AEM_03i Central Europe and Mediterranean Civilisations II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Goláňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Kysela, 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
each odd Thursday 12:00–15:40 M12
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Absolvování kurzu AEB_A14d Iron Age in Central Europe nebo AEM_03d European Iron Age výhodou.
Předmět je součástí bloku teoretických přednášek k pravěkým a historickým dějinám Evropy a je určen zájemcům o problematiku.
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
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Course objectives
The goal of this course is to extend the knowledge of Central European Iron Age, especially with regard to mutual influence of Mediterranean and Central European archaeological cultures. Focus will be laid on the analysis of written sources (Greek – Latin) concerning the Transalpine area, presentation of imported goods and categories and primarily on the analysis of complex cultural phenomena, which were traditionally explained as a result of mutual contact between the above two zones (emergence of „princely society“ during the Hallstatt Period, La Tène art; oppida etc.)
Learning outcomes
The student should be able to define and analyse the relations between the Mediterranean in Classical Antiquity and the area of Hallstatt and La Tène cultures.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – archaeology in Mediterranean and Transalpine area; contacts, influences, imports – both material and immaterial.
  • 2. The origins of the Iron Age and Europe during the Hallstatt Period – Massilia, Hallstatt, Sopron.
  • 3. Late Hallstatt Period – princely graves and residences: Hochdorf, Heuneburg, Vix.
  • 4. Late Hallstatt Period – Alps, Situla art.
  • 5. Early La Tène Period: Po valley and Etruscans; Golasecca and Early La Tène Europe; Early La Tène art.
  • 6. Middle La Tène Period – Celtic invasions of Italy and the Balkans, Celtic mercenaries.
  • 7. Middle La Tène Period – Middle La Tène society, La Tène art.
  • 8. Celts in northern Italy and in Asia Minor.
  • 9. Late La Tène Period: transformation of the La Tène society, coins, glass and agglomerations.
  • 10. Late La Tène Period: oppida, Viereckschanze – imports and influences; Late La Tène art.
  • 11. Collapse of oppida; Ariovist, Caesar, Burebista. The origins of Roman presence in transalpine Europe.
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
  • RIECKHOFF, Sabine and Jörg BIEL. Die Kelten in Deutschland. Edited by Björn Uwe Abels. Stuttgart: Theiss, 2001, 542 s. ISBN 3806213674. info
  • KRISTIANSEN, Kristian. Europe before history. 1st paperback ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 505 s. ISBN 0521784360. info
  • COLLIS, John. The European iron age. Repr. London: Routledge, 1998, 192 s. ISBN 0415151392. info
    recommended literature
  • BOUZEK, Jan. Keltové českých zemí v evropském kontextu (Celts of the Czech lands in European context). 2nd ed. Praha - Kroměříž: Triton, 2009, 289 pp. Dějiny do kapsy 2. ISBN 978-80-7387-233-5. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
test and oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Výuka tohoto předmětu proběhne v tyto termíny: 14. 10., 11. 11., 25. 11. a 9. 12.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021.
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