KLB_117 Analytical Methods for Ceramic Studies (e-learning)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Dr. Letizia Ceccarelli (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Monika Zobková Koróniová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will introduce students to a wide range of analytical techniques applied in ceramic studies providing an overview of recent archaeometric and archaeological approaches to pottery analysis and interpretation of ceramics. It is intended to provide knowledge of analytical methods and approaches to the study of clay artefacts, including the acquisition of practical skills in ceramics analysis and data interpretation using pXRF.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student will be able to:
- understand the principles of XRF spectroscopy
- describe the process of extraction and processing of clay
- choose appropriate samples for analysis
- collect data
- use the equipment of the Department of Archaeology and Museology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
- evaluate and analyse the collected data
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson – analytical methods for ceramic studies
  • 2. Principles of XRF spectroscopy
  • 3. Implementation of pXRF in study of pottery provenance
  • 4. Clay technology
  • 5. The provenance and characterization of clay (case studies)
  • 6. Sampling strategy and method of data collecting
  • 7. Olympus Delta Professional
  • 8. Olympus vs. Bruker
  • 9. Examples of various international projects
  • 10. Manual and instructions for using the machine
  • 11. Readings, export of data and basic analysis
  • 12. Case studies – Montelabate, Vlčnov
  • 13. Revision, assignment
Literature
    required literature
  • Handheld XRF for art and archaeology. Edited by Aaron N. Shugar - Jennifer L. Mass. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press, 2012, 473 p. ISBN 9789461660695. info
  • The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis. Edited by Alice M. W. Hunt. Croydon: Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • CECCARELLI, L. – ROSSETTI, I. – PRIMAVESI, L. – STODDART, S. Non-destructive method for the identification of ceramic production by portable X-rays Fluorescence (pXRF). A case study of amphorae manufacture in central Italy. JAS 2016, 253 – 262.
  • ORTON, Clive and Michael HUGHES. Pottery in archaeology. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xx, 340. ISBN 9781107008748. info
  • DASZKIEWICZ, M. – SCHNEIDER, G. Archäologische Klassifizierung am Beispeil kaiserzeitlicher Drehscheibenkeramik aus Brandenburg. In: Bemmann, J. – Hegewisch, M. – Meyer, M. – Schmauder, M. (eds.): Drehscheibentöpferei im Barbaricum... Bonn, 2011.
Teaching methods
Full e-learning course.
Assessment methods
E-tests, written assignment – data analysis.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Note related to how often the course is taught: výuka formou e-learningu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: výuka formou e-learningu.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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