Course: Methodological Course 5 Geoarchaeology

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Course title Methodological Course 5 Geoarchaeology
Course code KAR/ME5D
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
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)
  • Lisá Lenka, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic areas: 1. Methods of dating archaeological material. 2. Formulation and presentation of a seminar paper (according to the focus of the PhD student). 3. Application of geochemical methods in detecting human impact on the landscape. 4. Formulation and presentation of a seminar paper (according to the focus of the PhD student). 5. Research of formation processes on a microstratigraphic scale. 6. Formulation and presentation of a seminar paper (according to the focus of the PhD student).

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 apply geochemical methods on a microstratigraphic scale for the detection of human impact in the landscape
to summarize the theoretical and methodological aspects of research projects in the monitored thematic area
Skills
to apply knowledge of formation processes and geochemical methods in the preparation of research projects
to properly prepare and implement a research project
to process empirical material independently
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Task-based study method
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Skills demonstration
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Project
Continuous assessment
Skills
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • French, C. A. I. Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in Soil Micromorphology and Landscape Evolution. London: Routledge, 2003. ISBN 978-0415273091.
  • Goldberg, Paul; Macphail, Richard I. Practical and theoretical geoarchaeology. Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, 2006. ISBN 978-0-632-06044-3.
  • Holliday, V. T. Soils in Archaeological Research. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 9780195149654.
  • Nicosia, Ch., Stoops, G. Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. ISBN 978-1-118-94105-8.
  • Stoops, G., Marcelino, V., Mees, F. (eds.). Interpretation of micromorphological features of soils and regoliths. London: Elsevier, 2010. ISBN 9780444531568.


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