Course: Methods of Skeletal Biology 1

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Course title Methods of Skeletal Biology 1
Course code KSA/MKB1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pankowská Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Friedl Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Galeta Patrik, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Preservation and identification of bones, osteometry, stature estimation, morphoscopic methods, sex estimation, age estimation, measurement errors.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
popsat morfologii lidských kostí a zubů
Skills
pracovat ve strukturovaném procesu, ve kterém na sebe jednotlivé kroky navazují, a nelze zaměnit jejich pořadí
porozumět a interpretovat odborný text v českém jazyce
porozumět a interpretovat odborný text v anglickém jazyce
learning outcomes
Knowledge
charakterizovat a hodnotit metody terénní antropologie
charakterizovat a vysvětlit metodický aparát studia kostry v rámci terénní situace
charakterizovat a vysvětlit proces dekompozice kostry a tafonomie
Skills
provést a vyhodnotit měření jednotlivých kostí a zubů
aktivně používat a vyhodnocovat metody kosterní antropologie pro odhad biologických parametrů
využívat metody určení základních biologických parametrů podle kosterních nálezů
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Group discussion
Individual study
Skills
Practicum
Laboratory work
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Group discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Oral exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Bass, W. M. Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual. Missouri Archeological Society, Special Publication No. 2, 1987.
  • Buikstra, J. E. & Ubelaker, D. H. (Eds.). Standards for Data Collection from Human Skeletal remains. Arkansas Archeological Survey Research Series No. 44, 1994.
  • Katzenberg, M. Anne; Sauders, Shelley R. Biological anthropology of the human skeleton. New York : Wiley-Liss, 2000. ISBN 0-471-31616-4.
  • Scheuer, Louise; Black, Sue. Developmental juvenile osteology. San Diego : Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-12-624000-0.
  • White, Tim D. Human osteology. San Diego : Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-12-746612-6.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Anthropology of Past Populations (16-4) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer