Course: Methodological Course 4 Environmental Archaeology

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Course title Methodological Course 4 Environmental Archaeology
Course code KAR/ME4D
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 12
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Daňsa Michal, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic areas: 1. Landscape archaeology human interaction with the environment in terms of landscape. 2. Bioarchaeology in archaeological interpretations. 3. Archaeobotany plant macro-remains (anthracology, xylotomy, carpology). 4. Archaeobotany plant micro-remains (pollen, phytolith, and starch analyses). 5. Archaeozoology in archaeological interpretations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Individual project (40) - 286 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to summarize the archaeological theory and method in the scope of the master's study of archeology
Skills
to understand a professional text in Czech and English
to work systematically independently
to use relevant information sources with regard to the monitored thematic area
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to summarize the theoretical and methodological aspects of research projects in the monitored thematic area
to apply scientific methods in the research of landscape and partial archaeological situations
Skills
to properly prepare and implement a research project
to process empirical material independently
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Project
Continuous assessment
Skills
Continuous assessment
Project
Recommended literature
  • Beneš, Jaromír. Počátky zemědělství ve Starém světě. České Budějovice, Praha: Epistémé, Academia, 2017.
  • Dincauze, Dena Ferran. Environmental archaeology : principles and practice. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-521-31077-6.
  • Jacomet, S., Kreuz, A. Archäobotanik. Aufgaben, Methoden und Ergebnisse vegetations- und agrargeschichtlicher Forschung. Stuttgart, 1999. ISBN 978-3825281588.
  • Larsen, C., S. Bioarcheology: Interpreting behavior from the human skeleton. Cambridge University Press: New York, 2000.
  • Piperno, Dolores R. Phytoliths : a comprehensive guide for archaeologists and paleoecologists. Lanham : AltaMira Press, 2006. ISBN 0-7591-0385-2.
  • Russell, Nerissa. Social zooarchaeology : humans and animals in prehistory. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-14311-0.


Study plans that include the course
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