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Lecturer(s)
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Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Pospíšil Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Epistemology of field archaeology 2. Field archaeological projects (based of stratigraphically complex sites, especially in the urban environment) 3. Evaluation and prediction of loci 4. Methods of terrain excavation in archaeology 5. Sampling in archaeology 6. Development and current situation of the stratigraphical excavation method 7. Stratigraphical analysis, synthesis and interpretation 8. Archaeological analysis of buildings and architecture. Selection of approaches and methods of researching the built environment. 9. Post-excavation; methods of the analysis and synthesis of stratigraphic data 10. Creation of site chronology (phasing of stratigraphy) 11. Standards of archaeological field research
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 45 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 20 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize basic theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeological sources |
| To summarize current archaeological methods |
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| To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech and English |
| To use adequate terminology in Czech |
| To use electronic information sources |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the issue of realization of an archaeological project |
| To explain the cognitive process in current archaeology |
| To summarize the issue of sampling in archaeology |
| To explain basic methodology of the discipline |
| To summarize modern approaches and methods in archaeology of built-in area |
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| To apply individual steps of archaeological method on difficult archaeological contexts |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Task-based study method |
| Practicum |
| assessment methods |
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| Combined exam |
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| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Barker, Philip. Techniques of archaeological excavation. London : Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-15152-X.
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Carver, Martin. Archaeological investigation. London : Routledge, 2009. ISBN 978-0-415-48919-5.
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Čapek, Ladislav; Militký, Jiří. Historická radnice v Českých Budějovicích ve světle archeologických výzkumů a rozboru hmotných pramenů. 2016. ISBN 978-80-261-0634-0.
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Harris, Edward C. Principles of archaeological stratigraphy. London : Academic Press, 1997. ISBN 0-12-326651-3.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
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Orton, Clive. Sampling in archaeology. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-56666-5.
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Roskams, Steve. Excavation. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-521-79801-9.
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Witold Hensel, Stanisław Tabaczyński, Przemysław Urbańczyk. Theory and practice of archaeological research. Volume II,Acquisition of field data at multi-strata sites.. Warszawa, 1995.
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Witold Hensel, Stanisław Tabaczyński, Przemysław Urbańczyk. Theory and practice of archaeological research. Volume III, Dialogue with the data: the archaeology of complex societies and its context in the ´90s.. Warszawa, 1998.
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