FPF:UAA1257 Základy geologických věd pro a - Course Information
UAA1257 Basics of Geological Sciences for Archaeologists
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Vojtěch Wertich, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Vojtěch Wertich, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Prerequisites
- Condition for getting a credit is participation at field excursion and successful completion of written test.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Archaeology in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B6107 HuSt)
- Archaeology in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B7105 HiVe)
- Archaeology (programme FPF, B7105 HiVe)
- Archaeology (programme FPF, B7109 Arch)
- Course objectives
- During the lectures, students learn the basics of individual geological disciplines useful for archaeological works and regional description of geological units at the Northern Moravia and Upper Silesia (with emphasis on the area of Opava and the Odra Gate). Terrain excursions and exercises will be an important part of the subject.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to petrology (processes, genesis of rocks, primary sorting, typical recognition characters. Exploitation of rocks, stone raw materials.
2. Regional Geology of the Northern Moravia and Upper Silesia.
3. Geological time - division of individual periods, more detailed about periods, which influenced the evolution of rocks and the region at the Northern Moravia and Upper Silesia.
4. Quaternary Stratigraphy - detailed division of Pleistocene and Holocene periods, context with development of human cultures.
5. Basics of Quaternary Geology - deposition and types of Quaternary sediments, the phenomena of continental glaciations.
6. Basics of Pedology - types of soils, typical characters and their "reading".
7. Work with map sources, their availability and suitability.
8. Overview of terrain and laboratory methods.
9. Field excursions and exercises.
10. Field excursions and exercises.
11. Field excursions and exercises.
12. Field excursions and exercises.
- 1. Introduction to petrology (processes, genesis of rocks, primary sorting, typical recognition characters. Exploitation of rocks, stone raw materials.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Hovorka, D. - Illášová, L. Anorganické suroviny doby kamennej. info
- Janák, V. - Prichystal, A. Ateliér kultury nálevkovitých poháru na výrobu broušené industrie z. info
- Kuča, M. - Vokáč, M. Exploitation of rocks from the Brno Massif for polished stone industry,. info
- Chlupáč, I., Brzobohatý, R., Kovanda, J., Stráník, Z. Geologická minulost České republiky. info
- Šikulová, V. K otázce rybolovu v mladší době kamenné. info
- Přichystal, A. Kamenné suroviny v pravěku východní části střední Evropy. info
- Pavelčík, J. Težba a zpracování kamene na výšinné eneolitické osadě u Hlinska u Lipníku nad. info
- Štelcl, J. - Malina, J. Základy Petroarcheologie. info
- Tomášek, M. Půdy České republiky. Praha, 2007. info
- Assessment methods
- Grade
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Compliance with study requirements .
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2017, recent)
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