(in Polish) The material culture of towns on the base of archaeology 1201-OG-EN-MCT

Classes will focus on the following topics: Gniewkowo – outskirts in 15th–18th century; Bydgoszcz pottery workshop from about the end of 16th century (mass production: vessels; unique ceramic vessels; tiles and roofing tiles; medieval church of st. Jacob in Toruń; the equipment of the bath-house at the monastery of Canons Regular in Trzemeszno; the material culture of the Premonstratensian nunnery at Strzelno (the Romanesque period, the Gothic period, the Renaissance period, the Baroque period and the dissolution of the convent).

List of topics:
1. The material culture of the Premonstratensian nunnery at Strzelno in the light of archaeological excavations (12th–19th century).
2. Non omnis moriar. Burial wreaths in St. Jacobs church in Toruń graveyard.
3. Toruń – on medieval church of St. Jacobs. Archaeologist’ glosses.
4. The equipment of the bath-house at the monastery of Canons Regular in Trzemeszno.
5. In Gniewkowo outskirts in 15th–18th century.
6. Bydgoszcz pottery workshop from about the end of 16th century. Mass production and unique ceramic vessels.

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: – participation in discussion seminar – 15 hrs; – consultations – 5 hrs. Self-study hours: – preparation for discussion seminar – 25 hrs; – reading literature – 10 hrs; – preparation for test – 30 hrs. Altogether: 85 hrs (3 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student: – W1: has basic knowledge of medieval architecture in Poland; – W2: possesses knowledge on material culture citizens of Polish towns and convents (Toruń, Strzelno, Trzemeszno, Bygdoszcz, Gniewkowo).

Learning outcomes - skills

Student: – U1: is able to recognize archaeological data (for example: kitchen pottery, bath house and guest house); – U2: can analyse and explain historical records for reconstruction the past in towns and monasteries.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Student: – K1: understands the significance of archaeological excavations for reconstruction the past; – K2: understands the need for interdisciplinary researches to recognize regional history and everyday life; – K3: is prepared to interpretation of selected places on the past on the base of archaeological finds and written sources.

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: – discussion seminar assisted with multimedia presentations; introduction to each topic by a short lecture.

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- exhibition
- display

Expository teaching methods

- problem-based lecture

Prerequisites

There is recomended a basic knowledge on history of Europa

Course coordinators

Grażyna Sulkowska-Tuszyńska

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
– activity;
– test.

Assessment criteria:
test: fail – less 50 pts; satisfactory (3) – 50–59 pts (50–59%); satisfactory plus (3,5) – 60–69 pts (60–69%); good (4) – 70–79 pts (70–79%); good plus (4,5) – 80–89 pts (80–89%); very good (5) – 90–100 pts (90–100%).

Practical placement

None

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1201-OG-EN-MCT in USOSweb