Course: Structure of Human World Based on Archaeology

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Course title Structure of Human World Based on Archaeology
Course code KAR/SULS1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Ambros Pavel, prof. PhDr. CSc., DSc.
Course content
Antithesis of two different approaches - human as a creator and human as a part of the arene where he fights for his life. The aim of creating origins in the nature of the archaeological source of preavilingly artifactual character. Topics that will be discussed: - role of artifacts in the emergence and reproduction of the human society - practical function, - social significance, - symbolic meaning of the artifacts - antithesis of community and society and its significance for economy - problem of development and other changes - origins of social changes - "fight for your life" theory in Primeval Ages - three significant characteristics of the archaeological sources: economy, warefare (social relations), rite (ideology) and theit reflection in the symbolic systems

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To summarize basic theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeological sources
To summarize specific schools of thought in European archaeology
Skills
To work with scientific literature critically
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize key moments of human society based on the conception of mankind as a creator of artefacts
To summarize the importance of artefacts during the creation and reproduction of human society; practical function, social importance and symbolical meaning of artefacts
To summarize the contrast of "community" and "society" and its importance for economic conceptions
To define the problem of development and directed changes, the reasons of changes and the "fight for survival" theory in prehistory
To describe evidence of barter (economy), warfare (social relations), rite (ideology) and symbolic behaviour based on artefacts
Skills
To formulate theories about the reason of changes in the society
To define basic terminology linked with the related issues
To analyse the role of artefacts in human society
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Bárta, Miroslav; Kovář, Martin. Civilizace a dějiny : historie světa pohledem dvaceti českých vědců. Praha : Academia, 2013. ISBN 978-80-200-2301-8.
  • Hodder, Ian. Archeological theory today. 1st pub. Cambridge : Polity, 2001. ISBN 0-7456-2269-0.
  • Hodder, Ian. Entangled : an archaeology of the relationships between humans and things. Malden : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-0-470-67212-9.
  • Komárek, Stanislav. Příroda a kultura : svět jevů a svět interpretací aneb Jak je to doopravdy. Praha : Vesmír, 2000. ISBN 80-85977-33-8.
  • Květina, Petr; Řídký, Jaroslav,; Končelová, Markéta,; Burgert, Pavel,; Šumberová, Radka,; Pavlů, Ivan,; Brzobohatá, Hana,; Trojánková, Olga; Vavrečka, Petr,; Unger, Jiří. Minulost, kterou nikdo nezapsal. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7465-173-1.
  • Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
  • Neustupný, Evžen. Teorie archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-244-8.


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