AEB_A09 Geographic information systems in archaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Prišťáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Dresler, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michaela Prišťáková, 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)
Předpokladem je elementární znalost práce s počítačem, mapou a daty.
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 14 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/14, only registered: 0/14
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives of this course are:
knowledge of the possibilities of GIS;
application of GIS to the archaeological methods;
knowledge of the sources for using GIS;
knowledge of spatial operations in GIS;
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- work with GIS
- create data models
- create map outputs
Syllabus
  • Basic concepts:
  • structure
  • cartographic projections
  • datasets
  • transformations
  • digitisation
  • editing
  • analyses
Literature
  • Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. Plzeň: Katedra archeologie, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2008, 281 s. ISBN 9788086124889. info
  • CONOLLY, James and Mark LAKE. Geographical information systems in archaeology. 1st pub. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xx, 338. ISBN 0521797446. info
  • Počítačová podpora v archeologii. Edited by Jiří Macháček. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 258 s. : i. ISBN 80-210-1562-4. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation for understanding GIS
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of lectures once a week. The course is finished with a class discussion about given topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Pro získání kolokvia je nutná znalost odpřednášené látky prokázání základních znalostí o odpřednášených metodách.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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