Course: Archaeology of ancient Mediterranean

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Course title Archaeology of ancient Mediterranean
Course code KAR/ANS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čapková Petra, magistr Ph.D.
  • Halva Jan, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to classical archaeology. 2) Geography of the ancient world. 3) Transition from prehistoric society to urban settlements. 4) Social and economic characteristics of the Etruscan period. 5) Etruscan architecture, art and material culture. 6) The origins and development of the Roman Empire. 7) Roman urbanism. 8) Roman architecture. 9) Roman art, material culture. 10) Archaeology of ancient landscape. 11) Archaeology of classical relics under the surface of water I. 12) Archaeology of classical relics under the surface of water II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To characterize individual periods of prehistory and the Middle Ages
To summarize the importance and difference of archaeology and history as scientific disciplines for understanding the past
Skills
To understand a scientific text in English/German
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize prehistoric and historical evolution of the area
To summarize the development of architecture and material culture in the western Mediterranean from the earliest evidence to the outset of the Roman Republic, and in the eastern Mediterranean from the Geometric period to the Classical period
Summarize the issue of the source base for the monitored issue
Skills
To identify Mediterranean artefacts
To put Mediterranean imports into context
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Skills
Skills demonstration
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Bartoloni, G. ed. Introduzione all´Etruscologia.. Milano, 2009.
  • Bouzek, Jan. Etruskové jiní než všechny ostatní národy. Praha : Karolinum, 2003. ISBN 80-246-0516-3.
  • Bouzek, Jan; Ondřejová, Iva,; Musil, Jiří. Úvod do klasické archeologie. Praha : Karolinum, 2006. ISBN 80-246-1103-1.
  • Enei, F. (ed.). Quaderno 3 di Castrum Novum.. Santa Marinella, 2013.
  • Ford, B. - Hamilton, D. L. - Catsambis, A. The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology.. Oxford, 2013.
  • Grant, Michael. Římští císařové : životopisy vládců císařského Říma v letech 31 př. Kr.-476 po Kr.. Praha : BB art, 2002.
  • Hölscher, T. L´archeologia classica.. Roma, 2010.
  • Lisový, I. Výbor z pramenů antického starověku. 2., Římské dějepisectví.. České Budějovice, 1997.
  • Lisový, I. Z dějin vědy o antickém starověku. 1, Antická civilizace v obraze vědeckého a uměleckého zpracování.. Praha, 2004.


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