Course aims:

Correct definition and presentation of the main concepts used in historical studies, of the major stages and processes in human history, of the current state of historiography, and of the main methods of archaeological research.
Applying the methods of criticism to the study of published historical sources (material evidences) in order to restore historical facts as accurately as possible
Identifying existing limits in the analysis of information about the historical past, determining the causes of these limits, and proposing alternative hypotheses regarding the archaeological evidences.

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

Non-invasive methods of research of archaeological sites. Electrical resistivity of soil. Magnetometry. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Survey. 3D Scanner; Archaeometric methods and techniques for researching mobile cultural heritage: XRF. XRD. ATR-FTIR. SEM-EDS. Study of heritage goods: pottery, animal bones, lithic artefacts, metal artefacts; Methods of dating: Dendrochronology. Thermoluminiscence. C14Data

 

Teaching methods:

Power Point presentation

Learning outcomes:

The acquisition of the basic knowledge in archaeology and the ability to operate with the specific concepts of this field

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

100% - paper presentation from the seminar themes

Recommended reading:

Binţinţan, A., Gligor, M., Pottery kiln: a technological approach to Early Eneolithic black-topped production in Transylvania, Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, Iasi, 2016, 5-18.
Buzgar, N., Apopei, A., Buzatu, A., Characterization and source of Cucuteni black pigment (Romania): vibrational spectrometry and XRD study, Journal of Archaeological Science, Elsevier, 2013, 2128-2135.
Haneca, K., Čufar, K., & Beeckman, H., Oaks, tree-rings and wooden cultural heritage: a review of the main characteristics and applications of oak dendrochronology in Europe, Journal of Archaeological Science, Elsevier, 2009, 1-11.