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Lecturer(s)
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Hložek Josef, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Vařeka Pavel, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with destructive archaeological research and its methods. The course provides an overview of approaches and methods related to destructive field research. The main thematic fields include: legislative context, systems of registration of archaeological sites, definition of destructive field research by excavation (field analysis); preparation of a field project (pre-excavation stage); stratigraphical units and stratigraphical relations, methods of excavation and documentation, types of sites and field situations, evaluation of field research (post-excavation stage), finding report, publication of field research project. In the seminar, students will participate in two-day field training to gain practical knowledge of the techniques of archaeological excavation, identification and description of stratigraphical units and their graphic and basic measuring documentation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 50 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| To summarize the importance of archaeology and history for understanding the past |
| Skills |
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| To understand a scientifically-structured lecture |
| To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech |
| To use electronic information sources |
| To use adequate terminology in Czech |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| To explain theoretical aspects of archaeological excavation |
| To summarize the description of stratigraphic units, and to create their overview |
| To summarize the necessities of field documentation and side reports |
| To summarize the issue of dating and interpretation of archaeological situations |
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| To distinguish between different field situations |
| To propose an appropriate research method for specific archaeological situations accordingly |
| To propose the conception of an archaeological survey depending on its goals and circumstances |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Practicum |
| Self-study of literature |
| Field trip |
| assessment methods |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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BOZÓKI-ERNYEY, K. European Preventive Archaeology. Papers of Papers of the EPAC Meeting. Budapest, 2004.
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Bureš, Michal. Management archeologického dědictví. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0378-3.
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Edward C. Harris. Principles of archaeological stratigraphy. London, 1997.
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Gersbach, Egon. Ausgrabung heute : Methoden und Techniken der Feldgrabung. Stuttgart : Theiss, 1998. ISBN 3-8062-1379-8.
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KAWECKI, J - KONCZEWSKI, P. - SZWAGRZYK, K. - TRZCIŃSKI, M. Archeologia sądowa w teorii i praktyke. Warszawa, 2013.
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KOBYLYŃSKI, Z. Metodyka ratowniczych badań archeologicznych. Warszawa, 1999.
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Kuna, M.; Černý, V.; Dreslerová, D.; Vařeka, P. Metody archeologického výzkumu, in: Kuna, M. (ed.), Archeologie pravěkých Čech 1. Pravěký svět a jeho poznání, 89-106.. Praha. Academia, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86124-75-9.
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Kuna, M.; Tomášek, M. Pravidla archeologického výzkumu.
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Neustupný, Evžen. Metoda archeologie. Plzeň : Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-075-8.
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Procházka, R. - Vařeka, P. Manuál terénního archeologického výzkumu odkryvem. Popis stratigrafických jednotek.. Plzeň: Katedra archeologie FF ZČU v Plzni a Archaia Brno, o. p. s., 2005.
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Renfrew, C. - Bahn, P. Archaeology. Theories, Methods and Practice. Thames and Hudsons, London, 2016.
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Sayer, D. Ethics and Burial Archaeology.. London: Duckworth, 2010.
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