C9630 Conservation methods in archaeology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Hložek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Příhoda, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 17:00–18:50 A08/309
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course follows-up the lectures regarding conservation of inorganic and organic materials. Students will be acquainted with specialities of materials found in the course of archaeological surveys. Lecture deppens knowledge about modern approaches in conservational technologies used in the course of terrain works. Within practical part of the lecture, students attend archaeological places of interest where they have an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction. Elementary nomenclature in archaeology. Periodization of primeval ages and early historical period.
  • 2.Ways of archaeological research; destructive and non-destructive methods.
  • 3.Objects and materials found in archaeological locality and methods of material survey.
  • 4.Sampling in archaeological locality.
  • 5.Metallic objects in archaeological localities, ways of picking up findings in terrain.
  • 6.Ceramic and glass objects in archaeological localities, ways of picking up in terrain.
  • 7.Plasters and mortars of historical buildings, documentation, sampling.
  • 8.Skeleton findings. Conservation of skeleton material found in archaelogical localities, specific approach to skeleton and biological material.
  • 9.Obtaining, description and ways of paleobotanic material storage.
  • 10.Conservation of biological material coming from water media of archaelogical localities, findings of wood, leather and textile in wells, pits, and river-basins.
  • 11.Specialities of archaelogical artefact treatment in which more materials are combined.
  • 12.Archaeological sampling for scientific analyses.
  • 13.Documentation of conservational treatment that was carried out on archaeological objects.
  • 14.Depositioning and re-conservation of archaeological findings.
Literature
  • Christopher Wheatley 1999: Care and Conservation of Scientific Instruments. London.
  • David Rudling, Mark Gardiner 1998: Archaeological Excavation Techniques. Sussex.
Assessment methods
Lecture, colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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