AEB_97 Medieval Colonization, Washing and Mining on the Western Českomoravská vrchovina

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Hejhal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Hrubý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 12:30–15:45 zruseno C21
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 purpose of the seminar is to inform students about the colonization of the Czech- moravian uplands and the exploitation of gold and silver therein. On completion of this course students will have gained knowledge of colonization and settlement with the exception of the " old settlement", as well as knowledge of montane archeology, within the model area of the Czech- moravian uplands.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Enviromental conditions of the region.
  • 3. Prehistoric use of highly situated locations with the reference to the Czech- moravian uplands.
  • 4. Internal colonization in the 12 th and first half of the 13 th century.
  • 5. Town locations / Jihlava as an example/.
  • 6. Gold exploatation in prehistory and middle ages.
  • 7. Silver mining in Jihlava – general thesis.
  • 8. Mining agglomeration Jihlava Staré Hory. Prospection, silver mining and metallurgy.
  • 9. Mining agglomeration Jihlava Staré Hory - wooden buildings and problems ot their interpretations.
  • 10. Silver metallurgy in city of Jihlava.
Literature
  • AGRICOLA, Georgius. Bermannus aneb rozmluva o hornictví. Translated by Jan Reiniš. 1. vyd. Praha: Československá akademie věd, 1957, 235 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Requirements for the completion: Participation in the classes will be compulsory during the semester. Written work on certain theme is a condition for final colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2014, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
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