FPF:UADA028 Research Methods for the Paleo - Course Information
UADA028 Research Methods for the Paleolithic
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaWinter 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Petr Neruda, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava - Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of the course topics .
- 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 (programme FPF, P7105) (2)
- Archaeology (programme FPF, P7109 Arch) (2)
- Course objectives
- A seminar is focused on the overview of methods used for the Palaeolithic research.
- Syllabus
- 1. Overview of methods of fauna and vegetation analyses
2. Geological and sedimentological methods of soft sediment analyses
3. Overview of method of the past climate reconstruction and the division of the Quaternary
4. Methods of dating
5. Problem of the radiocarbon data calibration
6. Methods of the documentation of archaeological situations in the terrain
7. Using of computers for techno-typological analyses
8. Using of refittings of the lithics for the Palaeolithic research
9. Raw materials in the Palaeolithic
10. Methods of the documentation of archaeological findings
11. Analysis of the spatial distribution of both archaeological sites and findings
12. Using of GIS in the Palaeolithic research
- 1. Overview of methods of fauna and vegetation analyses
- Literature
- recommended literature
- Prokop, E. A:. A New Thermoluminescence Dating Technique for Heated Flint. Archaeometry 48. info
- Feustel, R.:. Technik der Steinzeit. info
- Bordes, F.:. Typologie de Paléolithique ancien et moyen, Bordeaux 1961. info
- Vaughan P. C.:. Use-wear analysis of flaked stone tools. info
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Teacher's information
- Draw up a report.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2015, recent)
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