AEM_02 Evaluation of archaeological data

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Peter Tóth, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jiří Macháček, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Znalost práce s databázemi a tabulkovými procesory. Základní zkušenosti s tvorbou archeologických databází a deskripcí.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course description: Specialized training in the use of computers for field documentation in archaeological research (GIS), their laboratory analysis and the use of computers in the documentation and analysis of archaeological collections of household goods.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, student will be able to analyse archaeological data using advanced methods (multivariate statistic analysis, GIS), to search for basic formal and spatial structures and to validate or interpret them.
Syllabus
  • In the seminar the students will be familiarised with methodological principles of evaluation of scientific archaeological data by means of the newest computer technologies. Emphasis is mainly put on the usage of multivariate statistical analyses (main component analysis, cluster analysis, correspondence analysis) and their practical application in archaeology. Moreover, the students are informed about geographic information systems and their integration with the statistical analyses outputs.
Literature
    required literature
  • Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. Plzeň: Katedra archeologie, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2008, 281 s. ISBN 9788086124889. info
  • NEUSTUPNÝ, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2007, 206 s. ISBN 9788073800758. info
  • Příspěvky k archeologii. Edited by Evžen Neustupný - Jan John. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2005, 239 s. ISBN 8086898571. info
  • Space in prehistoric Bohemia. Edited by Evžen Neustupný. Praha: Archeologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 1998, 176 s. ISBN 8086124096. info
  • Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 258 s. ISBN 8021015624. info
Teaching methods
The teaching is focused on practical approach to statistical analysis. Students can discuss statistical problems connected with their theses or projects.
Assessment methods
Students are expected to actively participate in the seminar and work with their own data in the form of databases or digital plans. At the end of the semester, a practical test will be carried out, in which the student must demonstrate the ability to work with statistical software when evaluating archaeological data.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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