UAA0218 Substantial Basis of Ancient Material Culture

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ondrej Šedo, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ondrej Šedo, Ph.D.
Institute of Archaeology – 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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The seminar is intended to allow more knowledge of the materials from which they are constructed buildings, production facilities and finding artifacts produced during archaeological excavations. To support the analysis based on the typology is also important study materials and technologies that were used during their production. Will also be monitored by appropriate scientific methods for determination of materials and working practices.
Syllabus
  • 1 / The process of learning about business processes, invasive and non-invasive archaeological analysis material (applied to all other topics).
    2 / The use of clay in archaic types of construction and in production technologies.
    3 / Clay and ceramic materials, firing processes in the production of ceramics.
    4 / Ceramic materials used in the editing process, the surface of ceramic products.
    5 / Precious metals, non-ferrous metals and alloys.
    6 / Iron ore and processing of archaic metallurgy processes.
    7 / Iron, workflows blacksmiths.
    8 / Glass, simple production techniques.
    9 / Textiles, raw materials and processing techniques.
    10 / Processing and the use of stone in the younger stages of prehistoric times Themed.
    11 / Gemstones, processing techniques.
    12 / Processing of animal bones and skin.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Pleiner, R. Staré evropské kovářství. info
  • Hanykýř, V. - Kutzendörfer, J.:. Technologie keramiky. info
  • Kaván, J. Technologie zpracování kostěné a parohové suroviny. info
  • Filip, J.:. Umělecké řemeslo v pravěku. info
  • Pleiner, R. Základy slovanského železářského hutnictví v českých. 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
Active participation in seminars, independent research information in the form of partial processing of topics during the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2016.
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