Course: Field research 2

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Course title Field research 2
Course code KAR/TEV2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
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)
  • Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Košta Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic topics: 1. Excavation techniques. 2. Identification of stratigraphic units. 3. Description of stratigraphic units according to a manual, drawing and photographic documentation. 4. Practical exercises in the basics of measuring documentation. 5. Registration of finds. 6. Field journal. 7. Floatation separation of macro-remains

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Individual project (40) - 38 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To summarize the problems of archaeological methods
Skills
To work in the field under professional leadership
To recognize basic stratigraphic units
To determine basic stratigraphic relations within simple archaeological context
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To interpret archaeological situations within a single trench
To summarize standards of archaeological documentation
Skills
To be able to decide on the strategies of trench excavation independently
To choose an appropriate excavation method individually
To manage archaeological situations of trench excavation and their documentation independently
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Task-based study method
Skills
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Harris, Edward C. Principles of archaeological stratigraphy. London : Academic Press, 1997. ISBN 0-12-326651-3.
  • KUNA, M. - ČERNÝ, V. - DRESLEROVÁ, D. - VAŘEKA, P. Metody archeologického výzkumu, In: Kuna, M. (ed.), Archeologie pravěkých Čech 1. Pravěký svět a jeho poznání, 89-106.. Praha: Academia, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86124-75-9.
  • Kuna, M.; Tomášek, M. Pravidla archeologického výzkumu.
  • Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
  • Procházka, Rudolf; Vařeka, Pavel. Manuál terénního archeologického výzkumu odkryvem : popis stratigrafických jednotek. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita. Fakulta filozofická, 2005.
  • Renfrew, C. - Bahn, P. Archaeology. Theories, Methods and Practice. Thames and Hudsons, London, 2016.


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