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Lecturer(s)
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Černý Radek, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Vaněk František, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Introduction to technologically-oriented archaeology, its methods, problems, issues, potential. Visibility of the archaeometallurgical evidence. Mining archaeology, premodern technologies connected with the exploitation of raw-materials. Principles of early extractive techniques, individual methods and features used in precious and non-ferrous metallurgy, as well as in siderurgy. Smelting and final treatment of metal artefacts. Practical introduction to the classification of archaeometallurgical materials and acquaitance with basic analytical methods.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Multimedia supported teaching, Laboratory work, Lecture with visual aids, Field trip
- Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day)
- 1 hour per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 38 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| To characterize and to classify various periods of prehistory and modern period |
| To summarize the importance of archaeology for understanding the past |
| To name basic milestones of modern history |
| Skills |
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| To understand a scientific text in English/German |
| To use adequate terminology in Czech |
| To understand a scientifically-structured lecture |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the issue of pre-modern and modern period technology and its artefact expression |
| To summarize the issue of processing technology and stone exploration |
| To explain the issue of iron and non-ferrous metals processing from prehistory to modern period |
| Skills |
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| To describe archaeological features related to mining and manufacturing activities from prehistory to modern period |
| To describe technological methods of stone, metal and organic materials artefact production from prehistory to modern period |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Field trip |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Practicum |
| assessment methods |
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| Written exam |
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Recommended literature
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Agricola, J. Dvanáct knih o hornictví a hutnictví. Reprint českého překladu NTM Praha.
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Lindgren, Uta Ed. Europäische Technik im Mittelalter 800 bis 1400. Ein Handbuch. Bonn, 1996.
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Nováček, Karel Ed. Těžba a zpracování drahých kovů : sídelní a technologické aspekty. Praha, 2004.
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Pleiner, Radomír. Iron in archaeology : the European bloomery smelters. Praha, 2000.
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Stöllner, Thomas Ed. Man and Mining - Mensch und Bergbau : studies in honour of Gerd Weisgerber on occasion of his 65th birthday. Bochum, 2003.
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