Archaeology of War in Ancient World (from the Barbarian perspective)

The aim of the course is to introduce students with the knowledge concerning material culture and cultural processes in the barbarian Europe of the proto-historical period.

SHORT DESCRIPTION

During the course there are presented archaeological sources important to know the weapons and fighting techniques in Barbarian Europe in the Iron Age (from the La Tene Period to the Migration Period), i.e., weapons from bog sites in Scandinavia, grave equipment, settlements, hillforts but also wrecks.

During the course there are presented archaeological sources, important to know the weapons and fighting techniques in Barbarian Europe in the Iron Age (from the La Tene Period to the Migration Period), i.e., weapons from bog sites in Scandinavia, grave equipment, settlements, hillforts but also wrecks. Iconographical and written sources are dealt with too. Phenomena from outside the borders of ancient civilisations are presented during the lectures: from Celtic world, Dacia, Germania, Sarmatia, also Balt tribes area. The most important topics are reconstruction of weapon sets and its use (tactics) as well as hierarchy or sacral use of weapons. Roman military equipment is presented as a background. Concurrently one could get to know about tactics, strategy and battleships used in ancient civilisations and barbarian cultures. Additionally such matters as the archaeology of battlefields or development of weapons are described.

BISHOP M.C., COULSTON J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, second edition, Oxbow Books 2006.

VON CARNAP-BORNHEIM C.

1994 (ed.) Beiträge zu römischer und barbarischer Bewaffnung in den ersten vier nachchrristlichen Jahrhunderten. Marburger Kolloquium 1994, Marburg/Lublin

2002 (et. al) Die Bewaffnung der Germanen und ihren Nachbarn in den letzten Jahrhunderten vor Christi Geburt, Lublin, s. 59-80.

CASSON, L., Ancient Mariners. Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times, Princeton 1991.

CRUMLIN-PEDERSEN O.

2010 Archaeology and the sea in Scandinavia and Britain: a personal account, Roskilde 2010

HJORTSPRING. A Pre-Roman Iron-Age Warship in Context, red. O. Crumlin-Pedersen, A. Trakadas, Roskilde 2003.

ILKJÆR J.

2007 Illerup Ådal. Archaeology as a magic mirror, Moesgarrd 2000.

JAHN M.

1916 Die Bewaffnung der Germanen in der älteren Eisenzeit, etwa von 700 v. Chr. bis 200 n. Chr., [Mannus-Bibliothek, vol. 16], Würzburg.

KAZAKEVIČIUS, V.

1988 Oružije baltskich plemen II-VIII vekov na teritorii Litvy, Vilnius.

KONTNY B.

2008 Breves gladii et rotunda scuta. Remarks on the Goth's weapons on the margin of Tacitus' text, [in:] Germania-Sarmatia. Sbornik materialov, C. von Carnap-Bornheim et al. (eds.), Kaliningrad 2008, p. 180-209.

2009 The war as seen by an archaeologist. Reconstruction of barbarian weapons and fighting techniques in the Roman Period basing on the analysis of weapon graves. The case of the Przeworsk Culture, "Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies", vol. 16, 2009, p. 93-132.

2019 Archeologia wojny. Ze studiów nad wojskowością barbarzyńskiej Europy okresów rzymskiego i wędrówek ludów, Oświęcim.

MARKOMANNENKRIEGE – Ursachen und Wirkungen. VI. Internationales Symposium „Grundprobleme der frühgeschichtlichen Entwicklung im nördlichen Mitteldonaugebiet“ Wien 23.-26. November 1993, J. Stuppner, J. Tejral eds., Brno, p. 59-65.

NØRGÅRD JØRGENSEN A. et al. (eds.), Maritime Warfare in Northern Europe. Technology, organization, logistics and administration 500 BC-1500 AD, Copenhagen 2002.

NØRGÅRD JØRGENSEN A., CLAUSEN B.L.(eds.), Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective AD. 1-1300, Copenhagen 1997.

PLEINER R.

1993 The Celtic Sword, Oxford.

RAPIN A.

1991 Weaponry, [in:] The Celts, Milano, p. 321-336.

RITCHIE J. N. G., RITCHIE W. F.

1996 The Army, Weapon and Fighting, [in:] The Celtic World, M. J. Green ed., London, New York, p. 37-81.

STORGAARD B. (ed.), Military Aspects of the Aristocracy in Barbaricum in the Roman and Early Migration Periods, Copenhagen 2001.

Capturing the knowledge concerning cultural phenomena and processess in Barbaricum during protohistorical period.

Student should be aware of complexity of human culture and differentiation of points of view on particular matters and phenomena; he should know his level of knowledge and the need for improving it and understand the fact that achievements of the other scientific disciplines should be used in archaeology.

Exam embracing the information presented during lecture:

-written (1st date)

-oral (2nd date).

Grade 5: 91-100% of the points acquired

Grade 4+: 81-90% of the points acquired

Grade 4: 71-80% of the points acquired

Grade 3+: 61-70% of the points acquired

Grade 3: 51-60% of the points acquired

Grade 2: 0-50% of the points acquired