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Lecturer(s)
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Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Vaněk František, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to archaeological theory, archaeological sources as part of historical heritage 2. The importance of artifacts in human society 3. Spatial context of archaeological sources 4. Surface survey, aerial prospecting and remote sensing in archaeology 5. Geophysics and geochemistry in archeology and heritage preservation 6. Preparation of field project (pre-excavation stage) 7. Delineation of destructive field research by unearthing (field analysis) 8. Stratigraphic units and stratigraphic relationships; discovery methods and documentation 9. Rainbows of locations and terrain situations 10. Rainbows of locations and terrain situations; evaluation of field research (post-excavation stage) 11. The role of archeology in the process of learning and protecting historical heritage
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 55 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the importance of archeology and history for understanding the past |
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| To understand a scientifically structured lecture |
| Read and understand professional text in the Czech language |
| To use adequate terminology in the Czech language |
| To use electronic information resources |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the issues and methods of a non-destructive survey of past cultural landscape, and to formulate questions related to a non-destructive survey of different kinds of archaeological situations |
| To summarize the issues of surface exploration, aerial prospecting, remote sensing, geophysics and geochemistry in archeology |
| To explain the theoretical aspects of archeological research by unearthing |
| To summarize the issue of dating and interpretation of archaeological situations |
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| To evaluate available information on monitored issues critically |
| To propose a suitable research method for different types of archaeological situations |
| To propose the concept of archaeological research depending on its conditions and goals |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
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| Task-based study method |
| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Gojda, M. Archeologie krajiny.. Academia Praha, 2000.
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Gojda, Martin; John, Jan. Archeologie a letecké laserové skenování krajiny = Archeology and airborne laser scanning of the lanscape. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra archeologie, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0194-9.
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Kuna, M. a kol. Nedestruktivní archeologie. Praha: Academia. Academia Praha, 2003.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Teorie archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7380-244-8.
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Procházka, Rudolf; Vařeka, Pavel. Manuál terénního archeologického výzkumu odkryvem : popis stratigrafických jednotek. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita. Fakulta filozofická, 2005.
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