EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES-FIRST AID IN EXCAVATION FINDS
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| Component Courses |
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| Title | Τεχνικές Ανασκαφής-Πρώτες βοήθειες σε ανασκαφικά ευρήματα / EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES-FIRST AID IN EXCAVATION FINDS |
| Code | Α1-Α1.5 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | DPMS "Prostasía, Syntīrīsī kai Apokatástasī Mnīmeíōn Politismoý" 2024 éōs sīmera |
| Collaborating Schools | Architecture Civil Engineering Rural and Surveying Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering School of Spatial Planning and Development |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Karadedos |
| Common | No |
| Other Characteristics | Part of composite course |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600025265 |
Programme of Study: DPMS "Prostasía, Syntīrīsī kai Apokatástasī Mnīmeíōn Politismoý" 2024 éōs sīmera
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROSTASIA, SYNTĪRĪSĪ KAI APOKATASTASĪ ERGŌN TECΗNĪS KAI MĪCΗANISMŌN | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 |
| Class ID | 600266457
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600266457
- At the Website of the School: https://prosynapo.web.auth.gr/courses/a1-5/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
• Understand excavation work to enable them to work with excavators to solve problems with archaeological sites and excavation finds
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
B' ΚΑΤΕΎΘΥΝΣΗ
A1.5
EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES
The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts and practices of archaeological excavation and the problems of archaeological sites.
The aim of the course is to better understand the excavation work so that it is possible to work with the excavators to solve the problems of the archaeological sites and the excavation findings.
The following objects will be deployed:
History of excavation research
Excavation methodology and techniques
Concepts and principles of stratigraphy
Excavation techniques, horizontal and vertical
Relative and absolute dating
Excavation documentation: diaries, geological description, lists of finds
Planning, photography, photogrammetry
Samples and sampling
Laboratory analyzes and computer applications in the field
Surface survey, remote sensing, geophysical survey
Excavation data processing
Databases, records, topographical, topographical databases
Excavation archives and warehouses
Identifying phases and periods
Management of archaeological sites
Management programs – regulatory plans
Protection zones
Problems of archaeological sites: restoration, fixing, restoration. Shelter of archaeological sites
As part of the course, there will be a visit to the archaeological site of Amphipolis, where: a) an on-site analysis of the regulatory plan (archaeological park) of Ancient Amphipolis, b) observation of an excavation site and c) a guided tour of the archaeological site and "Kasta Hill".
Educational trip
Dec. Malamidou, Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 32 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 4 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 60 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are evaluated by a written exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Barker, Ph., Techniques of archaeological excavation, London 1982.
Renfrew, C and Bahn, P., Archaeology: theories, Methods and Practice. London 2004.
Teutonico, J. M. and Palumbo, G., Management Planning for Archaeological Sites, Los Angeles 2002.
Last Update
28-12-2024
