FF:AEB_35 Industrial archaeology - Course Information

AEB_35 Industrial and postmedieval archaeology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jiří Merta (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová

Timetable

Wed 11:40–13:15 C43

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 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

1/Introduction to industrial archaeology (emergence of the branch; conditions of the emergence; the status in various parts of Europe). Transition from the original understanding towards the “protection of industrial heritage”. Dual perception of the industrial archaeology concept. Status in the CR. Individual activities in general. 2/General overview of technics and technologies from the Early Middle Ages and the possibilities of preserving in archaeological sources. Basic mechanisms and their development. Construction materials. Water wheel, wind wheel, gearing. Organization of work. New forms of agriculture and agricultural technology. Tackle and yoke; cart mounting. 3/Transport, carrier technology. Roads. Bridges. Roadside relics. 4/Extraction of mineral raw materials. Development of mining techniques. Washing. Primary deposit extraction technique (underground mining). Czech school, Saxon school, Hungarian school. 5/Precious metals. Individual sites in the Czech-speaking countries (gold, silver, tin). Concrete cases. 6/Iron founding. Historical development. Usage of individual materials and techniques (lost wax, natural model, forming in clay, sand, some special techniques, metal moulds). 7/Iron metallurgy. Development of shaft furnaces. Bloomery furnaces. Blast furnace. Theory of spreading of the iron working technology knowledge in Europe (Western Europe, Scandinavia). 8/Non-metal raw materials. Building materials. Lime and brick production technologies. 9/Glass. Types of furnaces. Common construction solutions. Further development. 10/Energy and fuels. Charcoal. First coal mining. Route to industrial revolution. Water column machines, atmospheric machines. First steam machines. Development of industry and transport. 11/Documentation, reconstruction and presentation of features of technical character. Museums, outdoor museums, care of monuments in the field. Law on the protection of cultural monuments. 12/Reconversion of buildings. Situation in this country and worldwide. Processing of documents in the individual industrial regions (Brno, Ostrava regions). 13/Experiments, reconstruction of old or extinct technologies and techniques. Application of researches. Documentation.

Syllabus

• 1/Introduction to industrial archaeology (emergence of the branch; conditions of the emergence; the status in various parts of Europe). Transition from the original understanding towards the “protection of industrial heritage”. Dual perception of the industrial archaeology concept. Status in the CR. Individual activities in general. 2/General overview of technics and technologies from the Early Middle Ages and the possibilities of preserving in archaeological sources. Basic mechanisms and their development. Construction materials. Water wheel, wind wheel, gearing. Organization of work. New forms of agriculture and agricultural technology. Tackle and yoke; cart mounting. 3/Transport, carrier technology. Roads. Bridges. Roadside relics. 4/Extraction of mineral raw materials. Development of mining techniques. Washing. Primary deposit extraction technique (underground mining). Czech school, Saxon school, Hungarian school. 5/Precious metals. Individual sites in the Czech-speaking countries (gold, silver, tin). Concrete cases. 6/Iron founding. Historical development. Usage of individual materials and techniques (lost wax, natural model, forming in clay, sand, some special techniques, metal moulds). 7/Iron metallurgy. Development of shaft furnaces. Bloomery furnaces. Blast furnace. Theory of spreading of the iron working technology knowledge in Europe (Western Europe, Scandinavia). 8/Non-metal raw materials. Building materials. Lime and brick production technologies. 9/Glass. Types of furnaces. Common construction solutions. Further development. 10/Energy and fuels. Charcoal. First coal mining. Route to industrial revolution. Water column machines, atmospheric machines. First steam machines. Development of industry and transport. 11/Documentation, reconstruction and presentation of features of technical character. Museums, outdoor museums, care of monuments in the field. Law on the protection of cultural monuments. 12/Reconversion of buildings. Situation in this country and worldwide. Processing of documents in the individual industrial regions (Brno, Ostrava regions). 13/Experiments, reconstruction of old or extinct technologies and techniques. Application of researches. Documentation.

Literature

• Sborník přednášek z 18. semináře Archeologia technica, 13. duben 1999 (Montč.). Edited by Jiří Merta - Ondřej Merta. info

Assessment methods

colloquium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.

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