AES_203 Metodolgy of the treatment of early mediaval pottery

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 M12
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 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of the seminar is to inform the students about the newest findings of the research on Early Medieval settlement in Central Europe, with special focus on the territories of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia. The seminar will provide information on methodology, current methods and trends, the newest outcomes of scientific research, literature and scholarly conferences focused on processing of early medieval pottery.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student will be able to:
- professionally analyse and evaluate voluminous assemblages of ceramic fragments from archaeological excavations
- apply modern methods of processing of ceramic finds
- understand the information potential of pottery
Syllabus
  • Introduction; why we need methodology; worldwide development of methodology of processing ceramic finds; issues addressed by traditional and modern research. Method outline.
  • Introduction. The ways of obtaining ceramic finds. Archaeological excavations and post-excavation handling of pottery. Intrusions.
  • Depositional and post-depositional processes - introduction.
  • Depositional and post-depositional processes. Archaeologically homogeneous collection, fragmentation of pottery.
  • Depositional and post-depositional processes. Surface waste areas x refuse pits, archaeologically homogeneous collection, waste areas.
  • Quality analysis of early medieval pottery. Ceramic substance - natural scientific analyses, firing.
  • Quality analysis of early medieval pottery. Forming and building. Vessel shape, decoration and surface finish.
  • Descriptive systems. Quantification. Various examples.
  • Synthesis of archaeological structures. Typology. Typology validation.
  • Chronology. Vector synthesis. PCA x seriation. Chronology validation.
  • Spatial aspect of archaeological structures. Interpretation and modelling.
  • Distribution of pottery. Model examples of ethnoarchaeological classification of production (Peacock)
  • Modelling. Ethnological models. Models derived from experimental archaeology.
Literature
    required literature
  • Shepard, A. O. 1956: Ceramics for the Archaeologists. Washington, D.C. (1985, 12. vydání)
  • Kuna, M. – Němcová, A. a kol. 2012: Výpověď sídlištního odpadu. Nálezy z pozdní doby bronzové v Roztokách a otázky depoziční analýzy archeologického kontextu. Praha.
  • ORTON, Clive and Michael HUGHES. Pottery in archaeology. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xx, 340. ISBN 9781107008748. info
  • MACHÁČEK, Jiří. Studie k velkomoravské keramice. 1999, 177 s. info
  • BUKO, Andrzej. Ceramika wczesnopolska : wprowadzenie do badań. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Im. Ossolińskich, 1990, 440 s. ISBN 8304033631. info
    recommended literature
  • Slawische Keramik in Mitteleuropa vom 8. bis zum 11. Jahrhundert : Terminologie und Beschreibung : Kolloquium Mikulčice, 24.-26. Mai 1994. Edited by Lumír Poláček. Brno: Archäologisches Institut der Akademie der Wissenschaften der Tschechischen Republik, 1995, 230 s. ISBN 8090167969. info
  • Slawische Keramik in Mitteleuropa vom 8. bis zum 11. Jahrhundert : Kolloquium Mikulčice, 25.-27. Mai 1993. Edited by Čeněk Staňa. Brno: Archäologisches Institut der Akademie der Wissenschaften der Tschechischen Republik, 1994, 294 s. ISBN 809016790X. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: interpretation of problems, discussion in the class, presentations of experts from the practice
Assessment methods
active participation, sufficient knowledge of subject matter
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
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