Course: Settlement structure conclusion Eneolithic period

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Course title Settlement structure conclusion Eneolithic period
Course code KHI/3SSZE
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 Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Peška Jaroslav, doc. PhDr. PhD.
Course content
1) 12) Gradual introduction to particular settlement structures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The study of new and late Eneolithic is based on examination of flatland and open settlements and of agricultural communities, particularly on detailed inspection of their inner structure and of particular types of objects. It is often the only source of knowledge (Globular Amphora culture), or, in some cases, the research has just begun (Corded Ware culture). In other cases (Jevišovice culture, Bošáca culture, Řivnáč culture, Bernburg culture, Late Baden culture), hilltop (fortified) positions with economic catchment area prevail, creating web structures of communication, with accumulation of traces of craft, organisational and social context in the proximity of long-distance routes and trade routes. An evident change of characteristics of settlement areas can be noticed between new Eneolithic (hilltop and flatland settlements) and late Eneolithic (only flat settlements, with a predominance of burial grounds). It is possible to perform a detailed inspection of superterranean structures, of objects of a specific function and of their material contents, of inner form and function of not only archaeologically proved, but also of presupposed parts of these areas of everyday life of prehistoric communities.
Good orientation in the area of study.
Prerequisites
Basic orientation in archaeological cultures, acquired in subjects of the bachelor study, particularly in the "Neolit a eneolit" (Neolithic and Eneolithic) subject, eventually in the "Výběrové přednášky z archeologie 2 a 4" (Selected lectures on archaeology 2 and 4) subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

participation on the lessons (24 hours=1 credit); individual studying of information sources and colloquium preparation (50 hours=2 credits)
Recommended literature
  • Peška, J. (2013). Morava na sklonklu eneolitu. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archeology (2016) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter