Preventive Conservation of Archaeological Sites
| Title | Προληπτική Συντήρηση Αρχαιολογικών χώρων / Preventive Conservation of Archaeological Sites |
| Code | ARCH03 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Chemistry |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40003500 |
Programme of Study: PPS Erasmus Mundus Archmat
Registered students: 17
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epistīmī Ylikṓn Archaiologikoý Endiaférontos | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600108044
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600108044
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ARCP05 Introduction to Thesis I
- ARCP06 Basic Aspects of Science applied to Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
General Prerequisites
The following 1st semester courses:
ARCP05 (Introduction to Thesis I)
ARCP06 (Basic Aspects of Science applied to Archaeology and Cultural Heritage or Archaeology – Culture and Context)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
•Understand the methods for assessing earthquake destruction in archaeological sites;
•Understand the effects of uncontrolled environmental conditions on artistic and historic artefacts;
•Understand the sources and causes of biodeterioration and their relationship to the intrinsic properties of the materials involved;
•Understand the need for constant environmental monitoring of archaeological sites and monuments;
•Apply optical microscopy for the examination of environmentally affected artefacts.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The unit on Management of Risks aims at providing students with a detailed overview of major natural risks, such as earthquake destruction in archaeological sites, and their assessment. In addition, the unit introduces the distinctive environmental parameters that affect artistic and historic artefacts, as well as the mechanisms and phenomenology of biodeterioration of composite systems (such as paintings, manuscripts and textiles), and the effects caused by the different behaviour of materials in such systems.
The unit on Preventive Conservation aims at providing students with an overview of preventive conservation of archaeological sites and monuments. It deals with active and passive environmental control and monitoring of critical parameters in open-air situations, including preventive control in archaeological areas. The unit further deals with the various aspects of preventive conservation of museum environments. Finally, students are acquainted with the principles and applications of optical microscopy in the examination of environmentally affected artefacts.
Keywords
earthquake destruction, biodeterioration, environmental conditions, environmental monitoring, optical microscopy
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- scientific articles, laboratory manuals
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
Power Point and video presentations
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 45 | 1.8 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 21 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
final examination
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
E.A. Varella (ed.), Conservation Science for the Cultural Heritage, Springer (Berlin/Heidelberg 2010), ISBN 9783642309847, 334 pp.
Last Update
27-09-2016
