PřF:G9721 Lithic raw mterials - Course Information
G9721 Lithic raw materials in prehistory of Central Europe
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Antonín Přichystal, DSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! G9720 Kamenné suroviny v pravěku střední Evropy && ! G4911 Petrography for Archaeologists && !NOW( G4911 Petrography for Archaeologists ) && ! GE101 Petrography for archaeologist && !NOW( GE101 Petrography for archaeologist ) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
- 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
- there are 41 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Student is acquainted with principal lithic raw materials for chipped artefacts, polished artefacts (shoe-last celts, axes, battle axes), whetstones, millstones and spindle whorls.
- Syllabus
- 1. Petroarchaeology, geoarchaeology, archaeometry;
- 2. Mining of lithic raw materials in prehistoric times;
- 3. Survey of igneous rocks;
- 4. Survey of sedimentary rocks;
- 5. Survey of metamorphic rocks;
- 6. Raw materials of chipped artefacts;
- 7. Raw materials of polished artefacts;
- 8. Raw materials of whetstones, millstones, spindle whorls and other artefacts;
- Literature
- Přichystal, A. 2009: Kamenné suroviny v pravěku východní části střední Evropy (Lithic raw materials in prehistoric times of eastern Central Europe). - Brno
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class exercises with rock examples.
- Assessment methods
- Written test in which is necessary to determine 30 lithic raw materials and to answer 5 theoretical questions.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2010/2011.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, recent)
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