Course: Field research 4

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Course title Field research 4
Course code KAR/TEV4
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)
  • Košta Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics: 1. Selection of the methods of excavation and its implementation. 2. Standard 2D documentation. 3. Application of 3D documentation. 4. Data evaluation and digital models. 5. Comparison of the results of non-destructive methods and probing. 6. Partial research report.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 40 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 38 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
  • Booth, B. Using ArcGIS 3D analyst. Redlands: ESRI, 2000..
  • Evans, T. L. - Daly, P. T. Digital Archaeology: Bridging Method and Theory.. London: Routledge., 2006.
  • Harris, Edward C. Principles of archaeological stratigraphy. London : Academic Press, 1997. ISBN 0-12-326651-3.
  • 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.


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