KLA_012 Material culture of the Roman world

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Monika Zobková Koróniová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jan Jílek, 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
Tue 16:00–17:40 M11, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites
KLA_001 Introduction to Class. Arch. || KLBcA01 Introduction to Class. Arch.
Basic orientation in terminology and chronology in the extent of the courses KLA_001 - Introduction to Classical Archaeology is obligated.
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 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main objective of this course is to present material culture of the Roman world (from the early iron age to the late antiquity, i.e. from the 1st millenium B.C. to the 5th century A.D. Part of the course will include introduction of construction and production processes of artefacts and possibilities of their advanced study using modern analytical methods. In the practical part of the course students should test out their knowledge on the archeological materials in the deposits of our Institute, or in the collections of other institutions.
Learning outcomes
After successfull passing the course, students will be able to:
- recognize, classify, describe and primary documentate individual artifacts
- orientate within the basic terminology and dating methods – direct or formal (typology and classification)
- elaborate a professional catalog entry of the artefact in the form of a protocol, including data on formal and metrical determination, pictural documentation and bibliography for its classification and systematic
- determine an ideal interdisciplinary approach to advanced artifact analysis
- understand the processes and construction of the artefact and their manufacturing according to the concept of chaîne opératoire
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - definition of the topic, main systematics, terminology and reading
  • 2. General characteristics and classifications of the Roman material culture, formal analytical methods of the artefacts
  • 3. Pre-Roman and early Roman material culture
  • 4. Basic types and forms of the Roman pottery, Roman fine ware and terra sigillata (Samian ware)
  • 5. Pottery manufacturing processes - methods of shaping, decorating and firing, Roman coarse ware and amphorae
  • 6. Lamps, terracotta figurines and ceramic building materials
  • 7. Roman glass - history of glass making, cast and glass-forming techniques, characteristic glass products, workshops and trade
  • 8. Roman jewellery and personal adornment
  • 9. Roman toreutics
  • 10. Roman tools, instruments and varia
  • 11. Roman coinage
  • 12. Visit of institutional depository to see the original finds, selection of artifacts for elaboration a protocol, obtaining of descriptive data and primary documentation
  • 13. Individual Visit of museum or depository to see the original finds
Literature
    required literature
  • BAHN, Paul G. Archaeology : theories, methods, and practice : with over 550 illustrations. Edited by Colin Renfrew. 2nd ed. London: Thames and Hudson, 1996, 608 s. ISBN 0500278679. info
  • The Oxford handbook of archaeological ceramic analysis. Edited by Alice M. W. Hunt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017, xxxiv, 724. ISBN 9780199681532. info
  • SKLENÁŘ, Karel. Archeologický slovník. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1998, 48 s. ISBN 80-7036-038-0. info
  • SKLENÁŘ, Karel. Archeologický slovník. Praha: Národní muzeum, 2000, 24 s. ISBN 80-7036-112-3. info
    recommended literature
  • ALMGREN, Oscar: Studien über Nordeuropäische Fibelformen der ersten nachchristlichen Jahrhunderte mit Berücksichtigung der provinzial-römischen und südrussischen Formen. Stockholm, 1897.
  • DRAGENDORFF, Hans: Terra sigillata: ein Beitrag. zur Geschichte der griechischen und römischen Keramik, Bonner Jahrbücher 96/97 (1895), 18-155.
  • DRESSEL, Heinrich: Di un grande deposito di anfore rinvenuto nel nuovo quartiere del Castro Pretorio, Bullettino della Commissione archeologica comunale di Roma VII (1879), 36-112, 143-196.
  • EGGERS, H.J. Der römische Import im freien Germanien. Hamburg: Museum für Völkerkunde und Vorgeschichte, 1951. info
  • ISINGS, Clasina. Roman glass from dated finds. Groningen ;Djakarta: Wolters, 1957, 185 pp. Archaeologica Traiectina, 2. info
  • KUNOW, Jürgen (ed.): 100 Jahre Fibelformen nach Oscar Almgren. Forschung zur Archäologie im Land Brandenburg 5. Wünsdorf, 1998.
  • LOESCHKE, Siegfried. Lampen aus Vindonissa. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte von Vindonissa und des Antiken Beleuchtungswesens, Beer/Baer, Zürich/Frankfurt am Main, 1919.
  • OSWALD, Felix - PRYCE, Thomas Davies: An Introduction to the study of Terra Sigillata. London, 1920.
  • OSWALD, Felix: Index of Figure-Types on Terra Sigillata (Samian Ware). Liverpool – London, 1937.
  • PETROVSZKY, Richard: Studien zu römischen Bronzegefässen mit Meisterstempel. KSARP 1. Rahden/West, 1993.
  • RIHA, Emilie: Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. Augst, 1979.
  • RIHA, Emilie: Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. Die Neufunden seit 1975. Augst, 1994.
Teaching methods
lectures with images (PPT) presentation, practical workshop (departmental and other collections), class discussion about actual topics
Assessment methods
Active participation and the presence on the courses are required, identification of selected artifacts and elaboration of a protocol in the form of a catalog entry with the primary photographic documentation or archaeological illustration of the artefact.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://atelier3d.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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