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Lecturer(s)
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Vostrovská Ivana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kočár Petr, Mgr.
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Course content
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Lectures and seminars: 1. Introduction: Why Plants? Basic botanical and ecological terms, binding of plants to the environment, indication value + history of plant use in archeology. 2. Anthracology and xylotomy - sampling and separation of wood and charcoals, determination, reconstruction of forest composition and other interpretations; dendrochronology - principle of the method, sampling, creation and modification of curves, dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating, dendroecology. 3. Carbonized plant macro-remains - sampling, separation methods, determination, interpretation. 4. Waterlogged plant macro-remains and otherwise preserved - sampling and storage, possible contamination, methods of separation, determination, interpretation. 5. Palynology, diatomar and phytolith analysis - sampling, methods of separation, determination, interpretation. 6. Forest flora and habitats - main woods of the Czech Republic, types of forests, importance for man and its influence on them, typical or usable plants. 7. Wet and dry biotopes and their flora - main habitats, importance for man and its impact on them, usable plants. 8. Man-made biotopes - junkyard, meadows, fields; typical or usable plants. 9. Cereals - domestication, development of cultivation of individual species and their use. 10. Olejniny a technické plodiny - pěstování jednotlivých druhů a jejich využití. 11. Ovoce - původ a vývoj pěstování jednotlivých druhů na území České republiky. 12. Zelenina - původ a vývoj pěstování jednotlivých druhů na území České republiky. 13. Archeobotanika v archeologii - využití, pracovní postupy.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Training in job and motor Skils
- Homework for Teaching
- 11 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with basic information about the possibilities of using the preserved plant (and similar organisms) remains in archeology. The main archaeobotanical (sub)disciplines, their requirements, capabilities and limitations will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on proper sampling, storage and initial processing of samples. The second part of the course will provide students with basic information about the diversity of biotopes in the Czech Republic and plants as their main components, with an emphasis on human interaction. In the final part the main cultural plants of the Old World and the development of their cultivation will be introduced.
The student will acquire a basic overview of the work of archaeobotany, in archaeological research will be able to take samples for individual types of archaeobotanical analyzes and will learn how to classify and determine archaeobotanical material.
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Prerequisites
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Basic overview of Central European archaeological cultures and fundamentals of plant biology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Didactic Test, Dialog
Written test (Colloquium), active student participation at seminar, running consultations with lecturer and individual work in practical exercises (Credit).
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Recommended literature
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Drápela, K. - Zach, J. (1995). Dendrometrie (Dendrochronologie).. Brno.
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Evans J. - O´Connor, T.:. (1999). Environmental Archaeology. Principles and Methods.. Sutton.
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Hajnalová, E. (1999). Archeobotanika pestovaných rastlín. Nitra.
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Jacomet, S. - Kreuz, A. (1999). Archäobotanik. Ulmer - Stuttgart.
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