UAA0105 Archaeology of Europe - Palaeolithic and Mesolithic

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Mlejnek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Mlejnek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ondřej Mlejnek, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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
One semester long set of lectures aims to point out the key problems of the European Palaeolithic research and to summarize the most important information concerning the human occupation of Europe in between circa 1 million and 7 000 years BP. The main attention is paid to the chronological and techno-cultural classification of the European Palaeolithic and Mesolithic from Iberian Peninsula to Crimea. The course consists of lectures and exercises, which are based on students essays.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Vymezení tématu
    2. Dějiny poznání paleolitu v Evropě
    3. Současný stav světového bádání o paleolitu a mezolitu
    4. Problematika datování a chronologických systémů
    5. Raný a starý paleolit
    6. Střední paleolit
    7. Problematika přechodu k mladému paleolitu a otázka koexistence neandertálců a anatomicky moderních lidí
    8. Kulturní členění v období časné fáze mladého paleolitu
    9. Gravettien
    10. Mladší fáze mladého paleolitu
    11. Pozdní paleolit
    12. Mezolit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Successful termination of the course requires passing the written exam.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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