Social Anthropology for Archaeologists

Pre-requisites: “Introduction to Archaeology” is a prerequisite course. A working knowledge of English is essential for the assigned literature.

Course objectives: Introducing the essential concepts, phenomena, and themes of socio-cultural anthropology which are necessary to archaeology as a discipline.

Course description: The course is designed to complement the courses “Introduction to Archaeology” and “Archaeology and Social Anthropology - a History of Ideas”. The course covers the basic phenomenon significant to archaeology and social anthropology, including permeations and interrelations of nature and culture, communication and language, forms of existence and economic systems, sex and gender, kinship, family and social origins, social stratification (class, ethnicity, and racism), political organization (band, tribe, chiefdom, state), religion, art and style, cultural change and other associated topics. All of these topics in anthropology are defined and discussed are used in archaeology, but must be done so with considerate attention and care.

Learning Outcomes: Recognizing key anthropological aspects of human culture and society in the past. Understanding anthropological archaeology and concepts that are utilized in the archaeology.

Social Anthropology for Archaeologists

Pre-requisites: “Introduction to Archaeology” is a prerequisite course. A working knowledge of English is essential for the assigned literature.

Course objectives: Introducing the essential concepts, phenomena, and themes of socio-cultural anthropology which are necessary to archaeology as a discipline.

Course description: The course is designed to complement the courses “Introduction to Archaeology” and “Archaeology and Social Anthropology - a History of Ideas”. The course covers the basic phenomenon significant to archaeology and social anthropology, including permeations and interrelations of nature and culture, communication and language, forms of existence and economic systems, sex and gender, kinship, family and social origins, social stratification (class, ethnicity, and racism), political organization (band, tribe, chiefdom, state), religion, art and style, cultural change and other associated topics. All of these topics in anthropology are defined and discussed are used in archaeology, but must be done so with considerate attention and care.

Learning Outcomes: Recognizing key anthropological aspects of human culture and society in the past. Understanding anthropological archaeology and concepts that are utilized in the archaeology.

Literature/Reading:

• Haviland, W. A. 2002. Kulturna antropologija, Naklada Slap, Jasterbarsko (poglavlja 4, 6-15).
• Gidens, E. 2001. Sociologija, (drugo izdanje), “CID”, “Romanov”, Podgorica - Banja Luka. (poglavlja 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Monaghan, J. & P. Just. 2003. Socijalna i kulturna antropologija, Šahinpašić, Sarajevo.
• Palavestra, A. 2011. Kulturni konteksti arheologije, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd (poglavlja 1,2 4, 9)
• Tucić, N. 1999 Evolucija, čovek i društvo, Dosije – AIM, Beograd. str. 65-86; 124-132.
• Luelen, T. Uvod u političku antropologiju, “Gradac”, Čačak – Beograd, 2001. (Str. 23-60; 104-135)
• Ember, C., M. Ember and P. Peregrine 2007. Anthropology. Pearson (poglavlja:1, 4, 14-26).
• Porčić, M., 2010. House Floor Area as a Correlate of Marital Residence Pattern: A Logistic Regression Approach, Cross-Cultural Research 44, 405-424.
• Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. 2008. Geni, narodi i jezici, Algoritam, Zagreb.
• Porčić, M. 2016. Paleodemografija: kritički pregled teorije, metoda i istraživanja. Beograd: Laboratorija za bioarheologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu. str. 36-39
• Palavestra, A. i M. Porčić 2008 Arheologija, evolucija i darvinizam.
• Berggren, A. and L. N. Stutz. 2010. From spectator to critic and participant. A new role of archaeology in ritual studies. Journal of Social Archaeology, 171-197.
• Barth, F. 1969. ‘Introduction’, in: F. Barth (ed.), Ethnic Groups and Boundaries. Bergen, 9-38.

• Robben, A. G. M. 2004 ‘Death and Anthropology: An Introduction’. In A.G.M. Robben (ed.), Death, Mourning, and Burial: A Cross-Cultural Reader. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
• Hodder, I. 1982. Symbols in action. Ethnoarchaeological studies of material culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University. Press.