Lehrende/r: Dr. Tamara Dogandzic; Dr. Joao Manuel Figueiras Marreiros
Veranstaltungsart: Praktikum/Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Praktische Übungen
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 3,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Inhalt: Archaeological research primarily concerns deciphering the behaviors and activities of past societies based on static archaeological record. This is particularly challenging in Prehistoric Archaeology, due to the scarcity of evidence and the lack of direct analogies to the lifestyle and material culture of that time period. In addition to ethnographic studies, experimental archaeology plays a crucial role in understanding the material culture of the past. Experimental archaeology involves the use of experimental studies to test ideas about patterns that are observed in archaeological data. Through experiments focused on the production and utilization of objects, we gain insight into the behaviors that created archaeological objects. Additionally, experimental archaeology allows us to reconstruct the processes that can affect archaeological objects and assemblages. This course will explore theoretical and methodological foundations of experimental archaeology and provide in-depth analysis of several case studies involving the production and use of technologies from the past - stone, bone, pottery, and metal. Course topics: theoretical background of experimental archaeology and its significance in scientific research different experimental approaches including experiential studies and well-designed experiments methodological developments within the field of experimental archaeology application of data and results obtained from experimental archaeology to the archaeological record, incorporating archaeological case studies and data modeling
Empfohlene Literatur: Ascher, R. (1961). Experimental archeology. American Anthropologist, 793-816 Outram, A. K. (2008). Introduction to experimental archaeology. World Archaeology, 40(1), 1-6.
