Course: Archaeological seminar

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Course title Archaeological seminar
Course code KAR/ASM1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pospíšil Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Melzer Petr, Mgr.
  • Makovička Tomáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Halva Jan, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic topics: 1. Definition of the field of archaeology 2. Basic categories of archaeological sources, their character, informative potential and limits (with emphasis on the formation processes of archaeological sources - archeologization and heritage viewpoint - exhaustibility) 3. Varieties of the study of the past based on various historical sources (especially written, iconographic, linguistic) with emphasis on artefact culture. 4. Varieties of the study of living and vanished culture (the relationship of archaeology and social and cultural anthropology) 5. Characteristics of various information sources (specialized literature, specialized maps with content, databases, 3D visualization, etc.), their evaluation and critical use; varieties of general sources (especially Internet-based) and specialized text 6. Basic types of specialized texts: monographs and chapters in monographs, an article in a periodical, an article in proceedings, a critical catalogue of an exhibition, information about and evaluation of specialized literature (annotation, report, review; references, work with specialized text 7. Archaeology on the Internet and critical evaluation of sources 8. Ethics in specialized and scientific work, original and adopted data and information, citation of sources 9. Critical analysis, evaluation and use of a specialized text 10. Presentation of the results of the study of specialized texts by means of a seminar presentation

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 9 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To summarize basic principles and methods of scientific work
Skills
To discuss and to argument at a seminar relevantly
To understand and to reproduce a scientific text in Czech
To use and to understand the scientific language
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize institutional and information structure of the Czech archaeology and the basics of European archaeology
To summarize the issue of information sources in archeology
To summarize the characteristics of individual types of professional texts
Skills
To have knowledge of building scientific apparatus and ethical principles of scientific work
To possess advanced skills of rhetoric and discussion
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Klápště, J. The Archaeology of Prague and the Medieval Czech Lands, 1100?1600. Vyd. 1. Sheffield: Equinox, 2016.. 2016. ISBN 978-1-84553-633-6.
  • Klápště, Jan. Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7422-140-8.
  • KRAJÍC, R.; MĚŘÍNSKÝ, Z.; VAŘEKA, P. Archaeology of the 16th?20th century in the Czech Republic, Archaeologia historica 42/2, 2017. 2017.
  • Kuna, Martin. Archeologie pravěkých Čech. 1, Pravěký svět a jeho poznání. Praha : Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86124-75-9.
  • Podborský, Vladimír. Úvod do studia archeologie. 1. vydání. 2012. ISBN 978-80-210-7616-7.


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