ARCHSTN047 Introduction to the study of modern times archeology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Samuel Španihel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Samuel Španihel, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ARCHSTN047/A: each even Tuesday 15:35–18:00 H9, S. Španihel
Prerequisites
For undergraduate students
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is designed as an introductory course that introduces students to the basic issues of early archaeology the modern age in the European and subsequently in the Czech-Moravian environment. It follows the transformation of the Middle Ages into the early modern period and it mainly focuses on the differences between the new period and the older stages. He also focuses a lot of attention on the material a culture that experiences a quantitative and qualitative boom in the early modern era.
Syllabus
  • 1. An introductory introduction to the archeology of the modern age in the European-North American environment (personalities, publications, companies), basic definitions, chronology and methods. Differences between archeology of older periods and archaeology early modern times. Cooperation with other scientific fields (ethnography, history, architecture, cartography and others). 2. The historical framework of the early modern period in Europe with regard to the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the modern period. Chronology and most important events - the discovery of the "New World" and its influence on Europe (inland vs maritime regions), the disintegration of unified Western Christianity, the Turkish threat, the Habsburgs, the rise of capitalism, the Thirty Years' War, the Renaissance and the Baroque. 3. Historical framework of the early modern period in the Czech lands with regard to the transitional period between the Middle Ages and the modern age. Chronology and the most important local events and reflection of the above European events. 4. Changes in the landscape and new people – Baroque landscape, settlement and management of mountainous areas, ponds, Wallachians, Habáns. 5. City (trade, guilds, new structures) of the early modern period 6. Village (house, yard, agriculture) of the early modern period. 7. Religion and burial rite, specifics of individual religions, cemetery architecture and typical material culture (sacraments, crosses, etc.) 8. Military (fortresses, battlefields, equipment and weapons) in the early modern age. 9. Early modern ceramics (utility ceramics, stoves, pipes) domestic production of the Czech lands I. General development trends. 10. Early modern ceramics (utility ceramics, stoves, pipes) domestic production of the Czech lands II. Regional production circuits in and around the Czech Republic. 11. Basic overview of early modern artefacts produced outside the territory of the Czech lands, focused primarily on ceramics - pots, earthenware, porcelain and its substitutes. 12. The Younger Modern Age, or the period of industrial archaeology. Introduction to the next stage, the European-North American environment (personalities, publications, companies), basic definitions, chronology and methods. Specifics of the given period. 13. Selection of the most typical phenomena of the industrial period and specific manifestations of material culture.
Literature
    required literature
  • Pajer, J. 1983: Počátky novověké keramiky ve Strážnici, Ústav lidového umění: Strážnice.
  • Periodikum: Post-Medieval Archaeology, Sheffield (výběr)
  • Sborník: Studies in post-medieval archaeology 1-4, Archaia Praha: Praha
    recommended literature
  • Mehler, N. 2013 (ed.): Historical Archaeology in Central Europe, special publication number 10, Society for Historical Archaeology, Rockville.
  • Štajnochr, V. 2006: Mísy. Studia funkcí novovĕké keramiky, Archeologie ve středních Čechách 10, 959-1026.
  • Hurst, J. G. – Neal David, S. – Beuningen, H. J. E. 1986: Pottery produced and traded in north-west Europe 1350-1650. Rotterdam papers VI: a contribution to medieval archeology, Rotterdam.
  • Štajnochr, V. 1998: Dva etnoikonografické exkurzy do novověké keramiky a keramika v archeologii, Archeologické rozhledy 50, 1998/1, 35-42.
  • Bůžek, V. a kol. 2010: Společnost českých zemí v raném novověku, Praha.
  • Periodikum: Archaeologia historica, Brno (výběr, číslo 42/2 povinné)
  • Štajnochr, V. 2005: Džbány. Studia funkcí novovĕké keramiky, Archeologie ve středních Čechách 9, 729-778.
  • Pajer, J. 2006: Studie o novokřtĕncích, Strážnice.
  • Andrén, A., 1995: Between Artifacts and Texts: Historical Archaeology in Global Perspective, New York.
  • Štajnochr, V. 2004: Hrnce pro tepelné zpracování pokrmů. Studia funkcí novovĕké keramiky, Archeologie ve středních Čechách 8, 801-851.
Teaching methods
Seminar
Assessment methods
Credit. Written test, report, participation of at least 50%
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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