AES_802 Practicum of experimental archaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Mazáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Žaža (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Těsnohlídková, 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 of Seminar Groups
AES_802/Vareni_Brtnice1: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Mazáčková, P. Žaža
AES_802/Vareni_Brtnice2: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Mazáčková, P. Žaža
AES_802/Vareni_Brtnice3: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Mazáčková, P. Žaža
AES_802/Vareni_Brtnice4: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Mazáčková, P. Žaža
AES_802/Vareni_Lhota: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Žaža
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět není podmíněn absolvováním jiného kurzu. Předpokládá se znalost alespoň jednoho světového jazyka.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/10, only registered: 1/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce experimental archaeology to students (e.g. recent research questions and the possibilities of answering them with modern methods). Students will get the opportunity to learn basic material-working skills (i.e. ceramics) and traditional production technologies at practical workshops.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student will be able to:
- have good orientation in the field of experimental archaeology
- draw up and carry out his/her own archaeological experiment, define the research task and critically evaluate the results
- use the knowledge of experimental archaeology (e.g. operational sequence in production of various types of artefacts) in processing of archaeological material or in search for answers to theoretical questions of archaeology
- use experimental archaeology as a popularisation tool
Syllabus
  • 2-3 workshops at the science and research base in Panská Lhota
  • familiarisation with the field of experimental archaeology
  • experimental pottery production
  • other experiments: cooking and baking, woodworking, metal working
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Živá archeologie (časopis, vydává Univerzita Hradec Králové)
  • Workshopy ke středověké a novověké keramice, Panská Lhota 2015 (Workshops about mediaeval and postmedieval Pottery, Panská Lhota 2015). Kateřina Doležalová (výkonná editorka). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 128 pp. Dissertationes Archaeologicae Brunenses/Pragensesque, Supplementum III. ISBN 978-80-210-8151-2. Online knihkupectví Munipress info
Teaching methods
workshops, active student work, group projects
Assessment methods
active participation in two workshops, preparation, realisation and presentation (in the form of a poster) of an own small-scale experiment in a group
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Informace ke způsobu ukončení viz sylabus.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Výuka bude probíhat na VaV stanicích v Panské Lhotě. Předmět je zajišťován ve spolupráci se studenty doktorského studijního programu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: výuka probíhá blokově.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021.
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