AEA_20 The Neolithic and the Aeneolithic in Central Europe A

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc. (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
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 T209
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The lecture and seminar will familiarize the students with the Early and Late Stone Age in the territory of Central Europe. The students will gradually acquire a grasp of the basic cultures and issues; they will also learn to recognize archaeological material of the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods. A stress will be laid on an outline of the development of views on the studied primeval epoch on the one hand, and the issues of the individual development stages within Early and Late Stone Age on the other hand. New and problematic knowledge that ensue from the current state of research and the newest theories will also be referred to. The differences of the Early and Late Stone Age, not only in the material culture but also in the spiritual sphere will be pointed out too.
Syllabus
  • Problems of the neolitisation in middle Europe: survey of the theories and models. Dividing of Young Stone Age into single parts: early, middle and young (late) Neolithic. Survey of the cultures and thein synchronization. Linear pottery culture, their origin, spread and periodization based on the pottery decoration style and forms of vessels.
  • The farming settlements, burial practices and rites, single graves in the settlement pits. Cult manifestation, human clay figurines, special objects.
  • Characterization of the „postlinear“ period: origin, spread and periodization of the Stroked pottery culture and Želiezovce-group in SW Slovakia. Origin, spread, periodization and close of the Bükk-culture.
  • The origin of the Lengyel culture. Prelengyel and Protolengyel in SW Slovakia and west Hungary. Reception of the Protolengyel in Lower Austria. Different situation in Moravia and Czech lands: late stage of Stroked pottery culture go on.
  • Settlements situation, problems of the so-called rondels. Cult manifestation, human and animal clay figurines. The funeral rituals.
  • Late Neolithic intercultural relations and the end of the Lengyel culture.
Literature
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 s. ISBN 8085048450. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Lecture-course, credit. Knowledge of the Neolithic cultures periodization and synchronization. Basic knowledge of the literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Informace ke způsobu ukončení viz sylabus.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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