AEA_30 Europe in the Neolithic and Aeneolithic

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Peter Tóth, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Kolář, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Absolvování kurzu AEA_20 The Neolithic and the Aeneolithic in Central Europe A 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
Course objectives
The course builds upon the "Neolithic and Eneolithic in Central Europe". It enables students to expand their knowledge of the Neolithic and Eneolithic in Europe and the Near East (ca. 12 300 - 2 500 BC). Students will acquire knowledge of the domestication of humans, animals and plants. Students will understand the mechanisms concerning the interaction of human society in the Neolithic and their environment, will be able to recognize and research social structures based on various archaeological sources (such as houses, residential areas, burial grounds). Based on lectures and self-study of literature, students will be able to think critically about human migration and mobility in the Neolithic in an interdisciplinary context. Finally, students will be able to think prudently about the social dimensions of the European monumental architecture and technological traditions and innovations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1) describe and evaluate the Neolithic and Eneolithic development of particular regions within a wider European social and cultural context;
2) orientate themselves critically in the most important research hypotheses and interpretations;
3) have the basic knowledge of the most important literature about this period.
Syllabus
  • 1. Neolithisation (Near East, the Balkans, Central and Western Europe)
  • 2. Neolithisation of peripheral areas (Great Britain, Northern and Northern Central Europe)
  • 3. Interaction of human and environment
  • 4. Population dynamics across European regions
  • 5. Household archaeology
  • 6. Social complexity (possibilities of the reconstruction of the Neolithic society)
  • 7. Subsistance in the Neolithic
  • 8. Economic systems in the Neolithic Europe
  • 9. Technology and tradition (pottery, stone raw material)
  • 10. Importance of monumental architecture in the Neolithic Europe
  • 11. Migration and mobility in Eurasia
  • 12. Lifestyle of the Neolithic man
Teaching methods
lectures and documentary films, class discussion
Assessment methods
Assessment: Oral examination • Requirements for the examination: a sound orientation in the issues of the European Neolithic and Eneolithic according to the classes. Own study of the compulsory and recommended literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Výuka proběhne v termínech: 14. 3., 11. 4., 18. 4., 25. 4. a 2. 5. 2018 + 12. 4. (PÁTEK 9.10-12.25 - učebna T220).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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