AEB_123 European methodological studies for archaeologists II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ludmila Kaňáková Hladíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Prerequisites
NOW( AEB_122 Methodological studies I ) && NOW( AEB_125 Methodological studies III ) && NOW( AEB_126 Methodological studies IV ) && NOW( AEB_127 Methodological studies V )
Course is destined to Mgr. and PGS students only.
Pre-requisities:
Unfailing orientation at archaeological terminology
Interest on modern research methods
Basic language practice at English and German
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
The main objective of this lecture cycle is:
access methodological lectures of main specialists by the other way unavaillables to studens
Lectures will be translated to Czech, nevertheless papers at world language will be provided before lecture to students, with a view to students obtain orientation at foreign terminology too, besides the knowlidge of subject.
All registered students of course have elaborate study methodological project with intended archaeological institution where would it be realized. The best project will be selected at the end of the semester and his author will obtain grant to realize it.
The main objective is unit theoretic education with practice and acquirement of method.
Syllabus
  • Lectures are ordered at six semestral cycles, at each of them will be realized six blocks of lectures
  • I. Methods of field prospection and prediction of localities - PS 2009
  • II. Special methods of field research - JS 2010
  • III. Datation methods - PS 2010
  • IV. Special methods of material culture analysis - JS 2011
  • V. Modern methods of data analysis - PS 2011
  • VI. Methods of territorial and landscape archaeology, spacial models and simulations
  • Cycle III program:
  • 1. Relative datation by microstratigraphy - Dr. Richard MacPhail (University College London) 30.9. 2010
  • 2. REHYDROXYLATION OF CERAMICS - PROF. CHRISTOPHER HALL (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER) 14. 10. 2010
  • 3. AMS - radiocarbon method - prof. Goran Skog (University of Lund)25. 11. 2010
  • 4. Termoluminiscence - Dr. Daniel Richter (Max Planck Institute Leipzig) 2. 12. 2010
  • 5. Dendrochronologie - Dr. Michael Grabner (BOKU Wien) 16. 12. 2010
Literature
  • viz níže/see below
Assessment methods
five block of lectures with consequent scientific discussion
All students of course block can elaborate study methodological project.
The best project will be selected at the end of the semester and author will obtain grant to realize it.
100% attendance and sufficient activity at scientific discussion is asked for credit obtaining
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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