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Lecturer(s)
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Ambros Pavel, prof. PhDr. CSc., DSc.
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Course content
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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
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize basic theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeological sources |
| To summarize specific schools of thought in European archaeology |
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| To work with scientific literature critically |
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| Knowledge |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Lecture |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Bárta, Miroslav; Kovář, Martin. Civilizace a dějiny : historie světa pohledem dvaceti českých vědců. Praha : Academia, 2013. ISBN 978-80-200-2301-8.
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Hodder, Ian. Archeological theory today. 1st pub. Cambridge : Polity, 2001. ISBN 0-7456-2269-0.
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Hodder, Ian. Entangled : an archaeology of the relationships between humans and things. Malden : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-0-470-67212-9.
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Komárek, Stanislav. Příroda a kultura : svět jevů a svět interpretací aneb Jak je to doopravdy. Praha : Vesmír, 2000. ISBN 80-85977-33-8.
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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.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Teorie archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-244-8.
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