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Lecturer(s)
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Medová Pavla, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Externí Nonna, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1.The general types environments versus the general type sof deposits 2.The base of stratigraphy, the Quaternary climatic cycle 3.Environmental conditions, climate, civlisations and their collapses - an overview 4.The introduction to pedology, the main types of soil, the factors and the origin 5.The methodology - theoretical part (field, laboratory, reporting) 6.The non-traditional approaches, case studies 7.The methodology - practical part 8.The fieldtrip, personal projects
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Practicum
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 22 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| No particular prerequisites specified. |
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| After passing this course, students should be able to technically describe and identify basic soils and sediments. They will be also able to interpret type of landscape in which this sediment or soil originated. Students will decide which method is relevant for research of situation given and they will be able to sample material themselves and process in the basic way. |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Goldberg P. - Macphail R. Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology. 2006.
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Ložek, V. Zrcadlo minulosti. Česká a slovenská krajina v kvartéru. Praha, 2007.
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Růžičková, Eliška. Kvartérní klastické sedimenty České republiky : struktury a textury hlavních genetických typů. Praha : Česká geologická služba, 2003. ISBN 80-7075-600-4.
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Tomášek, Milan. Půdy České republiky. Praha : Český geologický ústav, 2000. ISBN 80-7075-403-6.
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