Course: Archeological methods 2

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Course title Archeological methods 2
Course code KAR/AM2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Sýkorová Jiřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to GIS, familiarization with ArcGIS, data types, data sources, coordinate systems. 2. Collection of spatial data in terrain, demonstration of equipment and the principles of its use. 3. Processing aerial images - georeferencing, rectification. 4. Aerial laser scanning (LiDAR) - data formats, processing, outputs, basic visualization algorithms (hillshade; slope; contours). 5. Geodatabase - creation, management, input data types. 6. Creation of output map products (inserting a scale, north arrow, colouring, legend, etc.). 7. Basic analytical procedures in ArcGIS (analysis of visibility, gradient, distance from watercourses). 8. Spatial analyses, ArcGIS online - possibilities of publishing maps and creating map portals.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To summarize current archaeological methods
Skills
To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech and English
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To understand a scientifically structured lecture
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize the issue of spatial data acquisition in archeology
To summarize the issue of spatial data presentation
To summarize the issue of the use of GIS in archeology
Skills
To demonstrate the processing of different types of spatial data on datasets
To create a digital terrain model
To create a map with professional content
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Task-based study method
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Břehovský, Martin; Jedlička, Karel; Šíma, Jiří. Úvod do geografických informačních systémů : přednáškové texty. [Plzeň] : [Západočeská univerzita], 2003.
  • DONEUS, M. - BRIESE, C. - FERA, M. - JANNER, M. Archaeological prospection of forested areas using full-waveform airborne laser scanning.. Journal of Archaeological Science 35(4), 882-893, 2008.
  • DONEUS, M. Openness as visualization technique for interpretative mapping of airborne lidar derived digital terrain models. Remote Sensing 5(12), 6427-6442, 2013.
  • Geletič, Jan. Úvod do ArcGIS 10. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3390-5.
  • Gojda, Martin; John, Jan. Archeologie a letecké laserové skenování krajiny = Archeology and airborne laser scanning of the lanscape. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra archeologie, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0194-9.
  • Matoušková, Eva; Starková, Lenka; Pavelka, Karel,; Nováček, Karel,; Šedina, Jaroslav; Faltýnová, Martina; Housarová, Eliška. Using remotely sensed data for documentation of archaeological sites in Northeastern Mesopotamia. 23rd International Archives of the Photogrammetry. 2016.
  • Opitz, Rachel S.; Cowley, David C. Interpreting archaeological topography : airborne laser scanning, 3D data and ground observation. Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84217-516-3.
  • RISB?l, O. - BRIESE, C. - DONEUS, M., - NESBAKKEN, A. Monitoring cultural heritage by comparing DEMs derived from historical aerial photographs and airborne laser scanning,. Journal of Cultural Heritage 16(2), 202-209. 2015.
  • RISB?L, O., GUSTAVSEN, L. LiDAR from drones employed for mapping archaeology-Potential, benefits and challenges. Archaeological Prospection. https://doi.org/10.1002/arp.1712. 2018.
  • STARKOVÁ, L. Využití leteckého laserového skenování na příkladu mapování a dokumentace zaniklých vesnic středověkého a novověkého charakteru v Čechách In: Gojda, M. - John, J.: Archeologie a letecké laserové skenování krajiny. Fakulta filozofická, Plzeň, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0194-9.
  • ŠTULAR, B. - KOKALJ, Ž. - OŠTIR, K. - NUNINGER, L. Visualization of lidar-derived relief models for detection of archaeological features. 2012.


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