AEB_A16d Geoarchaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lisá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Klára Šabatová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lisá, 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
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It is recommended to complete this course after the 3rd year of study
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make the students familiar with fundamental principles of geological approach to archaeological excavations and interpretations. Students will have the opportunity to acquire the basic knowledge of sedimentology and geomorphological types of environment, stratigraphy and Quaternary climatic cycle as well as the basics of geochemistry and pedology.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, student will be familiar with:
- formation processes of the Quaternary terrestrial deposits;
- anthropogenic deposits;
- terminology;
- methods used for the understanding of Quaternary deposits;
- field methodology.
Syllabus
  • Content of the course is divided into 5 thematic groups:
  • 1 - formation processes of clastic sediments
  • 2 - formation processes of anthropogenic sediments
  • 3 - methodology of field research
  • 4 - methodology of laboratory research
  • 5 - case studies
Literature
    required literature
  • POKORNÝ, Petr. Neklidné časy : kapitoly ze společných dějin přírody a lidí. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2011, 369 s. ISBN 9788073633929. info
  • LOŽEK, Vojen. Po stopách pravěkých dějů : o silách, které vytvářely naši krajinu. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2011, 181 s. ISBN 9788073633011. info
  • LOŽEK, Vojen. Zrcadlo minulosti : česká a slovenská krajina v kvartéru. 1. vyd. Praha: Dokořán, 2007, 198 s. ISBN 9788073630959. info
  • RŮŽIČKOVÁ, Eliška. Kvartérní klastické sedimenty České republiky :struktury a textury hlavních genetických typů. 1. vyd. Praha: Česká geologická služba, 2003, 68 s., 92. ISBN 80-7075-600-4. info
  • TOMÁŠEK, Milan. Půdy České republiky. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Český geologický ústav, 2000, 67 s. ISBN 8070754036. info
    recommended literature
  • Goldberg P., Macphail R. (2006): Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology.- Blackwell publishing, 455p.
  • Boardman J. (1985): Soils and Quaternary landscape evolution.- John Wiley and sons, New York, 391 p.
  • Rapp G., Hilll Ch.L. (2006): Geoarchaeology, the Earth-Science Approach to Archaeological Interpretations.- Yalle University Press, 339p., New Haven and London
  • Geoarchaeology in action : studies in soil micromorphology and landscape evolution. Edited by C. A. I. French. London: Routledge, 2003, xxi, 291. ISBN 0415273102. info
  • ROBERTS, Neil. The holocene : an environmental history. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2002, xii, 316 s. ISBN 0-631-18637-9. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, field training
introduction to formation processes and environmental research methodology, practical demonstration on site, practical demonstration of microscopy, case studies, creation of an own project
Assessment methods
Examination requirements - involvement in making and presentation of the project, attendance at lectures and tutorials
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: výuka bude probíhat ve stanoveném termínu blokově na archeologické základně v Panské Lhotě.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: výuka probíhá blokově.
Information on course enrolment limitations: předmět je primárně určen pro 3. ročník
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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