Course: Retrospective anthropology

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Course title Retrospective anthropology
Course code KSA/RAN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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.
Course content
Obsah kurzu / rozpis témat EN 1. Retrospective anthropology: aims of the course, introduction to the study (Larsen, 2013; kap. 1) 2. Human skeleton: normative anatomy and variation of bones and teeth (White et al., 2011; Čihák, 2011; Mays, 2010; kap. 1) 3. Microstructure of hard tissues and their importance for retrospective studies (Katzenberg and Saunders, 2011; kap. 5 a 8; Mays, 2010; kap. 1; Weiss, 2009; kap. 2) 4. Archeology of human remains: the origin of skeletal samples (Mays, 2010; Katzenberg and Saunders, 2011; kap. 3; Hoppa, 1999) 5. Taphonomy (Katzenberg and Saunders, 2011; kap. 3; White et al., 2011; kap. 20) 6. Fossils, their origin and significance in paleoanthropology (Larsen, 2013; kap. 7) 7. Funerary archeology: symbolic aspects of burials, reconstruction of social structure in past populations (Pearson, 1999) 8. Bioarcheology (Weiss, 2009; kap. 1; Martin et al., 2013; kap. 1 a 7) 9. Paleodemography and paleopatology (Chamberlain, 2006) 10. Human body as an artifact (Martin et al., 2013; kap. 9) 11. Forensic anthropology (Katzenberg and Saunders, 2011; kap. 2) 12. Methods used in retrospective anthropology (Katzenberg and Saunders, 2011; část 4; Chhem and Brothwell, 2007; Pinhasi and Mays, 2008, část 1) Rozpis cvičení EN 1. Microscopy in bioarcheological research (microstructure of hard tissues, methods of age estimation, biological origins of samples). 2. 3D photography in taphonomy (software 3D Catch). 3. Graphical software in applied field anthropology (Inkscape, Gimp). 4. 3D printing and fossils. 5. 3D scanning in bioarcheology (MorphoTester).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Skills demonstration, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 13 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Ovládat obecné znalosti studia antropologie.
Ovládat obecné znalosti dějin antropologie.
Skills
Porozumět a kriticky posoudit odborný text v českém jazyce.
Porozumět a kriticky posoudit odborný text v anglickém jazyce.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Ovládat obecné znalosti disciplín spadajících do retrospektivní antropologie.
Skills
Detailně pojmout jedno konkrétní téma z retrospektivní antropologie.
Kriticky okomentovat a analyzovat konkrétní téma z retrospektivní antropologie.
Prezentovat teoretické předpoklady a příklad aplikace.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills
Oral exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Čihák, Radomír; Grim, Miloš,; Fejfar, Oldřich. Anatomie 1. 3., upr. a dopl. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3817-8.
  • Chamberlain, Andrew T. Demography in archaeology. Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-59651-3.
  • Katzenberg, M. Anne; Saunders, Shelley R. Biological anthropology of the human skeleton. 2nd ed. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 978-0-471-79372-4.
  • Mays, Simon. The archaeology of human bones. 2nd ed. Abingdon : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-48091-8.
  • Pearson, Mike Parker. The archaeology of death and burial. [Gloucestershire] : Sutton Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-7509-1777-6.
  • 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): Social and Cultural Anthropology (16-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social and Cultural Anthropology (16-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer