gatherer communities in Palaeolithic based on archaeological sources, ethnographic parallels, experiments and survival principles. Not only archaeological finds are presented, but also methodological approaches, as well as hypotheses that have not been tested yet. The main objective of the course is to open a discussion about the possibilities we have in creating syntheses, especially on the meaningful use of interdisciplinary analyses.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student should be able to:
- characterize individual aspects of the life of Palaeolithic populations (alimentary and settlement strategies, site structures, technological knowledge, non-utilitarian behaviour)
- describe methodological procedures which are used for the analysis of archaeological contexts and for creation of syntheses
- understand the possibilities of ethnological analogies
- apply the principles of interdisciplinary cooperation to other periods and archaeological specialisations.
Syllabus
  • - Alimentary strategies
  • - Settlement strategies and site structures
  • - Raw material acquisition
  • - Technologies
  • - Non-utilitarian behaviour
Literature
    required literature
  • OLIVA, M.: Variabilita paleolitických industrií a lidské chování. AR 34, 1982, 622-648.
  • NERUDA, Petr, Petr NERUDA and Petr NERUDA. Čas neandertálců = Time of Neanderthals (Time of Neanderthals). Vydání první. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2016, 315 pp. ISBN 978-80-7028-475-9. info
  • SVOBODA, Jiří. Paleolit a mezolit: Pohřební ritus. Brno, 2003. Panorama biologické a sociokulturní antropologie19. info
  • SVOBODA, Jiří A. Čas lovců : dějiny paleolitu, zvláště na Moravě. Illustrated by Pavel Dvorský. Brno: Archeologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 1999, 352 s. ISBN 8086023192. info
    recommended literature
  • ANDREFSKY, W. jr.: Lithics. Macroscopic approaches to analysis. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology, Cambridge 1998.
  • BINFORD, L. R.: Dimensional analysis of behaviour and site structure: learning from an eskimo hunting stand. American Antiquity, 43, 1978, 330-361.
  • BINFORD, L. R.: Hearth and home: the spatial analysis of ethnographically documented rock shelter occupations as a template for distinguishing between human and hominid use of sheltered space. In: XIII U.I.S.P.P. Congress Proceedings-Forli, 8-14 Septembe
  • JELÍNEK, J.: První Evropan. Biologický a kulturní vývoj člověka. Brno 1984.
  • JELÍNEK, Jan. Střecha nad hlavou : počátky lidské architektury. Brno: Moravské muzeum - Ústav Anthropos, 1986, 58 s. info
  • JELÍNEK, Jan. Velký obrazový atlas pravěkého člověka. Praha: Artia, 1977, 557 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in three years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019.
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