Materials Analysis I

Code:

ARQU001

Acronym:

AMI

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ARQU	15	Study plan since 2008/2009	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Analysis of late Prehistorical ceramics in Northern Portugal: introduction to the technical, morphological and decorative analysis.

Program

1. Brief introduction to late prehistory in Northern Portugal.

2. Prehistorical ceramics’ analysis methodologies: general characteristics.

3. Prehistorical ceramics from Northern Portugal: introduction to the manufacturing production and to morphological and decorative typologies.

Mandatory literature

Susana Oliveira Jorge; Povoados da Pré-história Recente (IIIº- Inícios do IIº milénios a. C.) da Região de Chaves - V.ª P.ª de Aguiar (Trás-os-Montes Ocidental), Porto. Instituto de Arqueologia da FLUP, 1986

Complementary Bibliography

Sanches, Maria de Jesus; Pré-história Recente da Trás-os-Montes Ocidental e Alto Douro. O Abrigo do Buraco da Pala (Mirandela) no Contexto Regional, SPAE, 1997
Séronie-Vivien, M.- R.; Introduction à l' Étude des Poteries Préhistoriques, Société Spéléologique et Préhistorique, 1982
Camps, Gabriel; Manuel de Recherche Préhistorique, Doin Éditeurs, 1997

Teaching methods and learning activities

Observation and materials description.

keywords

Humanities > History > Archaeology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Teste	104,00		2011-02-19
	Exame	2,00		2011-02-19
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory Attendance at a minimum of 75% of classes, except in cases foreseen by the Evaluation Rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Class participation: 10%
Class exercises (learning of materials analysis): 30%

Examinations or Special Assignments

The students who don’t need to attend 75% of classes, according to the Evaluation Rules, must accomplish a complementary exercise.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to Assessment Regulations.

Classification improvement

According to Assessment Regulations.