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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Ferran Antolin (ferran.antolin@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Excavation in Vrbjanska Čuka, neolithic tell site (dated to 6000-5800 cal. BC) in Pelagonia (North Macedonia). Systematic soil sampling and sieving with the wash-over method will be implemented in order to do micro-residue analysis (including seed and fruit remains). The spoken language at the excavation will be English. |
| Learning objectives | - Excavation of an open-air site with daub structures and plastered floors - Wash-over sieving technique - Micro-residue analysis of the heavy fraction |
| Bibliography | NAUMOV, G., MITKOSKI, A., TALEVSKI, K. 2018a. Excavation Season in 2018 at Vrbjanska Čuka tell in Pelagonia, in Fidanoski, Lj. and Naumov, G. (Ed) Neolithic in Macedonia: Challenges for New Discoveries: 35–55. Skopje: Center for Prehistoric Research. NAUMOV, G. et al. 2018b. Research on the Vrbjanska Čuka site in 2017. Balcanoslavica 47(1): 253–285. ULLAH, I.I., DUFFY, P.R., BANNING, E.B. 2015. Modernizing Spatial Micro-Refuse Analysis: New Methods for Collecting, Analyzing, and Interpreting the Spatial Patterning of Micro-Refuse from House-Floor Contexts. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 22, 1238-1262. |
| Weblink | Drone-images of the site |
| Admission requirements | Teilnehmendenzahl begrenzt! |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | 3-wöchiges Grabungspraktikum im Zwischensemester im August 21 |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Praxis der Naturwissenschaftlichen Archäologie (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Praxis der Naturwissenschaftlichen Archäologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Module: Practical Archaeology (Bachelor's Studies: Prehistory and Archaeological Science) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Integrative Biologie |