AEB_A14b The Neolithic and the Aeneolithic in Central Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Peter Tóth, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Johana Malíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Filip Ševčík (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Peter Tóth, PhD.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 M22
Prerequisites
Previous completion of AEB_A06a Introduction to prehistoric and early historic studies and AEB_A07b Material Culture of Bronze Age and Hallstatt is an advantage but not a condition. It is recommended to simultaneously enrol in AEB_A15b Neolithic and Eneolithic - seminar.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the current state of knowledge and the latest research trends in the Neolithic and Eneolithic of Central Europe. The emphasis is put on understanding of important tendencies and contexts of this prehistoric period. The lecture is centred around key topics that will illustrate on case studies the use of the latest theories and methods within natural and social sciences.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- characterize the key issues of contemporary research on the Neolithic and Eneolithic in Central Europe;
- define and summarize the main development tendencies;
- describe the basic characteristics of cultural complexes and archaeological cultures;
- use an appropriate research method for investigation of key issues of the Neolithic and Eneolithic.
Syllabus
  • - Introduction to the issue, historical overview and development of opinions.
  • - Overview of cultural development in the Neolithic and Eneolithic, basic periodisation systems and schemes in Central Europe.
  • - Characteristics of the natural environment in the Neolithic and Eneolithic, relation between man and the environment.
  • - Settlements, fortifications, house, architecture.
  • - Burial rites (burial grounds, graves in settlements, animal burials, social structure).
  • - Spiritual life (features, artefacts and other manifestations of cult and religion).
  • - Evidence of non-agrarian activities, systemisation of source material (pottery, chipped and polished stone industry, metals, cultural contacts).
Literature
    required literature
  • PAVÚK, Juraj a Stanislav ŠIŠKA. Neolit a eneolit. Slovenská archeológia 1980, roč. 28, č.1, s. 137–158. ISSN 1335-0102.
  • NEUSTUPNÝ, Evžen. Archeologie pravěkých Čech – Svazek 4: Eneolit. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i., 2008, 185 pp. ISBN 978-80-86124-77-3. info
  • PAVLŮ, Ivan and Marie ZÁPOTOCKÁ. Archeologie pravěkých Čech – Svazek 3: Neolit. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i., 2007, 118 pp. ISBN 978-80-86124-71-1. info
  • LENNEIS, Eva and Christine NEUGEBAUER-MARESCH. Jungsteinzeit im Osten Österreichs. Edited by Christian Mayer - Johannes-Wolfgang Neugebauer - Peter Stadler - Elisa. 1. Aufl. St. Pölten: Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, 1995, 224 s. ISBN 385326039X. info
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír et al. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Brno: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1993, 543 pp. ISBN 80-85048-45-0. info
    recommended literature
  • BÁTORA, Jozef a Peter TÓTH. Súčasný stav poznania kultúry zvoncovitých pohárov na juhozápadnom Slovensku. Musaica archaeologica, 2016, roč. 1, č. 1, s. 129–152. ISSN 2453-8612.
  • MALČEK, Róbert. Lieskovec-Hrádok : výšinné sídlisko badenskej kultúry. Nitra: Archeologický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied, 2013, 202 s. ISBN 9788022413527. info
  • PEŠKA, Jaroslav. Morava na konci eneolitu. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2013, 256 s. ISBN 9788072048601. info
  • PODBORSKÝ, Vladimír. Pravěká sociokultovní architektura na Moravě (Primeval socio-ritual architecture in Moravia). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1999, 319 pp. ISBN 80-210-2194-2. info
  • ZÁPOTOCKÁ, Marie. Bestattungsritus des Böhmischen neolithikums (5500-4200 B.C.) :Gräber und Bestattungen der Kultur mit Linear-, Stichband- und Lengyelkeramik. Praha: Archäologische Institut der Akademie der Wissenschaften der Tschechischen Republik, 1998, 247 s., ta. ISBN 80-86124-13-4. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2024.
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