UAA0086 Introduction to Medieval Archaeology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vladimír Goš, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Vladimír Goš, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Vladimír Goš, CSc.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Developing a successful defense of essay
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
To acquaint students with the basic knowledge of archeology of early and high Middle Ages. After the definition of the Middle Ages discuss its use in evaluating different sites in Western and Central Europe in time. The main focus of interpretation is familiar with the basic methods of research of medieval monuments, their dating and archaeological documentation. Discussed will be the main areas of real estate, castles, villages, fortified and movable monuments, ceramics, glass and iron. Attention will be paid to basic technologies objects generated during the archaeological excavations. Students should obtain basic information about the archeology of the early and high Middle Ages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic issue definition and history of research
    2. Basic archaeological research methods
    3. Basic archaeological dating methodologies used to date objects
    4. Archeology and reconstruction of past lifeways
    5. The basic character of the Early and High Mediaeval settlement 6. Early and High Mediaeval villages
    7. Early and High Mediaeval fortifications
    8. Towns and archaeological studies of townscape
    9. Mediaeval pottery production
    10. Use of iron in the Middle Ages
    11. Early and High Mediaeval Crafts and Manufacture
    12. Daily life in the Middle Ages

Literature
    recommended literature
  • Gojda,M. Archeologie krajiny,Vývoj archetypů kulturní krajiny,Praha 2000. info
  • Vařeka,P. Archeologie středověkého domu,Plzeň 2004. info
  • Hoffmann,F. České město ve středověku,Praha 1992. info
  • Fehring,G.P. Die Archäologie des Mittelalters, Darmstadt 2000. info
  • Čižmář,M. Encyklopedie hradišť na Moravě a ve Slezsku, Praha 2004. info
  • Kouřil,P.,Prix,D.Wihoda,M. Hrady českého Slezska,Brno-Opava 2000. info
  • Lutovský,M. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie slovanské archeologie v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku,Praha 2001. info
  • Goš,V. Loštice-město středověkých hrnčířů,Opava 2007. info
  • Goš,V.,Kapl,V. Slovanská osada u Palonína,okr.Šumperk,Archeologické rozhledy 38-1986,176-204. info
  • Nekuda,V.,Reichertová,K. Středověká keramika v Čechách a na Moravě,Brno 1968. info
  • Smetánka,Z. Život středověké vesnice,Zaniklá Svídna,Praha 1988. info
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Developing a successful defense of essay.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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