AEB_29 Chapters of archaeological theory and method

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Neústupný, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Timetable
Mon 13:20–18:15 C43
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
Course objectives
1. unit
Archeological paradigms. History and structure of the discipline. Paradigm and importance of paradigms for the discipline. Non-paradigm questions. Basic Anglo-saxon paradigms, their characteristics, questions, and answers. Paradigm changes in Czech archaeology. Non-paradigm factors influencing archaeology.
2. unit
Basic terminology from archaeological theory. Major theoretical problems (structures, events). Artifacts, their causes, and expressiveness. Artifacts as means of adaptation, socialization and communication. Men contra artifacts. Archaeological events theory.
3. unit
Living and dead culture, artifacts transformations into archaeological evidence. Transformationa as a archaeological methods. Types of transformations, quantitative transformations (fragmetation, cummulation, reduction). Aarchaeological methods (analises, synthesis of structures, interpretation). Description, finding of structures and modelling.
Syllabus
  • 1. unit
  • Archeological paradigms. History and structure of the discipline. Paradigm and importance of paradigms for the discipline. Non-paradigm questions. Basic Anglo-saxon paradigms, their characteristics, questions, and answers. Paradigm changes in Czech archaeology. Non-paradigm factors influencing archaeology.
  • 2. unit
  • Basic terminology from archaeological theory. Major theoretical problems (structures, events). Artifacts, their causes, and expressiveness. Artifacts as means of adaptation, socialization and communication. Men contra artifacts. Archaeological events theory.
  • 3. unit
  • Living and dead culture, artifacts transformations into archaeological evidence. Transformationa as a archaeological methods. Types of transformations, quantitative transformations (fragmetation, cummulation, reduction). Aarchaeological methods (analises, synthesis of structures, interpretation). Description, finding of structures and modelling.
Literature
  • MACHÁČEK, Jiří. Studie k velkomoravské keramice. 1999, 177 s. info
Assessment methods
coloquium in the extent of lectures and literature
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2003, Spring 2006, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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