AEB_53 Prehistoric Art in Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ludmila Kaňáková Hladíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
- basic orientation at prehistoric chronology and sources treatment methodology
- interest in subject
- interest in virtual learning
- ability of fair/unfair interpretations distinction
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: 0/30, 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
Course is focused on modern study of prehistory "art" representations from the oldest evidences at Palaeolith to Protohistory epoque beginning. Course involved both modern research and analytical methodology, and information summa of technique, aplication, realization and motifs/themes. History of research and compendium of up-to-date scientists is involved too.
Main objectives:
- orientation at methodology
- critique analysis of sources
- interpretation based on analysis, not on impressions and on allegations from "second hand"
- ability of specimen analysis
- compendium of up-to-date research centres, teams and projects
- knowledge of main Art characteristics at each of prehistory periods
Syllabus
  • 1. The Prehistoric art - definion, geography, chronology, classification of techniques, means, materials, motifs, themes, symbology. Datation posibilities. Protection (law protection, material protection) and sense of documentation and accounting.
  • 2. The Palaeolithic art I: chronology, the oldest evidences, history of research. Art variations of west, middle and east Europe.
  • 3. The Paleolithic art II: West Europe region, relative chronology and Leroi-Gourhan system, characteristics, techniques, themes. Demonstration of specimens and analysis.
  • 4. The Paleolithic art III: East Europe of mobil Art, context, characteristics, techniques, themes. Demonstration of specimens and analysis. Perifery regions of palaeolithic art - Balcan, Italy.
  • 5. The Paleolithic art IV: Middle Europe, the oldest art of the World, characteristics, techniques, themes. Demonstration of specimens and analysis.
  • 6. The Paleolithic art V: analysis, interpretation (Leroi-Gourhan, Laming-Emperaire, Breuil, Dawson...).
  • 7. The Holocene Art I: chronology, teory of Great Art Eclipse, Art of Epipalaeolithic(azilien, romanillien, arte lineal geométrico) and Mesolithic (Scandinavia, Lepenski Vir), Levantine art introduction.
  • 8. The Holocene Art II: Levantine Art, location, state of preservation, history of research and interpretations, techniques, signification of analogy and style, superpositions with other styles(Baldellou, Beltrán, ...).
  • 9. The Holocene Art III: Autonomous and applied art of neolith, especially at Middle Europe and Balcane - idols, material culture models, aplication at pottery, cultural relations, symbology, interpretation.
  • 10. The Holocene Art IV: chronological and stylistic position of schematic, megalithic and petroglyfic Art, their reciprocal relations or limitation, geography, main centres, problems of datation out of archaeological context. Analysis of Schematic and Megalithic Art.
  • 11. The Holocene Art V: Analysis of european Stelas and Petroglyphs.
  • 12. The Holocenet Art VI: Mobil art and Applied art of postneolithic prehistory periods, especially at Middle Europe and Balcan.
Literature
  • studijní zdroje přímo v kurzu/furher reading directly in course
Teaching methods
FULLY E-LEARNING COURSE
Course involved 12 e-learning lectures.
Passing course is individual; it is possible to study in intensive mode and obtain credits in shorter period.
Every lecture include self-learning texts with rich visual demonstrations, trainning moduls (analysis and connoisseuirment), further reading and test.
Bonus sources are involved for active students (very good results, non-obligatory work).
Active work with furher reading in foreign language is supposed.
Assessment methods
Evaluation is based on
- 12 tests results
- quality of article recherche (from foreign language)
- 10 contributions to collective terminological dictionary of a course
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/category.php?id=99
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2019.
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