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Lecturer(s)
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Hložek Josef, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The archaeology of death and burial. The target chronological interval in this course is from the end of prehistory until the modern times. The mummification The long-term continuity of funerary areas Palaeodemography The burial in the mediaeval period Selected examples of modern times burial practices
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture with visual aids
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 52 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| To orientate in excavation and documentation methods in archaeology |
| To characterize individual periods of prehistory |
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| To understand a scientifically-structured lecture |
| To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech and English/German |
| To use electronic information sources |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To put crucial empirical finds into context |
| Will be able to determine the basic forms of the burial rite as it is documented in the archaeological and anthropological and historic sources |
| Will explain chosen analytical methods interconnected with the topic of the studies |
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| To identify importand trends in burial rites of individual prehistoric periods |
| To identify importand trends in burial rites in the Middle Ages |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
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| Self-study of literature |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| assessment methods |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Ariés, P. Dějiny smrti I, II. Praha Argo, 2000.
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Curl, J.S. Death and Architecture. 2002.
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Daniell, C. Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066-1550. London, 1998.
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Chamberlain, Andrew T. Demography in archaeology. Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-59651-3.
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Chamberlain, Andrew T.; Pearson, Michael Parker. Earthly remains : the history and science of preserved human bodies. London : Oxford Univesity Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-521852-3.
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Kovařík, J. Slovanské kostrové pohřebiště v Praze 5 - Motole. 1991.
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Krumphanzlová, Z. Počátky křesťanství v Čechách ve světle archeologických pramenů. 1971.
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Neustupný, E. Demografie pravěkých pohřebišť. Praha: Archeologický ústav ČSAV, 1983.
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Ohler, Norbert. Umírání a smrt ve středověku. Jinočany : H & H, 2001. ISBN 80-86022-69-2.
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Pearson, Mike Parker. The archaeology of death and burial. [Gloucestershire] : Sutton Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-7509-1777-6.
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Šmejda, Ladislav. Archaeology of burial mounds. Ústí nad Labem : Vlasta Králová, 2006. ISBN 80-903412-6-8.
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Šmejda, Ladislav; Turek, Jan. Spatial analysis of funerary areas. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2004. ISBN 80-86898-07-5.
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