Violence, hunting and ritual: different faces of death and objects associated with it in the Stone Age 1201-OG-EN-VHRSA

Violence and hunting were integral aspects of prehistoric human societies, influenced by the imperatives of survival, competition for resources, ritual practices, and social dynamics. The Stone Age exhibits distinctive characteristics concerning violence and hunting practices, with variations across different periods and geographic regions.
Throughout the seminar, students will explore strategies for obtaining food in the Stone Age and the tools used for such activities. Another topic will delve into the significance of rock art as a valuable source for understanding hunting techniques in the Stone Age. Subsequent lectures will address conflicts and wars during this era. In the following seminars, students will learn about Stone Age cemeteries and ritual behaviours associated with death in prehistory. The final topics will explore mass murders and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours with teacher: – participation in discussion seminar – 15 hrs; – consultations – 10 hrs. Self-study hours: – preparation for discussion seminar – 15 hrs; – preparation to presentations for seminar – 15 hrs; – writing essay – 20 hrs; – reading literature – 10 hrs. Altogether: 85 hrs (3 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

Student: – W1: knows the history of violence, hunting and ritual in the Stone Age; – W2: knows the terminology used to describe various topics related to life in the Stone Age; – W3: have basic knowledge about a chosen topic on violence, hunting and ritual in the prehistory; – W4: understands the importance of the archaeological research on the Stone Age; – W5: have a basic knowledge about the development of data about violence and hunting in prehistory.

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

Student: – U1: knows how to independently acquire knowledge and develop research skills by following the instructions tutor; – U2: characterized the concept of violence, hunting and ritual in the Stone Age; – U3: describes the basic development of data about violence and hunting in prehistory; – U4: describes the most interesting archaeological sites related to the topic; – U5: can independently acquire information and develop a research workshop under the guidance of a tutor; – U6: know how to use basic information technology, multimedia and Internet resources; – U7: is able to characterise chosen sites and artefacts related to violence, hunting and ritual in prehistory; – U8: can prepare a long speech on issues related to violence, hunting and ritual in prehistory.

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

Student: – K1: understand necessity of further learning; – K2: knows the level of their knowledge and understands the need to continue to learn and expand their skills in the field of prehistory and archaeology; – K3: has awareness of uniqueness of Stone Ages artifacts and necessity of preservation of cultural heritage.

Metody dydaktyczne

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

Wymagania wstępne

None

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Justyna Orłowska

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
– test;
– activity.

Assessment criteria: active participation during seminar, passing test: fail (2) – 5 pts (10%); satisfactory (3) – 7 pts (15%); satisfactory plus (3+) – 9 pts (18%); good (4) – 15 pts (25%); good plus (4+) – 25 pts (45%); very good (5) – 45 pts (75%).

Praktyki zawodowe

Not applicable

Literatura

Guthrie, R.D., 2005. The nature of Paleolithic art. University of Chicago Press.
Meyer, C. 2020. Early massacres: Mass violence in Neolithic Europe. In G. G. Fagan, L. Fibiger, M. Hudson, & M. Trundle (Eds.), The Cambridge world history of violence, vol. 1, The prehistoric and ancient worlds (pp. 299–319). Cambridge University Press.
Orschiedt, J. 2020. Violence in palaeolithic and mesolithic hunter-gatherer communities. In G. G. Fagan, L. Fibiger, M. Hudson, & M. Trundle (Eds.), The Cambridge world history of violence, vol. 1, The prehistoric and ancient worlds (pp. 58–78). Cambridge University Press.
Płonka, T., 2012. Kultura symboliczna społeczeństw łowiecko-zbierackich środkowej Europy u schyłku paleolitu, Studia Archeologiczne. Wrocław.
Roy, K. 2022. Origins of Warfare in the Stone Age. In: A Global History of Warfare and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3478-0_2
Urbańczyk, P., Włodarczak, Piotr., Zagórski, P. W., & Bugaj, U. 2017. The past societies : polish lands from the first evidence of human presence to the early middle ages. Vol.1&2. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Scieces.
Vencl, S. 1999. Stone age warfare. In J. Carman & A. Harding (Eds.), Ancient warfare: Archaeological perspectives (pp. 57–72). Stroud.

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