Technology of ceramic production in ancient times

Course: Archaeology and Prehistory

Structural unit: Faculty of History

Title
Technology of ceramic production in ancient times
Code
ОК.44
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Acquaintance with the current state of the study of archaeological ceramics. As a result of studying the course, students should learn the main components of the process of making ceramic dishes in ancient times, be able to evaluate the main stages of the development of this production, analyze the sources and methods of researching archaeological ceramics, acquire skills in working with scientific literature and artifacts.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the features of the main archaeological cultures of Eastern Europe. 2. To be able to apply various methods for the analysis of ancient production technologies. 3. Possess elementary skills of cultural and chronological identification of archaeological sources.
Course content
The content of the course is divided into 2 content modules. Each content module includes lectures, seminars, independent work of students, which are completed by rating control of the level of assimilation of knowledge of the program material of the corresponding part of the course. Content module 1 (СМ1) includes topics 1-4, topics 5-8 are included in content module 2 (СМ2).
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Sinopoli S.M. Approaches to Archaeological Ceramics – Wisconsin, 1991.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Planned educational activities and teaching methods: - a lecture - seminar classes - independent work - test - oral interview - essay
Assessment methods and criteria
The control of the student's knowledge is carried out according to the modular rating system. The total number of student points is formed by the semester points obtained from all topics of the two content modules (points obtained during seminars (oral surveys); points obtained for the completion of essays; points obtained during the module control (for the completion of test tasks), as well as points obtained during the completion of the final control (credit), namely: for completing the proposed test tasks. Assessment of student knowledge success is carried out in two forms: semester assessment (tests, oral survey, essays) and final assessment (credit). The total amount of points is 100 points (of which, the semester assessment is a maximum of 60 points; the final assessment (credit) is a maximum of 40 points).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Rostyslav Vsevolodovych Terpylovskyi
Department of Archeology and Museology
Faculty of History

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Archeology and Museology
Faculty of History