Protection of the geological, geographic and human heritage

Upon successful completion of this course , the students will be able to:

• clarify the necessity for the protection of natural and cultural heritage sites
• examine the practices and strategies for the managements of the sites under protection
• investigate possible threats to the sites under protection
• compose studies on issues relative to the management of sites under protection
• material culture
• recognize the importance of the cultural material to the human development
• discuss the physical and chemical parameters of the cultural material
• recognize the archaeological sites as the result of interaction between human and environment
• identify the human characteristics at a landscape under protection
• map remains of the cultural heritage sites and to link them with geographical and geological data sets
• adapt and apply the legacy related to the natural and cultural heritage sites.

• Data retrieval, analysis and synthesis of data and information through the use of new information technologies
• Adapting to new situations.
• Decision making.
• Individual work
• Team work
• Production of new research ideas.
• Respect for the natural environment.
• Promotion of free, creative and inductive way of thinking
• Design and management of projects

Theory

• Definition of the cultural and natural heritage sites
• Regulations and strategies of the protected sites on national and international level
• Marine natural and cultural heritage sites: Definitions, regulations and strategies for their management
• Archaeological materials as markers for the cultural heritage
• Archaeometric approach of the cultural materials
• Categories of artifacts
  • Stone artifacts
  • Ceramic artifacts
  • Metallic artifacts
  • Glass artifacts
• Conservation and protection of the cultural materials
• Archaeology of the landscape
  • Regeneration of the landscape through time. Natural and human interferences –Elaborated and Metaelaborated theory
  • Nondestructive methods for the detection and management of the archeological remains

Laboratory

• Detection and interpretation of marine natural and cultural heritage sites using marine remote sensing techniques
• Mineral, petrological and geochemical analysis of various artifacts by means of analytical techniques (optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray Fluorescence etc.)
• GIS applications for the onshore  mapping of cultural heritage sites 

• Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (power point) in teaching
• Support of Learning Process and Dissemination of educational material through the e_class  platform.

Ι. Theory

• Final Exam, written, of increasing difficulty, which may include Multiple choice test, Questions of brief answer, Questions to develop a topic, Judgment questions and Exercise solving.
• Students are obliged to attend all scheduled laboratory classes and to deliver all the laboratory exercises, during the semester in order to be able to participate to the final exams.
• Marking Scale: 0-10.
• Minimum Passing Mark: 5.

ΙΙ. Laboratory

• Students are obliged to attend all laboratory classe and to deliver the results of all exercises.
• Maximum number of non delivered laboratory exercises: 3 

Percentages are valid t only when the student secures the minimum mark of 5 in the final written examination

Greek grading scale: 1 to 10. Minimum passing grade: 5.

Grades <3 correspond to ECTS grade F.

Grade 4 corresponds to ECTS grade FX.

For the passing grades the following correspondence normally holds:

Suggested bibliography:

1. Notes from the teachers
2. Published scientific articles and technical reports
3. Relative Websites

Related academic journals:

1. Journal of Cultural Heritage
2. Journal of Archaeological Science
3. Remote Sensing
4. Archaeometry