PAPVB_06 Introduction to the history of architecture on the Near East

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Federico Buccellati, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucia Miškolciová
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
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
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Course objectives
This course will focus on the challenges surrounding the discovery of architecture in the Ancient Near East. Four chapters are envisioned, each dealing with one set of challenges: Discovery, Interpretation, Perception and Preservation. Discovery will deal with the archaeological record and questions of function. In particular, excavating/documenting ancient building materials (eg. clay, stone) will be considered. Interpretation will consider 3D reconstructions and the wider urban framework, with an emphasis on reconstructing daily life and the socio-economical landscape of ancient Urkesh. Perception will deal with the senses: touch, hearing, smell and sound. Preservation will consider how to conserve mudbrick architecture, but will also focus on the question of stakeholder involvement as preservation in a wider sense. The archaeological excavations at Tell Mozan, ancient Urkesh, will serve as the case study for each set of challenges.
Syllabus
  • The four chapters – Discovery, Interpretation, Perception and Preservation – will be covered in sequence, with a discussion at the end of each chapter. Readings relevant to each chapter will be included in this discussion.
Literature
  • Clark, D. R., 2003. Bricks, Sweat and Tears: The Human Investment in Constructing a "Four-Room" House. Near Eastern Archaeology, 66(1/2), 34-43
  • Craig, B. D., 1998. Labor Investment and Organization in Platform Mound Construction: A Case Study from the Tonto Basin of Central Arizona. Journal of Field Archaeology 25(3)245-259.
  • Blackburn, F. H.1936. An Optical Illusion at Khorsabad. The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 52(2), 114-116
  • Coates, P. A., 2005. The strange stillness of the past. Environmental History 10(4), 636-665.
  • Oates, D., 1990, Innovations in Mud-Brick: Decorative and Structural Techniques in Ancient Mesopotamia. World Archaeology 21 (3), 388-406
Teaching methods
presentations
Assessment methods
writenn test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
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