Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (601 [6] - Version 2024)

Orientation Course

• 060116 OV Information-event for students studying Prehistory and Early History

Introductory and Orientation Period STEOP (20 ECTS)

BC PM 1 Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)

• EXAM REMOTE STEOP Module examination "Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking"
• 070115 VO StEOP: Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking

BC PM 2 Principles of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (15 ECTS)

• EXAM PM2 Principles of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060040 VO ( ON-SITE ) STEOP Concepts and methods of prehistoric and historical archaeology
• 060041 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology
• 060042 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to archaeological prospection methods
• 060043 UE ( ON-SITE ) STEOP: Basics of Scientific Working

BC PM 3 Theories and Methods in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (12 ECTS)

• 060044 VO ( ON-SITE ) Bioarchaeology and Geoarchaeology
• 060045 VO [ de en ] ( ON-SITE ) Experimental Archaeology: Theory

Epochs of Prehistory (24 ECTS from three elective modules)

BC WM 1 Palaeolithic and Mesolithic (8 ECTS)

• 060046 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction Paleolithic and Mesolithic Period
• 060112 KU Course Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Period

BC WM 2 Neolithic and Copper Age (8 ECTS)

BC WM 3 Bronze Age (8 ECTS)

BC WM 4 Iron Age (8 ECTS)

Epochs of Historical Archaeology (24 ECTS from three elective modules)

BC WM 5 Roman Empire and Late Antiquity (8 ECTS)

• 060047 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction Roman Imperial Age and Late Antiquity
• 060114 KU Course Roman Empire and Late Antiquity

BC WM 6 Early Middle Ages (8 ECTS)

BC WM 7 Medieval Archaeology (8 ECTS)

BC WM 8 Archaeology of Modern Times and Contemporary History (8 ECTS)

BC PM 4 Excavation Techniques (14 ECTS)

• 060048 UE ( ON-SITE ) Basics of the Field Archaeology - Organisation, Law for the Protection of Monuments, and Guidelines for Archaeological Activities
• 060049 LP Excavation practice Ratzersdorf
• 060051 LP Excavation practice 1 and 2: late antique hilltop settlement Müllendorf
• 060052 LP [ de en ] Practical fieldwork (4 weeks) 1/2: Kammern-Grubgraben - palaeolithic open air site - paläolithischer Freilandfundplatz
• 060053 LP [ en ] Excavation Grub-Kranawetberg (Upper Palaeolithic) BA & MA
• 060054 LP [ de en ] Excavation practice in Keszthely-Fenékpuszta
• 060055 LP Training excavation Königsberg, Tieschen
• 060056 LP [ de en ] Százhalombatta-Földvár - a Bronze Age tell settlement at the danube - eine bronzezeitliche Tellsiedlung an der Donau
• 060057 LP Practical fieldwork 1/2 (20 days of work): Bistricioara-Lutarie III (East Carpathians/ Romania) - multi-layered Upper Palaeolithic open air site (Gravettian - Epigravettian - Late Palaeolithic)
• 060113 LP [ de en ] Basics of surveying and stratigraphy in archaeology
• 060119 LP Field School Hallstatt Settlement Mitterkirchen (OÖ)

BC PM 5 Basic Qualifications in Archaeology (18 ECTS)

• 060034 KU Describing and Identifying Ancient Coins
• 060058 UE ( ON-SITE ) Graphic documentation - Artefakte
• 060059 UE Introduction to Osteoarchaeology - Theory and practice - Theorie und Praxis
• 060062 VU [ de en ] Experimental Archaeology: practical course
• 060064 VU ( ON-SITE ) Archives and Libraries for Historical Archaeology and Landscape Archaeology
• 060065 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Photography for archaeologists
• 060066 UE Excursion to pre- and historical mining sites in eastern Austria (iron, copper, gold)
• 060068 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion the medieval Laa an der Thaya and its hinterland
• 060071 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion the medieval and early modern Neunkirchen
• 060072 UE 2-day excursion on the subject of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
• 060073 UE Field Trip: Austria (2 days)
• 070323 PS [ en ] BA-Proseminar - Public History - Archaeology in Public Debate

BC PM 6 Bachelor’s Thesis (8 ECTS)

• 060075 SE Bachelor Seminar prehistoric and historical archaeology: finds curated at Herzogenburg - Archäologisches Fundmaterial im Stift Herzogenburg
• 060076 SE Seminar: Historical Archaeology - Medieval and post-medieval archaeology