Universität Wien

090052 KU Introduction to ceramic Archaeometry (2017W)

How and where was this pot made?

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 8 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The practical part will take place in the "Keramikraum" of the Institute.

  • Thursday 05.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 12.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 19.10. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 09.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 16.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 23.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 30.11. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 07.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 14.12. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 11.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 18.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG
  • Thursday 25.01. 12:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Klassische Archäologie Franz-Klein-Gasse 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

With pottery samples from the plain of Paestum (southern Italy) of diffrent ware groups - like black gloss ware, coarse ware, and ceramic building materials - the description and definition of pottery fabrics with the aid of a binocular will be demonstrated and practised.
The diffrent analytical mineralogical and petrographic techniques used in archaeometry (like thin section observation, chemical and mineralogical analyses) will be presented and the presentation of the results discussed. Special emphasis will be laid on the choice of proper analytical methods for the diffrent research questions concerning technological and provenance matters.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular and active participation in the course; presentation of one or more filled in fabric and thin section description sheets and a simple interpretation of chemical data.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

70% of attendance required

Examination topics

no final exam required

Reading list

P.S. Quinn, Ceramic Petrography: The Interpretation of Archaeological Pottery & Related Artefacts in Thin Section (Oxford 2013)
C. Orton, P. Tyers, A.Vince, Pottery in Archaeology, (Cambridge 1993)
C. Orton, M. Hughes, Pottery in Archaeology, second edition (Cambridge 2013)
H. Mommsen, Tonmasse und Keramik. Herkunftsbestimmung durch Spurenanalyse, in: G. Wagner (Hrsg.) Einführung in die Archäometrie (Berlin-Heidelberg 2007), 180-195
M.S. Tite, Ceramic Production, Provenance And Use— A Review, Archaeometry 50, 2 (2008) 216–231

Association in the course directory

Anrechenbar für: Grabung/Denkmalpflege/...
im BA: PM Grabung/Denkmalpflege, kl. Vertiefung;
im MA: APM LG, APM EX;

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