AEB_22 The Basics of Archaeology for Natural Sciences Students

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Hložek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Petřík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 C41
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
there are 36 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Archaeological examples are utilized extensively throughout this background section, but coverage of the details of the techniques is limited. Some of the discussions of specific analytical techniques later in the course are done by guest lecturers, and it has proven helpful to them and to the students to have had the basics covered in advance, and appropriately written background material provided. Along with the background, some limitations of the techniques are introduced in order to counteract a tendency observed among the students to hold an exaggerated view of the abilities of scientific analysis to provide clear solutions to archaeological problems.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to archeology, basic terminology of archeology, archeometry, analytical methods in archeology.
  • 2. Paleolithic, petroarchaeology, geoarchaeology, archeomineralogy.
  • 3. Neolithic, anthropology, archaeogenetics, paleopathology, paledermatology.
  • 4. Eneolithic, archaeozoology, osteology, malacology, ichthyology.
  • 5. Bronze Age, archaeobotany, palynology, phytolith analysis.
  • 6. Urnfield period, environmental archaeology, non-destructive archeology, landscape archeology.
  • 7. Hallstatt period, aviation archaeology, marine archeology.
  • 8. Latène period, industrial archeology, montane archeology.
  • 9. Roman period, experimental archeology, etnoarchaeology.
  • 10. Migration period, speleoarchaeology.
  • 11. Archeology of the early Middle Age, geophysical methods in archeology.
  • 12. Medieval Archaeology for scientists, conservation in archeology.
  • 13. Postmedieval Archeology for scientists, dating methods in archeology.
Literature
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
test, project
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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