Archaeological methodology 4

The course is made of three topics:

a) ARCHAEOLOGICAL STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS deals with the principles of identification and analysis of the elements of archaeological stratification. Using selected case studies, students learn about different techniques and procedures of archaeological excavation and recording, problems of post-deposition processes and interdisciplinary approach to archaeological stratigraphy. The architectural-stratigraphical method (structural analysis) includes and supplements knowledge from technical, natural and social sciences about the construction of objects. In historical architecture research, understanding of the historical context of the buildings is included.

b) ARCHAEOLOGICAL CERAMOLOGY. This topic includes more detailed knowledge of pottery raw materials, techniques of pottery making and shaping, surface finishing, refill techniques, the technology of clay firing, and other techniques of finalisation of ceramic objects. Other topics include conceptualisation and implementation of concrete typological classifications (based on different criteria), organisation of object and data archives, (standardised recording, descriptive statistics), and training for catalogue publishing.

c) DATA ANALYSES IN ARCHAEOLOGY is aimed at teaching major methods in data management (databases and their manipulation), data retrieval (data mining) and most frequent types of data analyses in archaeology, and interpretation and visualisation of their results. Particular stress is on quantitative methods needed in sampling, spatial analyses, trends modelling, and pattern recognition in different data sets in archaeology.

d) UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to underwater archaeology as one of the disciplines of archaeology, focusing on the interaction between humans and the sea, lakes, and rivers. The main focus is on methods and techniques for remote sensing and documenting remains, the specifics of invasive methods for researching underwater sites, and the lifting and primary conservation of objects from water. Normative aspects and legal challenges in the protection of underwater cultural heritage in the world's seas and oceans are also discussed. The main areas of interest include the role of water communications in intercultural contacts, trade, and the spread of technological knowledge, maritime technology of the ancient Mediterranean, with an emphasis on archaeological remains of ships, cargo, ports, and other coastal infrastructure in the eastern Adriatic, transport and communication on inland waterways in Europe from prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages, settlement patterns along the shores of seas and in floodplains, and the cultic aspects of interaction between humans and water. The course also presents examples of research and preservation of sunken shipwrecks and aircraft from World War I and World War II.

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Priporočena literatura:

ROUX, V. 2019. Ceramics and Society. Springer Cham. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-03973-8