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Lecturer(s)
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Havlín Theodor, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The main topics: 1. Introduction into theory in archaeology. 2. Basic terminologies and reference frameworks. 3. Critical thinking, reading and writing of academic texts. 4. The problem of creating theoretical models. 5. The variability of interpretation approaches. 6. The basics of the concept of the past human world (artefacts, ecofacts, social institutions and cultural texts). 7. The basic processes of the creation of the human world (adaptation, specialization, communication, expression). 8. Archaeology of formal variability. 9. Archaeology of spatial structures. 10. Archaeology and time. 11. The basic paradigms in archaeology (the concept of the paradigm, romantic, evolutionary and culture-historical paradigm). 12. The basic paradigms in archaeology (processual and post-processual paradigm).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 50 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the importance of archaeology and history for understanding the past |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Practicum |
| Competences |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
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| Combined exam |
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| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Eco,U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc, 1996.
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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, M. (ed.). Archeologie pravěkých Čech 1. Pravěký svět a jeho poznání.. Praha, 2007.
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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. Teorie archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-244-8.
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Paitlová, Jitka. Po cestách kritického myšlení. Vydání první. 2015. ISBN 978-80-246-2933-9.
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Podborský, Vladimír. Úvod do studia archeologie. 1. vydání. 2012. ISBN 978-80-210-7616-7.
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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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Sklenář, Karel; Sklenářová, Zuzana. Biografický slovník českých, moravských a slezských archeologů a jejich spolupracovníků z příbuzných oborů. Praha : Libri, 2005. ISBN 80-7277-253-8.
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