Materials Technology

Code:

ARQU049

Acronym:

TMAT

Instance: 2013/2014 - 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	20	Study plan since 2008/2009	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To promote research and knowledge acquisition about the materials and their manufacturing techniques, in order not only to identify and contextualize artifacts and their functioning, but also to understand behaviours and evolutive technological steps. To improve the comprehension of matters from other subjects. 

Learning outcomes and competences

Students equiped with methodological working tools which may allow them to make research in this area.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction 1.1. The concepts of techniques and technology 1.2. The importance of technical and technological data for the archaeological theory 1.2.1. Sources of technological information. The role of the applied examination and analysis methods and the importance of interdisciplinary 2. Archaeological materials; raw materials and technical materials 2.1. Stones and minerals 2.2. Pigments and dyes 2.3. Mortars 2.4. Ceramics 2.5. Glasses 2.6. Metals 2.7. Woods 2.8. Vegetable and animal fibers 2.9. Fur and leather 2.10. Bones, horns and teeth 3. Working methods; the relation between the artifact’s function and its technology 3.1. Cold techniques, over raw materials 3.1.1. Collection and selection 3.1.2. Tools 3.1.3. Decorative and shape-obtention techniques 3.2. Hot techniques, transforming the raw materials 3.2.1. Collection and selection 3.2.2. Compositions 3.2.3. Decorative and shape-obtention techniques 3.2.4. Thermal transformation conditions 3.2.4.1. Ovens. Typologies, atmospheres and temperatures

Mandatory literature

ADOVASIO, J.M.; Basketry Technology. A Guide to Identification and Analysis, Aldine Publishing Company, 1977. ISBN: 77-70388
ALARCÃO, J.; Introdução ao Estudo da Tecnologia Romana, CEAUCP, 2004. ISBN: 972-9004-18-8
HODGES, H.; Technology in the Ancient World, Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 1970. ISBN: 713901101
HODGES, H.; Artifacts : an Introduction to Early Materials and Technology , Duckworth, 1989. ISBN: 0-7156-2316-8
TYLECOTE, R.F.; A History of Metallurgy, Maney, 2002. ISBN: 1-902653-79-3
CHANT, C. & GOODMAN, D.; Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology: Cities and Technology, Routledge, 2000. ISBN: 0415200768
SHEPARD, A.O.; Ceramics for the Archaeologist, Carnegie Institution, 1956. ISBN: 0872796205
TAIT, H.; Five Thousand Years of Glass, British Museum Press, 1995. ISBN: 0-7141-1756-0

Comments from the literature

Throughout the semester will be provided specific literature about the different topics of the program.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical lessons and tutorial supervisions. Resource to active teaching/learning strategies, such as field trips and the practical application of knowledge in presentations/discussions/education based in case studies. Development or group or individual work.

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Materials technology
Humanities > History > Archaeology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	15,00
Prova oral	30,00
Trabalho de campo	25,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
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 campo	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must be registered and guarantee a 75% assiduity, both to classes and to tutorial supervision sessions. Their assiduity will be verified by the teacher through the students’ signature in attendance sheets, which they may consult for absence management. Students covered by special legislation are dismissed from this prerequisite.

Calculation formula of final grade

The following evaluation components will be considered: - Constructive participation in classes (15%); - Reporting (25%); - Preparation and presentation of a lesson (30%); - Thematic research and preparation of written work (30%);

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students dismissed from the attendance prerequisite and who didn’t comply with it shall: - Develop, autonomously, activities which explore the program, after teacher's approval, and write a report about them; - Elaborate a thematic research work, which the teacher will supervise through the existent communication channels; - Prepare and present a lesson during the exam period, in a time and place to be set;

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to Assessment Regulations.

Classification improvement

According to Assessment Regulations.