Field and Laboratory Archaeology

Code:

ARQU057

Acronym:

ARQCL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Archaeology

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S

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	48	ARQU - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
		.	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To teach the student the methods of field survey and excavation defended by the protocols of field archeology; also to teach him the first hand treatment of the different "materials" in laboratory.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student will be able to collaborate in projectos/programs of archaeological field survey and archaeological excavation as a licensed technician, directed by a professional (archaeologist)

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

not applicable

Program

I-Archaeological Prospection
1. Objectives of archaeological prospection
2. Different contexts and frameworks of prospecting
3. Learning manipulation of interpretive mapping IGE
4. Preparation: sources
5. Methods: field prospecting and other complementary methods
6. Preparation of a record of an archaeological site
II Archaeological excavation
1. Objectives and basic concepts concerning the formation process of materialities
2. Different methods of excavation, recording and sampling
2.1. Preparatory procedures for excavation
2.2.Processes of excavation and recording of structures and stratigraphies
2.3.Relative and absolute dating methods used in archeology
2.4. Processes and strategies for collecting artifacts, micro and macro plant specimens and laboratory treatment
3. Organization and systematization of all documentation collected on a dig site in order to create of the "history" of the site in its spatial and chronological-cultural context

Mandatory literature

Renfrew, C.; Bahn, P.; Archaeology. Theories, Methods and Pratice, Thames and Hudson, 1991. ISBN: 0-500-27605-6
Carandini, A.; Historias en la Tierra. Masnual de excavación arqueológica, Critica, 1997. ISBN: 84-7423-764-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

The lessons will be of expositive nature but the debate is also raised. 

keywords

Humanities
Humanities > History > Archaeology
Humanities > History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	65,00
Trabalho escrito	35,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	88,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Total:	162,00

Calculation formula of final grade

O exame vale 65% (13 valores) e o trabalho de investigação (ficha de sítio) vale 35% (7 valores)