AEB_A07c Material culture in protohistory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Balázs Komoróczy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, 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 8:00–9:40 M12, except Thu 16. 11.
Prerequisites
basic orientation in terminology and chronology
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 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/22, only registered: 0/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main objective of this course is to inform students about material culture of the protohistorical era (from the Late Hallstatt Period to the Late Migration Period, i.e. from the 5th century BC to the 2nd half of the 6th century AD). Selected groups of finds will be illustrated in chronological order.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to recognize and classify individual artefacts from archaeological contexts (settlement or funerary finds). Students should test out their knowledge of archaeological materials in the depository of our Institute and other archaeological institutions. The presentations are partly held in English - students are supposed to learn basic vocabulary of material culture.
Syllabus
  • 1. Early La Tène Period (LTA - 5th century BC), early style of "Celtic" art (pottery, brooches, finds from rich burials, hoards)
  • 2. "Flat cemeteries" (time of "Celtic expansion") - finds from inhumation graves (LTB1 - C1, 4th-3rd century BC). "Warrior" and "female" burials - changes and differences.
  • 3. The finds from oppida (LT C2-D1, 2nd-1st century BC). Roman "imports"
  • 4. A visit in a museum or depository to see the original Late Iron Age finds
  • 5. Early Roman Period - basic equipment of the then population. Artefacts of Roman origin. Finds from the period of Marcomannic Wars.
  • 6. Late Roman Period - basic equipment from the Middle Danube region (especially metal finds).
  • 7. Late Roman Period - pottery finds and Roman imported ware.
  • 8. Other non-ceramic finds of Roman origin.
  • 9. Finds from the final phase of the Roman Period (sites of the Zlechov type). Other non-ceramic finds (bone and horn artefacts).
  • 10. Early stage of the Migration Period (stage Eggers D).
  • 11. Late stage of the Migration Period (stage Eggers E). Finds from Langobardic cemeteries.
  • 12. A visit in a museum or depository to see the original finds
Literature
    required literature
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 s. ISBN 8085048450. info
  • VENCLOVÁ, Natalie. Archeologie pravěkých Čech – Svazek 6: Doba halštatská. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i., 2008, 173 pp. ISBN 978-80-86124-79-7. info
  • VENCLOVÁ, Natalie. Archeologie pravěkých Čech – Svazek 7: Doba laténská. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i., 2008, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-86124-80-3. info
  • SALAČ, Vladimír. Archeologie pravěkých Čech – Svazek 8: Doba římská a stěhování národů. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i., 2008, 214 pp. ISBN 978-80-86124-81-0. info
  • DRDA, Petr. The prehistory of Bohemia. Edited by Natalie Venclová, Translated by David Joseph Gaul. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, 2013, 183 s. ISBN 9788087365595. info
    recommended literature
  • SALAČ, Vladimír and Eduard DROBERJAR. The prehistory of Bohemia. Translated by David Joseph Gaul. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, 2013, 240 s. ISBN 9788087365601. info
  • CHYTRÁČEK, Miloslav. The prehistory of Bohemia. Edited by Pavel Sankot - Natalie Venclová, Translated by David Joseph Gaul. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, 2013, 196 s. ISBN 9788087365588. info
  • TEJRAL, Jaroslav. Mähren an der Neige der Antike. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1982, 253 s. info
  • KOLNÍK, Titus. Rímske a germánske umenie na Slovensku. Edited by Ján Dekan, Photo by Jozef Krátky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Tatran, 1984, 312 s. info
  • MEGAW, M. Ruth and J. V. S. MEGAW. Celtic art : from its beginnings to the Book of Kells. Rev. and expanded ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2001, 312 s. ISBN 050028265X. info
Teaching methods
Bilingual presentation of finds, practical workshop (departmental and other collections), class discussion about the topic
Assessment methods
seminar; oral exam; attendance in the seminar is required; basic English vocabulary of material culture
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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