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Lecturer(s)
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Košta Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Pospíšil Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to laboratory work, familiarization with the basic laboratory procedures and requirements 2. The basics of the correct storage of archaeological finds and their sorting upon acceptance 3. The methods of registering archaeological finds (laboratory registration, databases) 4. Basic treatment of archaeological finds in the dry and wet method 5. Cleaning archaeological finds by chemical means 6. Reconstruction of archaeological finds - anastylosis 7. Gluing and restoration of pottery 8. Preventive conservation - optimization of depository conditions for correct storage 9. Drawing documentation of artefacts 10. Photographic documentation of artefacts
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 26 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Summarize the issue of meaning and data potential of movable archaeological finds |
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| To use adequate terminology in Czech |
| To work under professional leadership |
| To work systematically and individually |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To name possibilities and techniques of laboratory processing, preserving and keeping evidence of archaeological finds |
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| To organize work at a laboratory workplace during the basic preservation of archaeological finds |
| To conduct evidence of archaeological finds independently |
| To choose from appropriate methods designed for basic stabilization of artefacts made of different materials |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Practicum |
| Skills |
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| Laboratory work |
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| Practicum |
| assessment methods |
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| Continuous assessment |
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| Project |
| Competences |
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| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Banning, E. B. The archaeologist's laboratory : the analysis of archaeological data. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2000. ISBN 0-3064-6369-5.
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Kopecká, Ivana; Nejedlý, Vratislav. Průzkum historických materiálů : analytické metody pro restaurování a památkovou péči. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1060-9.
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Sejbal, J. Základy muzejní konzervace : muzeografické učební texty III. Brno : Moravské muzeum, 1989.
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Watkinson, David; Neal, Virginia. First aid for finds. Hertford : Rescue, 1998. ISBN 1-871656-28-1.
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