Introduction to Archaeology II: Ancient Technologies WS-AR-WDAII.STćw
Konwersatorium poświęcone jest zagadnieniu starożytnych technik, a więc jak wytwarzano, przetwarzano oraz używano w przeszłości przedmioty i materiały. Studenci zostaną zaznajomieni z zagadnieniami takimi jak starożytny proces produkcji, techniki wytwarzania oraz nakład i organizacja pracy. Tematy zajęć podzielone są według głównych materiałów przetwarzanych w przeszłości (kamień, drewno, metal, szkło) i odtwarzają chronologię rozwoju technologicznych umiejętności ludzkości.
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Learning outcome code/codes
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE:
The student has ordered knowledge of ancient techniques, can define, characterize and describe them.
SKILLS:
The student is able to recognize and classify ancient techniques.
Student is able to derive conclusions on the basis of scientific publications. Can prepare a given subject in a form of an oral presentation and written work with the bibliography and references.
COMPETENCIES:
The student can independently seek information on a given topic, participate in a discuss, and is creative and open to the opinions of other team members. At the same time can be critical to scientific theses.
Student activity / workload in hours:
participation in the classes - 30 hours
consultations - 5 hours
time to prepare a presentation - 20 hours
time to write an essay - 20 hours
preparation for classes - 20 hours
preparation for colloquium - 20 hours
TOTAL HOURS - 115
NUMBER OF ECTS - 115 HOURS = 4 ECTS
Assessment criteria
Each student is required to prepare and submit one presentation during the semester. Presentation topics and their terms are going to be presented to students during the first class. The presentation may not be less than 15 nor more than 20 minutes. The evaluation shall assess the choice of material, clarity of presentation, structure of, the visual attractiveness of the media (attractiveness of the message, which actually makes it easier to understand the presented content) and preparation of the speaker. Also assessed is the activity of the student in the classroom.
Classes end with a of test the material at the end the semester. It has test questions and open questions.
Bibliography
C. Renfrew, P. Bahn. Archeologia. Teorie, Metody, Praktyka. Warszawa: Prószyński i S-ka, 2002
H.M-L. Miller, Archaeological Approaches to Technology, Elsevier, 2007
Ginter B., Kozłowski J. K., Technika obróbki i typologia wyrobów kamiennych paleolitu, mezolitu i neolitu. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, wyd. 3 zmienione i popr., Warszawa 1990
A. Lasota-Moskalewska, Zwierzęta udomowione w dziejach ludzkości, Warszawa 2005.
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