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Course: Archaeological seminar 3

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Course title Archaeological seminar 3
Course code KAR/ASM3
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Pospíšil Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Havlín Theodor, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Halva Jan, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic topics: 1. Selected thematic areas and perspectives of study of contemporary archeology related to medieval and modern settlements and landscapes 2. Introduction to historical geography and settlement history 3. Sources for the study of medieval settlement and landscape (archaeological, written, linguistic, cartographic, iconographic, numismatic, natural history) 4. Possibilities and limits of reconstruction maps of medieval settlements and landscapes 5. Sources for the study of the early and later Modern Age landscape (possibility of using cartographic, iconographic and pictorial sources) 6. Components of the Modern Age cultural landscape 7. Web applications, digital map collections, digital humanities approach 8. Creation of map outputs in geographic information systems and their graphic presentation

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 16 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 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
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize formal requirements of a scientific text
To outline the relationship between archeology and historical geography
To summarize the possibilities of using iconographic sources in archeology
To outline the possibilities of using historical map works in archeology
Skills
To apply archaeological theory and method to specific toppics
To defend their own results and opinion
To discuss different topics related to the current issues of both the Czech and European archaeology
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Seminar classes
Skills
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Skills
Project
Seminar work
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Čapek, L. Changes in Rural Milieu and Land Use on Estates in Southern Bohemia during the Sixteenth Century. In The Rural World in the Sixteenth Century, Exploring the Archaeology of Innovation in Europe, ed. by Umberto Albarella and Idoia Grau-Sologestoa, HDL 11. Turnhout: Brepols, 2022, 23-52.. 2022.
  • Čapek, L. Město České Budějovice a jeho zázemí ve vrcholném středověku. Archaeologia historica 37/1, 143-164. 2012.
  • Čapek, Ladislav; Holata, Lukáš. General overview of medieval settlement research in the Czech Republic: Emergence and development of the field, main issues and adoption of landscape context. Revista ArkeoGazte Aldizkaria ISSN 2174-856X Č. 7 . 2017.
  • HLAVÁČEK, I.; KAŠPAR, J.; NOVÝ, R. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Jinočany, 2002. ISBN 80-7319-004-4.
  • CHODĚJOVSKÁ, E., SEMOTANOVÁ, E., ŠIMŮNEK, R. Historické krajiny Čech: Třeboňsko ? Broumovsko ? Praha.. Praha: Historický ústav AV ČR, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7286-255-9.
  • Klápště, Jan,; Klír, Tomáš,; Štefan, Ivo. Krajina středověké Prahy. Vydání první. 2024. ISBN 978-80-200-3440-3.
  • Klápště, Jan. Paměť krajiny středověkého Mostecka. Most : Ústav archeologické památkové péče severozápadních Čech, 1994. ISBN 80-85-115-48-4 (b.
  • MARTÍNEK, J. a kol. Moderní metody identifikace a popisu historických cest. Brno: Centrum dopravního výzkumu, certifikovaná metodika, 2014.
  • PACLÍKOVÁ, K. - WEINFURTNER, A. - VOHNOUTOVÁ, M. - DORNER, W. - FESL, J. - PREUSZ, M. - DOSTÁLEK, L. - HORNÍČKOVÁ, K. Geoinformatics and crowdsourcing in cultural heritage: A tool for managing historical archives. AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 10.2, 73-83.. 2017.
  • Petráň, Zdeněk. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie české, moravské a slezské numismatiky. Praha : Libri, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7277-518-7.
  • Semotanová, Eva. Historická geografie českých zemí. Praha : Historický ústav AV ČR, 2002. ISBN 80-7286-042-9.
  • Šimůnek, R. The landscape of the Czech Middle Ages in the perspective of modern science, Historická geografie 38/1, 35-62, 2012. 2012, ISSN 0323-0988.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026