Course: British Archaeology

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Course title British Archaeology
Course code KAR/1BRIT
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pacák Štěpán, prof. PhDr. CSc., DSc.
Course content
1. The development of British Isles from prehistory through to the postmedieval period. (texts, films) 2. Methods and organisation of archaeology in UK

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar
  • Contact hours - 13 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 13 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to orientate in current trends in archaeological theory and praxis in UK and critically involve them into their own study and research work.
teaching methods
Seminar
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Darvill, T. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Oxford, 2003.
  • Dyer, Christopher. Everyday life in medieval England. London : Hambledon and London, 2000. ISBN 1-85285-201-1.
  • Edmonds, Mark. Stone tools and society : working stone in neolithic and bronze age Britain. 1st pub. London : B. T. Batsford, 1995. ISBN 0-7134-7141-7.
  • Grenville, Jane. Medieval housing. 1st pub. London : Leicester University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-7185-0211-6.
  • Longworth, I. - Cherry, J. eds. Archaeology in Britain since 1945. London, 1986.
  • Scarre, Chris. Monuments and landscape in Atlantic Europe : perception and society during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age ; edited by Chris Scarre. 1st publ. London : Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-27314-5.


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