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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1.- 13. Topics of current settlement archeology will be presented to students from the theoretical and methodological point of view and their application for the needs of Paleolithic research: historical context, basic theoretical models, ethno-archaeological and experimental analogies, levels of settlement-archaeological research - relation of locality to natural environment, food and resources, observation of inner development and constitution of localities, methods of space analysis, interpretation of archaeological record of latent and evident spatial structure.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Attendace
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Lectures will focus on current topics of settlement archeology in context of Paleolithic and Mesolithic research. Main point of interest inside of this problematics is a complex evaluation of localities in the context of inner structure of settlement, relations to other settlements inside of one settlement area, study of structure of whole settlement and study of settlement strategies in landscape. These space structures and relations analysis are based on theoretical hypothesis that distribution of archeological localities, artefacts or objects is not random in landscape but consequence of human activity and somehow it resemble human behaviour and thought in past. In the same time, it is expression of human adaptation ofnatural and social environment. This is why space analysis creates own methods and theoretical models which are connected strictly to the Paleolithic populations of hunters and it is not possible to apply them to younger populations because with their arrival general perception and usage of settlement space is changing. Basic methodological problem is static character of current archeological recordand dynamic character of society. This is the reason why ethnoarcheological observations (observation of settlements and activities of current hunt-collect nomadic societies) or archeological experiments are used for analysis and interpretation.
Proficiency in the problematics, ability to analyse and interpret Paleolithic and Mesolithic research of space structures and settlement strategies, critical evaluation of scientific hypothesis and accounts, survey in current literature.
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Prerequisites
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Basic proficiency in the problematics of Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods in Europe (chronology, cultural development, material culture), completion of course Current trends in Methods and interpretation in Paleolithic and Mesolithic research in Spring semester is recommended.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Attendance in classes, (52 hours = 2 credits); study of informational sources (50 hours = 2 credits); preparation on colloquium (25 hours= 1 credit).
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Recommended literature
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Binford, L.R. (1978). Nunamiut Ethnoarchaeology. New York.
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Blankholm, H.P. (1991). Intrasite Spatial Analysis in Theory and Practice. Aarhus.
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Clarke, D.L. (ed.). (1977). Spatial Archaeology. London - New York - San Francisco.
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Cziesla, E. (1990). Siedlungsdynamik auf steinzeitlichen Fundplätzen: Methodische Aspekte zur Analyse latenter Strukturen. Bonn.
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Gaudzinski-Windheuser, S.; Jöris, O.; Sensburg, M.; Street, M.; Turner, E. (eds.). (2011). Site-internal spatial organization of hunter-gatherer societies: Case studies from the European Palaeolithic and Mesolithic.. Mainz.
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Hietala, H.J. (ed.). (1984). Intrasite Spatial Analysis in Archaeology. Cambridge.
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Hodder, I.; Orton, C. (1976). Spatial Analysis in Archaeology. Cambridge.
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Chang, K.C. (ed.). (1968). Settlement archaeology. Palo Alto.
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Kroll, E.M.; Price, T.D. (eds.). (1991). The interpretation of archaeological spatial petterning. New York - London.
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Leroi-Gourhan, A.; Brézillon, M. (1972). Fouilles de Pincevent: Essai d'analyse ethnographique d'un habitat magdalénien. Paris.
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Stapert, D. (1989). Rings and sectors: Intrasite spatial analysis of Stone Age sites. , Palaeohistoria 31.
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Svoboda, Jiří. (2009). Čas lovců. Aktualizované dějiny paleolitu.. Brno.
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Whallon, R. (1973). Spatial Analysis of Palaeolithic Occupation Areas. London, C. Renfrew (ed.): The explanation of culture change: the models in prehistory.
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