(in Polish) Geoarcheologia 3101-DB230X
Geoarcheologia is one of the disciplines of archeology community, using the experience of the Earth sciences to reconstruct the conditions in which dwelled the man in historical times.
The course covers, presentation of basic methods of field research and laboratory analysis of mineral and organic sediments. Particular emphasis is placed on the interpretative value of the individual studies and their applicability to a comprehensive analysis of the different sedimentary environments, environmental reconstruction of the dynamics and processes morfodynamicznych
Type of course
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
1. Knowledge of basic archaeological research workshop geomorphologists, sedymentologów gleboznawców or so to be able to fully utilize the capabilities of these disciplines to work on archaeological sites, particularly when searching for the relationship between natural environment and human economy;
2. Knowledge of research methods and organic mineral deposits found on archaeological sites in the vicinity, allowing the environmental conditions play in which a man run the farm;
3. Evaluation of the usefulness of the different methods of deposits for the reconstruction of sedimentary environments and conditions to solve specific research problems;
4. Knowledge of methods of dating sediments;
5. Knowing the importance of the analysis of topographic maps, soil and geological processes in order to determine the relationship between environmental conditions and human activity, or search for new archaeological sites;
6. Knowledge of specialized terminology in the field of geomorphology, sedimentology, geological and pedological, which allows the use of professional literature theme.
SKILLS
1. Ability correlation with sediment landforms them builders.
2. Ability to perform a reconstruction of environmental conditions at the time of man's existence on a given position archaeological site;
3. The ability to characterize the sediment in terms of its structural and textural characteristics, and thus restoring the process responsible for transport and accumulation of sediments as a znajdywanych archaeological, and in its vicinity;
4. Proper planning of the location of sediment sampling, so as to be representative of the sedimentary series, as well as the forms of sculpture.
ATTITUDES
1. The student is prepared to work in the field and laboratory;
2. Appreciates the importance of earth sciences in archaeological research.
Bibliography
Goldberg P., Macphail R.I. 2006. Praktical nad teoretical geoarcheology. Blackwell Pub.
Gradziński R., Kostecka A., Radomski A., Unrug R. 1986. Zarys sedymentologii. WG. Warszawa.
Migoń P. 2006. Geomorfologia, PWN, Warszawa.
Lindner L. (red.) 1992. Czwartorzęd, osady, metody badań, stratygrafia, Wyd. PAE, Warszawa
Mycielska-Dowgiałło E. 1980. Wstęp do sedymentologii (dla geografów). Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna, Kielce.
Mycielska–Dowgiałło E., Rutkowski J. (red.) 1995. Badania osadów czwartorzędowych. Wybrane metody i interpretacja wyników. Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych UW, Warszawa.
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