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300135 EX Archaeological Site Formation (2024S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 14.03.2024 Introductory meeting
4x ½ day excursion dates according to the introductory meeting. Teaching language German or English by demand or by excursion destination.
Destinations: Profile descript in the field, visit of an excavation bei Stadtarchäologie, the anthropological collection in the Natural History Museum, archaeological and anthropological laboratories of Austrian Archaeological Institute

  • Thursday 14.03. 16:45 - 17:30 Seminarraum 1.5, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.012, Ebene 1 (Kickoff Class)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The excursions on archaeological site formation are being held in conjunction with the lecture on site formation and the visit of both in parallel is highly recommended.
The excursions are aimed at illustrating the formation history of the archaeological and paleoanthropological record from the excavation to the analysis and archiving the materials. We will visit prominent sediment and soil exposures, see archaeological excavations and visit research facilities in Vienna beyond the university. All trips will be reachable by public transport.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active presence on all 4 dates
Hand in of two open assignments (poster, mind map, essay, protocol, video, comic…)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

see Assessment

Examination topics

excursion topics

Reading list

Karkanas and Goldberg, 2018. Reconstructing Archaeological Sites: Understanding the Geoarchaeological Matrix. John Wiley
Kinne, A. 2019. Tabellen und Tafeln zur Grabungstechnik. 9. Auflage.
Schiffer, M. B., 1987. Formation Processes of the Archaeological Record. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
Stolz and Miller, 2022. Geoarchäologie. Springer
Weiner, 2010. Microarchaeology. Cambridge University Press

Association in the course directory

MAN W1, MAN 3

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