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Informatics and 3D digital Methods in the Archaeology - APA111018
Title: Informatika a 3D digitální metody v archeologii
Guaranteed by: Institute of Archaeology (21-UPRAV)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unlimited (16)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
can be fulfilled in the future
Guarantor: Mgr. Martin Janovský, Ph.D.
Mgr. Jiří Unger, Ph.D.
Laszlo Ferenczi, M.A., Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Laszlo Ferenczi, M.A., Ph.D.
Mgr. Martin Janovský, Ph.D.
Mgr. Jiří Unger, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: Ing. Renata Šmidtová (20.09.2023)
The course will introduce students to the basics of applied informatics in archaeology. The main task of the
students is to master the theoretical procedures of archaeological data processing and to apply these skills
practically. Students will understand the principles of working with data in the R and QGIS environment. The
teaching will be complemented by practical introduction to the possibilities of application of 3D digital methods in
archaeology and introduction of the Archaeological Information System of the Czech Republic as the basic digital
infrastructure of Czech archaeology. The prerequisite for earning credit is active participation in the seminars and
successful completion of the seminar project, which will be presented during the last class.
The course consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical teaching focuses mainly on the
clarification of the principles that apply to the collection and processing of archaeological data. Practical exercises
are focused on solving selected problems arising from the assignments of the students' bachelor or seminary
theses and on working with basic disciplinary databases and freely available data. Emphasis will be placed on
working with MS Excel, Access, especially R and QGIS. Lectures will be given in Czech and English.
Literature - Czech
Last update: Ing. Renata Šmidtová (20.09.2023)
Baddeley, A., Rubak, E., Turner, R., 2015. Spatial Point Patterns, Spatial Point Patterns.

Carlson, D.L., 2017. Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R, Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139628730

Hendl, J., 2009. Přehled statistických metod. Analýza a metaanalýza dat. Praha.

Wickham, H., Grolemund, G., 2017. R for Data Science: Visualize, Model, Transform, Tidy, and Import Data, O’Reilly Media.

Syllabus -
Last update: Ing. Renata Šmidtová (20.09.2023)
1) Data in archaeology
Introduction to data in archaeology, its nature and where to get it.

Presentation of students' research topics. What can be analyzed in their papers and theses?

2) Working with data and creating databases using MS Excel and Access
3) Introduction of AMCR
Students will try to process the data provided online.

4) Basics of working with data in space
Introduction of basic theory for future work with GIS.

5) Introduction to R
6) Archaeological data processing in R. Selected examples.
7) Introduction to QGIS and Geographic information systems
Basics of archaeological data processing in space. Installation of QGIS and introduction to the program.

8) Work using QGIS.
9) Integration of data obtained in the field in EXCEL and their processing in R and QGIS. Step by step.
10) 3D digital methods in archaeology
11) Presentation of projects
Students will be given data or they will choose data according to their thesis. Processing methods will be chosen in advance and students will demonstrate them in their projects.

 
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