Course: Selected chapters from Medieval Archaeology

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Course title Selected chapters from Medieval Archaeology
Course code KHI/6VKAS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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)
  • Peřinová Markéta
  • Nováček Karel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Šlézar Pavel, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is purposed to deepening of theoretical and contectual knowledge of medieval archaeology, with partial focus on current discussion topics and up-to-date MA topics of students. It will be carried out as combination of concise overview lectures with case studies and discussions prepared by students.

Prerequisites
A basic orientation in a current discourse of medieval archaeology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Recommended literature


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 (2019) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archeology for Practice (2023) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer