Course: Prehistory

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Course title Prehistory
Course code UHV/BDPR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Unger Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kapustka Katarína, Mgr. PhD.
  • Jošková Tereza, Mgr.
Course content
1. Natural environment, antropogenesis; palaeolithics, human origins in Africa, spread of culture and population 2. Middle stone age; neanderthaliens; ice age; upper palaeolithics as an glory of hunter-gatherer lifestyle 3. First artistic manifestations. Pavlovien: cream of hunter-gatherers in Czechia. 4. Neolithisation, biggest changes in human lifestyles. Neolithic characteristics in its context. 5. Neolithic cultures in Czechia and their characteristics. 6. Beginnings of Aeneolithics, its characteristics early to middle Aeneolithics. 7. Upper and late Aeneolithics. 8. Upper Prehistory, its characteristics, bronze age, long-distance contacts, early bronze age. 9. Middle bronze Age, Late bronze age. 10. Protohistory main characteristics. 11. Hallstat and Latene period. 12. Roman age and Migration period

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
  • Excursion - 10 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 25 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the lecture is to present a brief overview of prehistoric cultures in Europe. There will be characterised different periods from the Paleolithic to the end of the Roman era, emphasis will be given to the Central European region, especially in Bohemia. The interpretation will emphasize the latest findings of research and results obtained by field research.
Students will have an idea about changes of the human society during european prehistory. It is not allowed to use artificial intelligence when preparing any tasks connected to this course.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Presentation

Written test on the chosen topics form prehistory. Self-study of 7 titles of archaeological literature. Presentation of a short paper (cca 15-20 min / approx. 20 slides of the presentation) on selected topic related to the discussed issues. According to the test results and quality of the paper will be awarded an evaluation.
Recommended literature
  • Bouzek, Jan. Pravěk českých zemí v evropském kontextu. Praha: Triton, 2005. ISBN 80-7254-685-6.
  • KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Archeologie pravěkých Čech. Praha, 2007.
  • Oliva, M. Encyklopedie paleolitu a mezolitu českých zemí. Brno, 2016.
  • PODBORSKÝ, V. a kol. Pravěké dějiny Moravy. Vlastivěda moravská. Země a lid, nová řada, sv.3.. Brno, 1993.
  • PODBORSKÝ, V. Dějiny pravěku a rané doby dějinné. Brno, 2002.
  • SOUDSKÝ, B. Bylany. Osada nejstarších zemědělců z mladší doby kamenné. Praha, 1966.
  • Svoboda, J. A. Čas lovců: dějiny paleolitu, zvláště na Moravě. Brno, 1999.
  • Svoboda, J. A. ed. Mezolit severních Čech I., II.. Brno, 1999.


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