FPF:ARCHKRA010 Archaeoinformatics - Course Information
ARCHKRA010 Archaeoinformatics
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Peter Kováčik, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Hořínková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Peter Kováčik, Ph.D.
Institute of Archaeology – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of PC work.
- 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
- Landscape archaeology (programme FPF, ARCH-bak)
- Course objectives
- An unprecedented boom in archaeological research in our country over the past 30 years, caused by intensive construction activity and a more consistent application of the principles of monument care, led to a significant increase in the volume of emerging archaedata, so it is practically impossible today to obtain these data at an appropriate scientific level without the use of modern computer technology in the real world acquire, record, then classify and record in a structured manner, then scientifically process and evaluate, and then publish or present. The task of the course is therefore to introduce students to the issue of contemporary application information technologies in archeology so that they are able to orientate themselves in today's basic characteristics "archaeoinformatics", to reflect on the possibilities it offers, and thus in practice they were able to correctly decide on the optimal solution, leading to the achievement of the most effective results in their future work in science and research.
- Learning outcomes
- Archaeoinformatics data processing.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction, terminology, brief history of informatics in relation to archaeology. 2. Basic text and table editors. 3. Database in archaeology 4. Creation of stratigraphic matrices in a digital environment 5. Photo documentation and its editing with the assistance of information technologies. 6. Audio and video documentation 7. Geoinformatics in archaeology 8. Photogrammetry 9. Drawing documentation in a digital environment (CAD programs) 1 10. Drawing documentation in a digital environment (CAD programs) 2 11. GIS (geographical information system) in archeology 1 12. GIS (geographical information system) in archeology 2 13. Archaeological prediction with the assistance of information technologies. Study literature
- Literature
- required literature
- Hořínková, A. – Kováčik, P. – Stuchlík, S. (eds.): Archeologický výzkum a aplikace ICT. Opava 2014.
- Macháček, J. (ed.): Počítačová podpora v archeologii 2. Brno 2008.
- Vávra, A. – Kováčik, P.: Geografické informační systémy v archeologii. Opava 2014.
- recommended literature
- Neustupný, E.: Jednoduchá metoda archeologické analýzy. Památky archeologické 64, 1973, 169-234.
- Macháček, J. (ed.): Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Brno 1997.
- Kuna, M.: GIS v archeologickém výzkumu regionu: vývoj pravěké sídelní oblasti středních Čech. Archeologické rozhledy 48, 1996, 580-604.
- Kuna, M. – Křivánková, D. – Krušinová, L.: Archiv 2.0: Systém archeologické databáze Čech. Uživatelská příručka. Praha 1995.
- Teaching methods
- Lecture, seminar
- Assessment methods
- Credit
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Teacher's information
- Written test, oral examination if necessary
- Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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