UAA1247 Archaological Prospection

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
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 Historical Sciences – 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
Putting research into the issue of historic landscapes and archaeological prospecting, meeting with their methodology, terminology and history, practical teaching basic methods of prospecting species, with emphasis on the application of ICT in research in the field and during processing and presentation. Classes will take place partly in the field and partly in a foreign language.
Syllabus
  • 1 / Research the historical landscape - Introduction , history , terminology .
    2 / Methodology archaeological prospection - synchronic and diachronic research direction , destructive, destructive prospection methods .
    3 / Historical maps and iconographic sources and application of ICT in their research.
    4 / Visual surface survey , topographic - geodetic measurements.
    5 / Remote surface exploration landscape - oblique, vertical images, photogrammetry , 3D scanning, radio frequency and laser imaging.
    6 / Prospecting destructive methods - surface collection and analysis using ICT.
    7 / Destructive methods of prospection - injection wells, mikrosondáž , probing and analysis using ICT .
    8 / Geophysical methods of prospecting - geoelectric and electromagnetic resistance , metal detectors.
    9 / Geophysical prospecting methods - gravimetric.
    10 / Geophysical methods of prospecting - magnetometric.
    11 / Geophysical prospecting methods - radiometric, geothermal, seismic
    12 / Geochemical and geobotanical methods .
    13 / Concluding a test.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Gojda, M. Archeologie krajiny. info
  • Johnson, M. Ideas of landscape, Blackwell publishing, Malden - Oxford - Victoria. info
  • Bell, M. - Walker, M. J. C. LateQuaternary Environmental Change, Physical and Human Perspectives, 2. edition, Pearson Pretice Hall, Harlow - London - New York - Boston - San Francisco - Toronto - Sydney - Singpore - Hong Kong - Tokyo - Seoul - Taipei - New Delhi - Cape Town - Madrid - MexicoCity - Amsterodam - Munich - Paris - Milan. info
  • Bálek, M. Letecká archeologie. info
  • Gojda, M.:. Letecká archeologie v Čechách. info
  • Beneš, J. - Brůna, V. Má krajina paměť? info
  • Mrlina, J. Mikrogravimetrie v archeologickém průzkumu, Ve službách archeologie. info
  • Kuna, M. a kol. Nedestruktivní archeologie. Teorie, metody a cíle. info
  • Beneš, J. - Pokorný, P. Odlesňování východočeské nížiny v posledních dvou tisíciletích: Interpretace pyloanalytického záznamu z olšiny Na Bahně, okr. Hradec Králové. info
  • Neustupný, E. Predikce živých areálů minulosti, in: Příspěvky k prostorové archeologii. info
  • Majer, A. Relativní metoda fosfátové půdní analýzy. info
  • Gaffney, Ch. - Gater, J. Revealing the Buried past, Geophysics for Archaeologist. info
  • Neustupný, E. Sídelní areály pravěkých zemědělců, Památky archeologické 77. info
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Successful completion of the course, the final test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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