Course: Neolithic Settlements

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Course title Neolithic Settlements
Course code KHI/6NS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Peřinová Markéta
  • Kalábková Pavlína, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1st Introduction: housing estate - definition, characteristic of time. 2nd Relation of possibly hunters' areas and neolithic housing estates. 3rd Relations of exploitative and manufacturing areas and neolithic housing estates. 4th Agricultural areas. 5th Refugiums - caves. 6th Upland, strategical located housing estates and hillfort. 7th Funeral areas on neolithic housing estates. 8th Sacral areas on neolithic housing estates. 9th Existence of communications - connector between housing estates. 10 - 11th Neolithic house. 12th Unmovable settlement objects and its interpretation. 13th Summary - analysis of research of neolithic housing estate.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 23 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Subject is devoted to complex detailed description of neolithic housing estate. Lectures solve possibilities of neolithic settlement strategies - role of natural conditions in selection of place to founding of housing estate, role of proximity of water flux, role of finds of strategical raws, settlement tradition. Subject solves mutual space relations between housing estates and funeral areas, spaces of cult, trade and production or mutual space relations on housing estate, graveyard or on each manufacturing areas. Each themes are represented on examples from territory Bohemia, Moravia and close abroad.
Knowledge of studied issue - development of critical thinking.
Prerequisites
Good knowledges from subject of Neolithic and Eneolithic from bachelors' study.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

(1) Excursion (Exercise): 52 hours = 1 credit; (2) Study of information sources, preparation to Colloquium: 75 hours = 3 credits.
Recommended literature
  • Čižmář, Z. a kol. (2008). Život a smrt v mladší době kamenné. Znojmo.
  • Neustupný, E. (ed.). (2007). Archeologie pravěkých Čech 4. Eneolit.. Praha.
  • Pavlů, I. (2011). Analýza artefaktů. Hradec Králové.
  • Pavlů. I. (ed.). (2007). Archeologie pravěkých Čech 3. Neolit.. Praha.
  • Pavlů, I. (2000). Life on a neolithic site.. Praha.
  • Pavlů, I. Neolit mírného evropského pásma (5600?4200 BC) a jeho současníci..
  • Pavlů, I. (2011). Společnost na neolitickém sídlišti Bylany. Status a role artefaktů.. 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 for Practice (2023) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archeology (2019) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter