Introduction to the prehistoric archaelogy

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Course ID:	3101-DO101B
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Introduction to the prehistoric archaelogy
Name in Polish:	Zarys archeologii pradziejowej
Organizational unit:	Institute of Archaeology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The course focuses on European archaeology of both metal ages, from the Early Bronze Age to the Migration Period. Prime emphasis is placed on the most extensive cultural circles such as the urnfield cultures, foremost questions, e. g. Biskupin-type strongholds, the largest peoples (Scyths, Sarmatians, Celts and Germans) and their contacts with classical civilisations. The practical course will include laboratories dealing with archaeological source studies, the typology of historical monuments, the principles of their description, chronology, etc.
Full description:	The course focuses on European archaeology of both metal ages, from the Early Bronze Age to the Migration Period. Prime emphasis is placed on the most extensive cultural circles such as the urnfield cultures, foremost questions, e. g. Biskupin-type strongholds, the largest peoples (Scyths, Sarmatians, Celts and Germans) and their contacts with classical civilisations. The practical course will include laboratories dealing with archaeological source studies, the typology of historical monuments, the principles of their description, chronology, etc.
Bibliography:	ClarkJ.D.G.,Europa protohistoryczna, Warszawa 1957 Filip J. Celtic Civilisation and Its Heritage, second revised edition, Praha 1976 Gedl M. Kultura przedłużycka, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków-Gdańsk 1975 Gedl M. Kultura łużycka, Krakółw 1975 Gedl M. Epoka brązu i wczesna epoka żelaza w Europie. Archeologia pierwotna i wczesnośredniowieczna, cz.IV, Kraków 1977 Ginter B., Kozłowski J.K. Techniki obróbki i typologia wyrobów kamiennych paleolitu mezoilitu i neolitu, Warszawa, 1990

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