Outline of Prehistoric Archaeology 2800-AOPREH-1/I
The subject of the course is prehistory of man, from the first appearance of the Homo genus in Africa to the formation of the first states in Western Eurasia. It covers the period from the Palaeolithic to the Early Middle Ages and focuses on communities operating outside the civilization centers of the ancient world.
Participants will learn the basics of chronological division of prehistoric times, human evolution, diversity and changes in material and spiritual culture and early forms of social organization.
The main subjects discussed during classes are:
– Stone Age (basis of chronology, origins and the earliest history of human kind, origins modern man, beginnings of art, mammoth hunters, agricultural/Neolithic revolution);
– Bronze Age (manufacturing techniques and types of bronze artefacts, trading routes, cultural diversity);
– Early Iron Age (technology of iron production, impact of the steppe nomads: Cimmerians and Scythians, Hallstatt culture);
– La Tène/Pre-Roman Period (Celts and the La Tène culture, Germanic tribes in central and northern Europe);
– Roman and Migration Periods (Germanic, Slavic, Balt and nomad cultures at the dawn of mediaeval Europe);
– Middle Ages (Slavs, nomads, Vikings, Balts and the first mediaeval states).
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
– knowledge of basic archaeological sources related to the societies of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages in Europe (K_W03, K_W04);
- basic knowledge about the main directions of development and the new achievements in the field of archeology of the Old World (K_W08);
- general knowledge of the properties of raw materials and ways of their use by past societies (KW_15);
- ability to use basic termins specific to prehistoric and early mediaeval archaeology (K_U09);
- ability of identification of the key artefacts related to the main archaeological phenomena (K_U12);
- ability to use the knowledge and skills in the field of prehistoric and early mediaeval archaeology and the awareness of the need to confront them with the opinions of experts (K_K01);
- awareness of the importance of material remains as an element of human cultural heritage (K_K02);
- understanding the unique value of archaeological sources and their role in recreating the human past (K_K03);
- awareness of the need for multi-faceted interpretation of archaeological sources (K_K04).
Assessment criteria
Written exam.
Additional information
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