FPF:UAA1249 Archaeological Excavation - Course Information
UAA1249 Archaeological Excavation
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Peter Kováčik, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Peter Kováčik, Ph.D.
Institute of Archaeology – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Prerequisites
Successful completion of the course at the end of the semester 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
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- To acquaint students with the problems of archaeological research, with its off-road parts and cabinet memorandum processing. Classes will be based on concrete practical examples of the application of different methods of archaeological research sample documentation. Students will solve different scenarios of archaeological research and apply ICT in the evaluation of the results of archaeological research. Classes will take place partly in a foreign language.
- Syllabus
- 1 / General Introduction, the issue of endangered and research intrepid sites terminology.
2 / Sounding research, their strategies, goals.
3 / Large-scale surveys, their strategies, goals.
4 / vertical practices outcrop - "checkerboard" methods, "box grids", a combination of techniques, practical examples.
5 / Horizontal procedures uncovering - the mechanical layers outcrop and stratigraphic method reveals a combination of techniques, practical examples.
6 / Form method of recording archaeological sources - analysis, determination of interpretation, criticism.
7 / Interpretation of archaeological sites - flowcharts.
8 / Creation stratigraphic matrix - spreadsheets, special stratigraphic schemes, the output from the database.
9 / Working with archaeological data. Structuring data.
10 / Mathematical and statistical analysis I.
11 / Mathematics and Statistics II
12 / ICT Application in Agenda archaeological research.
13 / Concluding a test.
- 1 / General Introduction, the issue of endangered and research intrepid sites terminology.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Neustupný, E. Archaeological method. info
- Renfrew, C. - Bahn, P. Archaeology, Theories, Methods and Practise. London. info
- Kováčik, P. Archeologická památková péče. Terénní teorie a praxe. 2. díl. Disertační práce, UAM FF MU Brno. info
- Roskam, S. Excavation, Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. info
- Adams, R.E.W. - Valdez, F., Jr. Field Metods in Archelogy, London - Toronto. info
- Neustupný, E. K teorii terénního výzkumu v archeologii. info
- Lang, F. Klassische Archäologie. Eine Einfűhrung in Methode, Theorie und Praxis. info
- Neustupný, E. Nástin archeologické metody, AR 38. info
- Kuna, M. - Klápště, J. Poznámky ke koncepci terénní archeologické práce, AR 42. info
- Hensel,W. - Donato, G. - Tabaczyński, S. eds.:. Teoria i praktika badań archeologicznych I. Przeslanki metodologiczne, Wroclaw - Warszawa - Kraków - Gdańsk - Łódż 1986. info
- Bureš, M. a kol.:. Terénní archeologický výzkum. Manuál vedoucího. info
- Ławecka, D. Wstęp do archeologii,. info
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Rozbor produktů pracovní činnosti studenta (technické práce)
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Successful completion of the course and final test.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
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