AEA_74 Methodology of archaeological prospection and excavation: workshop II - the excavation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Mazáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Přichystalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Klára Šabatová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 10:50–14:05 B2.22
Prerequisites
Lectures of field excavation methodology are recommended to the students in Bachelor's degree level
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to make a field research - archaeological excavation
Syllabus
  • Determining the research objectives
  • Assessment research
  • Determination of excavation methods
  • Excavation of archaeological situations
  • Documentation of archaeological situations
  • Archiving documents
  • Artifacts and samples evidence
  • Termination field excavation and preparation for further processing of extracted information
Literature
  • Harris, E.C. 1979: Principles of archaeological stratigraphy, London - New York - Toronto - Sydney - San Francisco.
  • Ławecka, D. 2000: Wstęmp do archeologii, Warszawa.
  • Barker, P. 1982: Techniques of archaeological excavation, London.
  • KUNA, Martin, Andrea NĚMCOVÁ and Anne-Lyse GENTIZON HALLER. Evidence of settlement discard :finds from the final bronze age at Roztoky and the depositional analysis of archaeological context. Vyd. 1. Praha: Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 2012, 358 s. ISBN 9788087365502. info
  • Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. Plzeň: Katedra archeologie, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2008, 281 s. ISBN 9788086124889. info
  • ERNÉE, Michal. Urgeschichtliche Kulturschicht als archäologische Quelle. Praha: Archeologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2008, 162 s. ISBN 9788086124919. info
  • NEUSTUPNÝ, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2007, 206 s. ISBN 9788073800758. info
  • Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 258 s. ISBN 8021015624. info
Teaching methods
6 blocks of lectures and in the summer then workshops in the archaeological excavation in Těšetice-Kyjovice, Břeclav-Pohansko, castle Rokštejn
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen student/-ům/-kám I. ročníku bakalářského studia
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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