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58448-01 - Lecture with internship: Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian modelling (1 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers |
Ferran Antolin (ferran.antolin@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Héctor Martínez Grau (hector.martinezgrau@unibas.ch) |
| Content | 16th of September 2021: per zoom 8.00-9.00 Introduction to dating What is dating? Relative dating Absolute dating Dating Methods Other dating methods available Radiocarbon dating Radiocarbon measurement Its beginning Nowadays 9.00-10.00 Archaeological applications Archaeological questions What to date? Sample selection Interpretion of radiocarbon results. From raw to calibrated data Evaluating large datasets: archaeological and statistical filtering criteria 10.00-10.30 BREAK 10.30-11.30 Statistics applied to radiocarbon dates Summed Calibrated Dates Probability Distribution (SCDPD) Combination of dates. Chi-square test Bayesian statistics Other possibilities 11.30-12.00 OxCal (I). Introduction First OxCal steps Calibration and interpretation of a date 17th of September 2021: Seminarraum IPNA 08.00-10.00 GROUP I OxCal (II). Main chronological models used in archaeology Qualifying the maritime reservoir effect SCDPD Combination of dates Bayesian models Contiguous Sequential Overlapping Questions and discussion 10.00-10.30 BREAK 10.30-12.00 GROUP II OxCal (II). Main chronological models used in archaeology Qualifying the maritime reservoir effect SCDPD Combination of dates Bayesian models Contiguous Sequential Overlapping Questions and discussion |
| Weblink | Studium PNA |
| Admission requirements | Für fortgeschrittene Bachelor- und für Masterstudierende, begrenzte Teilnehmendenzahl |
| Course application | Bitte so rasch wie möglich über MOnA anmelden - die Teilnehmendenzahl ist begrenzt |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | 16.-17.9.21, IPNA |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Integration naturwissenschaftlicher Methoden in archäologische Fragestellungen (Master's degree program: Archaeology and Archaeological Science) Module: Practical Archaeology (Bachelor's Studies: Prehistory and Archaeological Science) Module: Specialisation (Master's Studies: Prehistory and Archaeological Science) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Using a set of raw radiocarbon dates provided during the course or your own data (lecturers' approval required), qou will be asked to prepare the chronological model(s) necessary to historically contextualise the analysed dataset. Approximate length 500 words (excluding bibliography) Deadline October 8, 2021 |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Integrative Biologie |