Field and Laboratory Archaeology
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Archaeology |
Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
ARQU |
40 |
ARQU - Study Plan |
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.
The most practical work is based on the handling of cartography in order to perform a record of an archaeological site and to understan the spatiality in an excavation context.
keywords
Humanities > History > Archaeology
Humanities > History
Humanities
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 |
Eligibility for exams
The frequency is achieved with the student's presence in 75% of classesCalculation formula of final grade
The exam is worth 65% (13 v.) and the research work (archaeological site description) holds 35% (7 v.)
Examinations or Special Assignments
not applicable
Internship work/project
not applicable
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
According to FLUP rules
Classification improvement
According to FLUP rules