The latvian academy of culture

The Thematic Planning:

LXXXIV.Theme		LXXXV.Week	Type of classes and hours
1	The notion of a monument/a site. The difference between antiquities (artefacts) and monuments/sites. Artefact and naturefact. A short characteristics of Latvian ancient history. Archaeological periodisation.	1	L2
2	The history of understanding, protection and identification/surveying of archaeological monuments in the 19^th and the 20^th centuries. Activities of the Monument Board in 1923-1940. The protection of monuments during the Soviet period.	2	L2
3	LXXXVI.The methods of surveying archaeological monuments. Traditional surveying and its regularities. Technical surveying methods (metal detectors, measuring of ground density, phosphate tests, sonometres etc.). Aerial surveying. Archaeological excavations. LXXXVII.The understanding of a map. Maps, plans and surveys.	3	L2
4	Dwellings. Settlements (villages, farms). Castle mounds. Town cultural occupations. Lake settlements. Medieval castles.	4	L2;L2
5	Burial places. Cremation and inhumation. Mounds, flat and stone setting burials. Burials in waters. Medieval cemeteries.	5	L2;L2
6	Cult sites. Stones and stone settings. Mountains and other relief forms. Waters (lakes, rivers, bogs, springs, rapids, etc.). Effigies. Trees, groves and forests. Caves. Gathering sites. Cults places of early Christians. Places of pseudo-cult.	6	L2
7	Marine archaeological monuments. Sunken ships and their cargoes. Other submarine objects. The notion of a marine landscape and respective monuments (harbours, berths, places of ship building, market places and others).	7	L2
8	Military monuments. Fortifications of castle mounds. Fortifications of medieval castles. Fortifications of medieval earthworks. Military constructions of the 18^th-20^th centuries. Battle sites.	8	L2
9	Territorial (cultural environment) monuments. Ancient agrarian systems and their remains. Archaeological landscape and archaeological complexes. Ancients roads, road constructions and their provision.	9	L2
10	Other archaeological monuments. Punishment sites. Stone carvings. Hoards and sites of finds of antiquities.	10	L2
11	Material monuments of the pre-industrial and industrial period. The explanation of notions.	11	L2
12	The dynamics of discovery and perish of archaeological monuments.	12	L1
13	The verification of archaeological monuments and its problems.	13	L1
14	Modern legislation on archaeological monuments. The territory of a monument and its protection zone. Permits for archaeological research.	14	L2
15	Care, maintenance, display of archaeological monuments and their involvement in tourism activities. The construction of replicas.	15	L2