Course: Methodological Course 4 Environmental Archaeology

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Course title Methodological Course 4 Environmental Archaeology
Course code KAR/MEK4D
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
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) - 182 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students have a grasp of archaeological theory and methodology (MA level). Students are familiar with approaches and literature relevant to their PhD theses.
Skills
Students understand scientific text in Czech and English and are able to interpret and critically assess its content. Students know how to utilize electronic information resources. Students are capable of working systematically and independently. Students are capable of formally presenting their research and leading scientific discussions.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students have an overview of the contemporary methods of environmental archeology and their possible application in archeology.
Skills
Students understand the methods for collecting environmental samples and are able to apply their knowledge in the area of bioarchaeology in the preparation of research projects.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Individual study
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Project
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
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.


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