FF:AEB_A16c Geophysical Methods - Course Information
AEB_A16c Geophysical Methods in Archaeology
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Dr. phil. Peter Milo (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Dr. phil. Peter Milo
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Thu 8:00–9:40 M22, except Thu 18. 4.
- Prerequisites
- Geophysical methods in archaeology are part of a block of lectures in natural sciences which are recommended to the students at the Bachelor's degree level.
- 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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 23/10, only registered: 2/10 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Presentation of geophysical methods. Students will be familiarised with geophysical survey in specific conditions. The course will be completed by the field practice. The main objective of the course is direct involvement of students in existing IAM research teams where they will gain direct experience at all levels of geophysical research.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to independently solve the following tasks of archaeogeophysical research:
Proper selection of the prospecting method
Proper selection of the survey methodology
Field survey
Data processing
Interpretation of results
Selection of other appropriate prospecting methods - Syllabus
- 1. Definition of geophysics
- 2. Geophysical methods
- 3. Geophysical research in archaeology
- 4. Examples of geophysical survey
- 5. Practical measurement
- 6. Evaluation and interpretation of data
- Literature
- required literature
- KUNA, Martin. Non-destructive archaeology :theory, methods and goals. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 555 s. ISBN 8020012168. info
- GOJDA, Martin. Archeologie krajiny : vývoj archetypů kulturní krajiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2000, 238 s. ISBN 8020007806. info
- HAŠEK, Vladimír and Zdeněk MĚŘÍNSKÝ. Geofyzikální metody v archeologii na Moravě. Brno: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost v Brně, 1991, 190 s. ISBN 8085048337. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, field practice
- Assessment methods
- Participation in theoretical lectures and at least one field practice, or, alternatively, in a written test and oral exam
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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