Field and Laboratory Archaeology

Code:

ARQU057

Acronym:

ARQCL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Archaeology

Instance: 2022/2023 - 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	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

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
Bicho Nuno Ferreira 1965-; Manual de arqueologia pré-histórica. ISBN: 978-972-44-1345-7

Complementary Bibliography

Sanches Maria de Jesus; Levantamento arqueológico do Concelho de Mirandela
Galhano Fernando 1904-; Moinhos e azenhas de Portugal
Barroca Mário Jorge; Necrópoles e sepulturas medievais de Entre-Douro-e-Minho
Sanches Maria de Jesus; O^abrigo com gravuras esquemáticas das Fragas da Lapa - Atenor, Miranda do Douro
Sanches Maria de Jesus; Escarpas rochosas e pinturas na Serra de Passos/Sta Comba (Nordeste de Portugal)
Sanches Maria de Jesus; As^estelas antropomórficas de Picote - Miranda do Douro (Trás-os-Montes)
Oliveira Ernesto Veiga de 1910-1990; Arquitectura tradicional portuguesa. ISBN: 972-20-0959-1
Oliveira Ernesto Veiga de 1910-1990; Construções primitivas em Portugal

Comments from the literature

Other documents (texts, papers, books, etc.) will be placed in the documents of this UC

Teaching methods and learning activities

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

keywords

Humanities > History > Archaeology
Humanities > History
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Trabalho de campo	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	64,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	14,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The frequency is achieved with the student's presence in 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

The fieldwork, for which a report is presented, refers to the record of the archaeological site and is worth 40% (8 val.); the written work is worth 60% (12 val.) and refers to the critique of a Monograph, according to parameters set by the teacher.
The fieldwork (field record site) is delivered during the semester; the written work is delivered during the exam period and only for this one will there be an appeal exam.
The submission of both report is compulsory.
Both assignments are compulsorily delivered by the Moodle/Turnitin Platform.

Examinations or Special Assignments

not applicable

Internship work/project

not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

 Submission of a Written work, that worth 60% (12 val), being added to this the evaluation, already obtained, from the The fieldwork (field record site) (40%; 8 val).

Classification improvement

 Submission of a Written work, that worth 60% (12 val), being added to this the evaluation, already obtained, from the The fieldwork (field record site) (40%; 8 val).