FPF:UAA0053 Archaeology of the Czech Lands - Course Information

UAA0053 Archaeology of the Czech Lands - Romano-Germanic period and the Great Migration of Nations

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Ondrej Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ondrej Šedo, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Ondrej Šedo, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the course.

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The aim of the lectures is to introduce students to the range of issues protohistorical two stages of development in contemporary state formation Czech Republic. Due to the position of matter at the border between archeology and history is necessary to clarify the methodological problems associated with the different approaches of individual disciplines. Special attention deserves the polarity of relationships critical entities of the then world, Mediterranean civilization represented by the Roman Empire and the barbarians, to whom were former residents of the monitored area. Monitored the material culture of indigenous population and also imports, using the orientation in chronology and dating. Accentuating the key issues of domestic developments (for example, the issue of the beginnings of the Roman period in the Czech basin, time Marcomanni wars in South Moravian area, archaeological picture of the Migration Period).

Syllabus

• 1 / Roman Period, filling the concept and share the history and archeology in its investigation
  2 / Report of ancient authors, their reporting options.
  3 / Chronology and periodization of Roman and Migration.
  3rd The current state of understanding of the origins of the Roman era in Czech basin
  4 / The most significant settlement locations and their substantive content, the state of knowledge and interpretation
  5 / Burial and funeral rites
  6 / Import from the Roman provinces and their position in the world of barbarians
  7 / Military intervention in Rome Moravian environment at the time of the Marcomanni wars
  8 / Material culture, production and product distribution model
  9 / Archeologizované expressions of worship and cult behavior.
  10 / Removals nations, chronology, space, material content and interpretation
  11 / The most important sites Migration Period
  12 / The Czech lands and their importance in the first centuries of the new era

Literature

recommended literature
• Krüger, B. (ed.):. Die Germanen. Ein Handbuch. Band I, Berlin. info
• Fischer, Th. (Hrsg):. Die römischen Provinzen. Eine Einführung in ihre Archäologie. Stuttgart 2001. info
• Hošek, R. - Sakař, V.:. Norikum a Panonie v době římské. Praha 1975. info
• Bouzek, J.:. Poznámky k počátkům metalurgie ve střední Evropě. info
• Godłowski, K.:. Przemiany kulturowe i osadnicze w południowej i rodkowej Polsce w młodszym okresie przedrzymskim i okresie rzymskim. Wrocław 1985. info
• Bouzek, J.- Sakař, V.:. Římské provincie a limes Romanus ve střední Evropě. Praha 1990. info
• Godłowski, K.:. The Chronology of the Late Roman and Early Migration Periods in Central Europe. Kraków 1970. info
• Kaczanowski, P.:. Zarys historii Cesarstwa Rzymskiego i ludów europejskiego Barbaricum ? 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

Successful completion of the course.

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