GA261 Geoarchaeology in practise

Faculty of Science
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Petřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:50 Gp,02006, Wed 17:00–17:50 Gp,02006
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 14 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/14, only registered: 0/14, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/14
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course includes field trips to archaeological sites or important outcrops of quarternary sediments in the Brno city and sorroundings. Students will be introduced with geology of sites and with the basics of soil and sediments description relevant for archaeological practice. Deposits from selected sites will be analysed during laboratory practice.
Syllabus
  • 1.Field trip to selected site and introduction to methodology
  • 2.Field trip to selected site and sampling of deposits
  • 3.Laboratory methods introduction and sample analysis
Literature
    recommended literature
  • W. Matthews, C.A.I. French, T. Lawrence, D.F. Cutler, M.K. Jones (1997): Microstratigraphic traces of site formation processes and human activities, World Archaeology 29 (2), 281–308.
  • Ernée, M. (2005): Využití fosfátové půdní analýzy při interpretaci kulturního souvrství a zahloubených objektů z mladší a pozdní doby bronzové v Praze 10 - Záběhlicích, Archeologické rozhledy 57/2, 303-330.
  • Eidt, R. C. (1973): A rapid chemical field test for archaeological site surveying, American Antiquity 38: 206-210.
  • Lisá, L., Peška, M., Merta, D., Bajer, A., Zůbek, A. (2007): Aplikace geoarcheologie při interpretaci pleistocenních and holocenních sedimentů v prostoru Náměstí Svobody v Brně. Ve službách archeologie, ISSN 1802-5463, ISBN 80-7275-060-7, 2007, (1), p. 1
Teaching methods
Excursion, laboratory practice
Assessment methods
Field trips and laboratory practice
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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