Archeometry

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Course ID:	1300-WARCHP
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Archeometry
Name in Polish:	Archeometria
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot sugerowany do wyboru na II sem. I r. stud. II st. GES na spec. Gospodarka surowcami miner.
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	Basic knowledge of chemistry, mineralogy and petrology.
Short description:	During the course students will learn about the main prehistoric cultures of Poland and the basics of archaeological research methodology. Students will participate in the drafting of geochemical maps of the medieval mining excavations. They carry out chemical analysis of medieval smelting slags. Morever, they will become acquainted with petrography of pottery and the application of petrographic and mineralogical research in petroarcheology. An separate block of classes will be devoted to the use of and isotopic research in archeology. Students will also learn about the prehistoric and medieval mining of selected areas of Poland.
Full description:	During practice, students become acquainted with: a) most important prehistoric cultures and their chronology (in Poland) b) principles of the archeological research methodology c) application of geochemical research in archeology (e.g. geochemical studies of ancient and medieval mining and metallurgical centers, researches of the chemical composition of metal alloys) d) petrographic research of pottery and stone raw materials used in prehistory (determination of product provenience based on petrographic and mineralogical characteristics) e) research of the phase and chemical composition of metallurgical slags and their use for reconstruction of old technological processes f) the use of isotopes in archeology During field and laboratory researches, students will make a geochemical map of medieval post-mining areas, carry out chemical analysis of metallurgical slags and rebuild the old copper ore melting process based on the obtained results. Students will also learn about the prehistoric and medieval mining of selected areas of Poland.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Goldberg P., Macphail R.I. (2006). Praktical nad teoretical geoarcheology. Blackwell Pub. Pelisiak A., Gębica P. (2007). Podstawy geomorfologii i gleboznawstwa dla archeologów. Wyd. Mitel. Rzeszów Ashmore W., Sharer R.J, Odkrywanie przeszłości. Wprowadzenie do archeologii, Kraków Buko A., Urbańczyk P. (2000). Archeologia w teorii i praktyce, Warszawa. Howell G.M. Edwards and Petre Vandenabeele (red.). (2012). Analytical Archeometry, Selected Topics. Hensel W., Donato G., Tabaczyński S. (red.). 1986. Teoria i praktyka badań archeologicznych I: Przesłanki metodologiczne, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków-Gdańsk-Łódź. Johnson M. (2013). Teoria archeologii. Wprowadzenie, Kraków. Kobyliński Z. (2001). Teoretyczne podstawy konserwacji dziedzictwa archeologicznego, Warszawa. Zalewska A. (2005). Teoria źródła archeologicznego i historycznego we współczesnej refleksji metodologicznej, Lublin. Forbes R.J. (1997) Studies in Ancient Technology: Metallurgy in Antiquity - Copper and Bronze, Tin, Arsenic, Antimony and Iron (Vol 9) Dziekoński T. (1963) Metalurgia miedzi, ołowiu i srebra w Europie Środkowej od XV do końca XVIII w. Bielenin K. (1992) Starożytne górnictwo i hutnictwo w Górach Świętokrzyskich, Kielce. Halkon P. (2010) Iron in Polishterritories in ancient times, (in:) Iron and change in Europe. The first 2000 years. Felder P.J. (1975). Flint: a geological review, Maastricht. Schild R., Sulgostowska Z. (1998) Man and Flint, edited by, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Warsaw. Sieveking G. D., Newcomer M. H. (2012) The Human Uses of Flint and Chert, Cambridge University Press
Learning outcomes:	After classes, the student can: - characterize the main prehistoric cultures of Poland - discuss the application of selected geochemical methods in archeology - on the basis of petrographic research, characterize pottery made in prehistory - bring research into the chemical composition of metallurgical slags; based on the obtained results, reproduce the conditions for conducting copper smelting plan and implement geochemical field studies of post-mining areas use geochemical data to determine the origin of archaeological artifacts.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The following will count for the final grade: a) reports performed after practical classes, b) activity in field and laboratory work.
Practical placement:	none

This course is not currently offered.

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