GA241 Petroarchaeology of ceramics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Petřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Karel Slavíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dalibor Všianský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Karel Slavíček, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 14:00–14:50 Go,-1012, Tue 15:00–15:50 Go,-1012
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
GA241/Biotit: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Slavíček
GA241/Organika: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Petřík
GA241/Vapenec: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Petřík, K. Slavíček
Prerequisites
Basical knowledge of mineralogy and petrography.
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 17 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 17/17, only registered: 2/17, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 2/17
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
Students of this course will obtain basic introduction to technology of ceramic production and macroscopical, microscopical, and physical-chemical methods of description. Practical demonstrations of ceramic micropetrography and description of selected samples will be introduced.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to understand technological processes of pottery production in the history, phase and chemical chnages running at firing of various materails. The students will be able to use the information gained by optical study for identification of pottery artefacts provenance.
Key topics
1. Introduction to ceramic petroarcheology 2. Raw materials 3. Methods of archeological ceramics study 4. Production technology 5. Provenance identification 6. Study of selected ceramic samples 7. Overview of basic groups of Central European ceramic
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • GREGEROVÁ, Miroslava; Renata ČOPJAKOVÁ; Veronika BERÁNKOVÁ; Petr BIBR; Vladimír GOŠ; Dana HANULÁKOVÁ; Martin HLOŽEK; Blanka HOLUBOVÁ ZÁVODNÁ; Lucie KRISTOVÁ; Zuzana KULJOVSKÁ; Jiří MACHÁČEK; Marian MAZUCH; Rudolf PROCHÁZKA; Radek ŠKODA and Dalibor VŠIANSKÝ. Petroarcheologie keramiky v historické minulosti Moravy a Slezska (Petroarcheological ceramics in the historical past of Moravia and Silesia). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010, 311 pp. Masarykova univerzita. ISBN 978-80-210-5168-3. info
  • GREGEROVÁ, Miroslava; Bohuslav FOJT and Václav VÁVRA. Mikroskopie horninotvorných a technických minerálů. Vyd. 1. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2002, 325 s. ISBN 8070281952. info
  • Quinn, P. S. (Ed.) 2009. Interpreting Silent Artefacts: Petrographic Analysis of Cultural Materials. Archaeopress, Oxford.
    not specified
  • ČAPEK, Ladislav; Kateřina TĚSNOHLÍDKOVÁ; Karel SLAVÍČEK; Dalibor VŠIANSKÝ and Pavel PRACNÝ. Technologie výroby a archeometrické studium středověké keramiky (Production Technology and Archaeometrical Study of Medieval Pottery). Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni a Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2018, 197 pp. první vydání. ISBN 978-80-261-0811-5. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures, practical training in optical laboratory.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
final group project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2025/2026.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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