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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)
  • Čapek Ladislav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Chroustovský Luboš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Preusz Michal, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic topics: 1. Selected thematic areas from current archaeology on the basis of specialized literature - students´papers and discussions. 2. Elaboration of a seminar paper. 3. Possibilities and limits of the use of written sources in archaeology. 4. Introduction to historical geography. 5. The possibilities of the use of historical map documentation. 6. Introduction to iconography of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age and the possibilities of using iconographic sources. 7. The possibilities of using iconographic sources of the modern period. 8. Introduction to toponomastics and the possibilities of its use in archaeology. 9. Archaeology and numismatics.

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
  • Bůžek, V. - Král, P. (edd.). Paměť urozenosti.. Praha.
  • Hall, J. Slovník námětů a symbolů ve výtvarném umění. Praha, 2008.
  • HORNÍČKOVÁ, K. - GOGOLÁK, I. - GRASSE, L. - PACLÍKOVÁ, K. - PREUSZ, M - TREJBAL, J. - ZIFČÁK, Š. Krajina dat - Virtuální rekonstrukce ztracené Šumavy. Zlatý řez (Téma: Krajina/Landscape) 40, 68-72.. 2018.
  • HRDLIČKA, J. - KRÁL, P. - SMÍŠEK, R. (edd.). Symbolické jednání v kultuře raného novověku.. Praha, 2019.
  • Kratochvíl, P. a kol. Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české - Architektura.. Praha, 2009.
  • 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.
  • Pastoureau, Michel. Dějiny symbolů v kultuře středověkého Západu. 2018. ISBN 978-80-257-2495-8.
  • Pavlík, Čeněk; Vitanovský, Michal. Encyklopedie kachlů v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku : ikonografický atlas reliéfů na kachlích gotiky a renesance. Praha : Libri, 2004. ISBN 80-7277-238-4.
  • Petráň, Zdeněk. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie české, moravské a slezské numismatiky. Praha : Libri, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7277-518-7.
  • Royt, Jan. Slovník biblické ikonografie. Praha : Karolinum, 2006. ISBN 80-246-0963-0.
  • Žegklitz, J. Grafické a další předlohy motivů na kachlích z českého prostředí renesanční kachle jako prostředek šíření idejí a kultury doby reformace. Archeologické rozhledy 64/2. Praha, 2012.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 18.05.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025