Archaeology and material culture of the Near East - ASYRN30020

• Title: Archeologie a hmotná kultura PV
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (21-USPV)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Jana Mynářová, Ph.D.; Dr. Ludovica Bertolini, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Dr. Ludovica Bertolini, Ph.D.; prof. PhDr. Jana Mynářová, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: prof. PhDr. Jana Mynářová, Ph.D. (21.09.2023)

Kurz poskytne studentům základní přehled hlavních charakteristických rysů materiální kultury starověkého Předního východu, a to v kontextu archeologického výzkumu jednotlivých lokalit (neolit – doba železná). Osvojí si základní dovednosti v práci s odbornou literaturou, získají přehled o aktuálním stavu bádání a prohloubí si znalosti získané v kurzech zaměřených na politické dějiny starověkého PV.


The course will offer students a fundamental overview of the primary characteristic aspects of the material culture of the ancient Near East within the framework of archaeology of specific sites (from the Neolithic to the Iron Age). They will develop fundamental abilities in engaging with specialized literature, obtain a comprehensive understanding of the present state of research, and further enhance their knowledge gained in courses centered on the political history of the ancient Near East.

1. Introduction
2. A. Layard, Ashurbanipal and Ninive (1851)
3. E. de Sarzec and Girsu (1877-)
4. W. M. Flinders Petrie and Amarna (1891)
5. R. Koldewey and Babylon (1899-1914)
6. H. Winckler and Hattusa (1906-)
7. L. Wooley and Ur (1922-)
8. C. Schaeffer and Ugarit (1929-)
9. H. Frankfort and Eshnunna (1930-1936)
10. M. Mallowan and Tell Arpachiya (1933)
11. A. Parrot and Mari (1933-)
12. K. Kenyon and Jericho (1952-1958)

Syllabus

Last update: prof. PhDr. Petr Zemánek, CSc. (26.06.2023)

Akkermans, P. M. M. G. – Schwartz, G. M., The Archaeology of Syria: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c. 16,000-300 BC), Cambridge 2003.

Aruz, J. – Wallenfels, R. (eds.), Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York 2003.

Brown, B.A. – Feldman, M.H. (eds.), Critical Approaches to Ancient Near Eastern Art, Boston 2014.

Collon, D., First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London 1987.

Harmansah, Ö., Cities and the shaping of memory in the Ancient Near East, New York 2015.

Levy, T. E. (ed.), Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land, London 1995.

Mieroop, M. van den, The Ancient Mesopotamian City, Oxford 1999.

Potts, D. (ed.), A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, 1-2, Malden 2012.