Course: Introduction to archaeology

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Course title Introduction to archaeology
Course code KAR/UDA1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
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 unspecified
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.
  • Makovička Tomáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic topics: 1. Introduction to the archaeology of the Prehistoric Age 2. Introduction to the archaeology of the Middle Ages 3. Introduction to the archaeology of the Modern Age 4. Definition of the field of archaeology 5. Basic categories of archaeological sources, their character, informative potential and limits (with emphasis on the formation processes of archaeological sources - archeologization and heritage viewpoint - exhaustibility) 6. Varieties of the study of the past based on various historical sources (especially written, iconographic, linguistic) with emphasis on artefact culture. 7. Varieties of the study of living and vanished culture (the relationship of archaeology and social and cultural anthropology) 8. Characteristics of various information sources (specialized literature, specialized maps with content, databases, 3D visualization, etc.), their evaluation and critical use; varieties of general sources (especially Internet-based) and specialized text 9. Basic types of specialized texts: monographs and chapters in monographs, an article in a periodical, an article in proceedings, a critical catalogue of an exhibition, information about and evaluation of specialized literature (annotation, report, review; references, work with specialized text 10. Archaeology on the Internet and critical evaluation of sources 11. Ethics in specialized and scientific work, original and adopted data and information, citation of sources 12. Critical analysis, evaluation and use of a specialized text 13. Presentation of the results of the study of specialized texts by means of a seminar presentation

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 9 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To summarize basic principles and methods of scientific work
Skills
To discuss and to argument at a seminar relevantly
To understand and to reproduce a scientific text in Czech
To use and to understand the scientific language
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize institutional and information structure of the Czech archaeology and the basics of European archaeology
To summarize the issues of individual periods of prehistory, the Middle Ages and the Modern Age
To summarize the issue of information sources in archeology
To summarize the characteristics of individual types of professional texts
To summarize the issue of study of living and past cultures
Skills
To be able to build their own information systems
To have knowledge of building scientific apparatus and ethical principles of scientific work
To possess advanced skills of rhetoric and discussion
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Skills
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Bintliff, John L.; Kuna, Martin; Venclová, Natalie. The future of surface artefact survey in Europe. Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 1-84127-134-9.
  • Campana, S. - Dabas, M. Archaeological impact assessment: The BREBEMI Project (Italy), Archaeological Prospection 18, 139-148.. 2011.
  • GOJDA, M. - JOHN, J. A KOL. Archeologie a letecké skenování krajiny. 2013.
  • Gojda, Martin. Archelogie krajiny : vývoj archetypů kulturní krajiny. Praha : Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-0780-6.
  • Gojda, Martin; Dreslerová, D. - Foster, P. - Křivánek, R. - Kuna, M. - Vencl, S. - Zápotocký, M. Velké pravěké ohrazení v Klech (okr. Mělník). Praha Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 2002.
  • John, J. Počítačová podpora dokumentace terénních reliktů v archeologii. In: Počítačová podpora v archeologii 2. Brno-Praha-Plzeň, 360-371.. Brno-Praha-Plzeň, 2008.
  • Křivánek, R. - Gojda, M. Půdní a geologické podmínky při leteckém a geofyzikálním průzkumu, Živá archeologie - REA 11, 92-95.. 2010.
  • Křivánek, Roman. Způsoby využití geofyzikálních měření jako metody průzkumu hradišť, Archeologie ve středních Čechách, str. 489-503. Praha ÚAPPSČ, 2000. ISBN 80-902457-6-5.
  • Kuna, M. : Povrchový sběr a intenzita využití krajiny v pravěku. In: Kozłowski, J. K. - Neustupný, E. (eds.), Archeologia przestrzeni. Metody i wyniki badań osadniczych w dorzeczach górnej Łaby i Wisły. Kraków Polska Akademia Umijetnosci. Kraków Polska Akademia Umijetnosci., 2001. ISBN 83-88857-09-6.
  • Kuna, M. a kol. Nedestruktivní archeologie. Praha, 2004.
  • Kuna, M. Archeologický průzkum povrchovými sběry, Zprávy ČAS - Suplément 23.. Praha, 1994.
  • Novák, R. Zaměřování a vizualizace antropogenních reliéfních tvarů. In: P. Vařeka (eds): Archeologie zaniklých středověkých vesnic na Rokycansku I, 61-67.. Plzeň, 2006.
  • Schiffer, M. B. Formation processes of the archaeological record.. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1996. ISBN 0-87480-513-9.
  • Smetánka, Zdeněk; - Klápště, Jan. Geodeticko-topografický průzkum zaniklých středověkých vsí na Černokostelecku, Památky archeologické. Praha Československá akademie věd, 1981.
  • Trefný, M. - Švejcar, O. Výsledky povrchových průzkumů metodou sběru. In: Gojda, M. - Trefný, M.: Archeologie krajiny pod Řípem. 80 - 102.. Plzeň, 2011.
  • Vencl, S. K otázce věrohodnosti svědectví povrchových souborů, Archeologické rozhledy 47, 11-57.. 1995.


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