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Course: La Tene period in Czech and European context

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Course title La Tene period in Czech and European context
Course code KHI/3DLČE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
Course content
1) Basic problems of La Tene Period, introduction to Celtic archaeology 2) Basics of Celtic numismatics 3) Celtic spirituality system, depots, sanctuaries 4) Problems of oppida 5) Examination of lowland settlements 6) La Tene Period economy and trade routes 7) La Tene Period ceramics 8) Burial rite and burial grounds analysis 9) Weapons and specificities of material sources of Celts and non-Celts 10) Celtic art and iconography

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 48 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The students are more thoroughly introduced to late Iron Age (La Tene Era) on the Czech territory and the European continent. The particular topics of each lesson are indicated below (see Contents). The subject is realized with participation of experts from among Czech and foreign archaeologists and protohistorians, such as PhDr. Eva Kolníková, DrSc. (National Numismatic Committee of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia), or Mgr. Tomáš Mengel (University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic), and others.
Good orientation in the area of study.
Prerequisites
The knowledge acquired in the "Protohistorie" (Protohistory), eventually the "Výběrové přednášky z archeologie 5 a 7" (Selected lectures on archaeology 5 and 7) subject of the bachelor study is required.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation on the lessons, individual studying of literature on the topic in the European context of La Tene Period.
Recommended literature
  • Birkhan, H. (1997). Kelten. Versuch einer Gesamtdarstellung ihrer Kultur.. Wien.
  • Bouzek, J. (2009). Keltové českých zemí v evropském kontextu. Praha: Triton.
  • Čižmářová, J. (2004). Encyklopedie Keltů na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Praha: Libri.
  • Drda, P., Rybová, A., & Toušková, H. (1998). Keltové a Čechy. Praha: Academia.
  • Filip, J. (1995). Keltská civilizace a její dědictví. Praha: Academia.
  • Jacobsthal, P. (1969). Early Celtic Art 1., 2.. Oxford, New York.
  • Kolníková, E. (2012). Němčice: ein Macht-, Industrie- und Handelszentrum der Lat?nezeit in Mähren und Siedlungen am ihren Rande : kommentierter Fundkatalog : Münzen. Brno: Archeologický ústav AV ČR.
  • Kruta, V. (2000). Les Celtes, Histoire et dictionnaire.. Paris.
  • Paulsen, R. (1933). Die Goldprägung der Boier.. Leipzig, Wien.
  • Szabo, M. (1992). Les Celtes de l'Est : le second âge du fer dans la cuvette des Karpates. Paris.
  • Venclová, N., Drda, P., Michálek, J., Militký, J., Salač, V., Sankot, P., & Vokolek, V. (2008). Archeologie pravěkých Čech. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR.


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
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025