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Lecturer(s)
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Havlín Theodor, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Chládek Tomáš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Theory in archaeology - an introduction (theoretical research definition and its distinction from empirical activities). 2. The basic terminology and the frames of reference. 3. The basic principles in theoretical questions and hypotheses construction. 4. The problems of theoretical models building. 5. The variability of interpretative approaches. 6. The basic elements of the human world (artefacts, ecofacts, social institutions and cultural texts). 7. The basic processes of the human world creation (socialization, adaptation, specialization, communication, expression). 8. The study of formal events and structures. 9. The study of spatial events and structures. 10. The study of chronological events and structures and the means of social memory. 11. The basic paradigms in archaeology (paradigm definition, romantism, evolutionism, cultural history). 12. The basic paradigms in archaeology (processual and postprocessual paradigm).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Seminar classes
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the importance of archaeology and history for understanding the past |
| Skills |
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| To understand a scientifically-structured lecture |
| To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech and English |
| To use adequate terminology in Czech |
| To use electronic information sources |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the basics of current archaeological theory and method |
| To summarize the issues of basic principles of formulating theoretical question and hypotheses |
| To summarize the issue of creating theoretical models |
| To explain terminology of archaeological theory and method |
| To explain the building of archaeological models |
| To explain the basic paradigms in archaeology |
| Skills |
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| To be able to create a specific approach towards artefactual, ecofactual and natural resources |
| To define spatial characteristics of artefacts |
| To identify structures and events in formal world |
| To identify structures and events in spatial archaeology |
| To evaluate information on the subject of study critically |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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viz kurz TAM3.
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Johnson, Matthew. Archaeological theory : an introduction. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4051-0015-1.
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Komárek, S. Příroda a kultura. Svět jevů a interpretací.. Praha: Galileo., 2008.
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Kristiansen, Kristian. The discipline of archaeology. In: Cunliffe, B. - Gosden, Ch. - Joyce, R. A. (esd.), The Oxford handbook of archaeology. Oxford, 2009. ISBN 9780199271016.
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Kuna, Martin. Archeologie pravěkých Čech. 1, Pravěký svět a jeho poznání. Praha : Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86124-75-9.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Teorie archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-244-8.
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Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul G. Archaeology : the key concepts. 1st ed. London : Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0-415-31758-4.
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Renfrew, Colin; Bahn, Paul G. Archaeology : theories methods and practice. London : Thames & Hudson, 2000. ISBN 0-500-28147-5.
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Soukup, Václav. Dějiny antropologie : encyklopedický přehled dějin fyzické antropologie, paleoantropologie, sociální a kulturní antropologie. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. ISBN 80-246-0337-3.
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Trigger, Bruce G. A history of archaeological thought. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-33818-9.
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