Course: Selected Chapters from Medieval Archaeology

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Course title Selected Chapters from Medieval Archaeology
Course code KHI/3VKAS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
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)
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction 2. Traveling and trade in the Middle Ages 3. Free time and entertainment 4. Clothing 5. Food 6. Housing 7. Superstitions, customs and folk culture 8. Tactical 9. Legal archeology 10. Special burial rite, magic 11. The agricultural cycle 12. Selected artifacts of material culture Seminar: 1. Introduction - entering and documents on the formation of seminary work 2 to 12 Controlled discussion, essay

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The lectures will be addressed broader questions related to medieval culture and current trends and discussions on these issues: travel and trade in the Middle Ages, boundaries, leisure and entertainment, clothing, food, housing, transportation and customs, education, peculiarities of the burial rite , magic, pagan religions, superstitions, customs and folk culture, mentality and the agricultural cycle, the mental equipment of social groups, families, execution (gallows, pillory), selected artifacts of material culture, the discussion on the issue of the so-called medieval archeologii-. grounding, wooden sacred buildings the beginnings castles. Monitored the culture and everyday life of man Czech Middle Ages. During the lectures will be reflected current trends in Czech medieval studies. The seminar will be realized in the form of guided discussions. They deepened knowledge of the range of issues associated with medieval culture and current trends in Czech Medieval: travel and trade in the Middle Ages, boundaries, leisure and entertainment, clothing, food, housing, transportation and customs, education, peculiarities of the burial rite, magic, pagan religion, superstitions, customs and folk culture, mentality and the agricultural cycle, the mental equipment of social groups, families, execution (gallows, pillory), selected artifacts of material culture, the discussion on the issue of the so-called medieval archeologii-. grounding, wooden sacral buildings beginnings castles. Monitored the culture and everyday life of man Czech Middle Ages. Model will be during the seminar students based on the literature more closely acquainted with the problems of the border points medieval manor in the region, or places with performance execution. These border points and points will then be traced in the field. It will require regular preparation for seminars studied further reading on particular topics.
Knowledge of the issues of current trends Czech Medieval and Medieval culture.
Prerequisites
42/5000 Basic overview of medieval archeology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Participation in classes and seminars, creation essay.
Recommended literature
  • Klápště, J. (2005). Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Praha.
  • Le Goff, J. (1991). Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha.
  • Nodl, M. ? Šmahel, F. (edd.). (2002). Člověk českého středověku. Praha.


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: Summer