AEB_77 Anthropology for archaeologists

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eva Drozdová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Timetable
Mon 16. 2. to Mon 25. 5. Wed 17:00–18:50 PBZ,01031a, Wed 17:00–18:50 PřF
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course will be students trained in basic anatomy of human skeleton and will be introduced to anthropological methods used in skeletal anthropology. In the course are combined theoretical lectures with practical training at skeletal material. The absolvents will have overview of techniques used in skeletal anthropology and will know how many information is possible to obtain from the skeleton of examined individual (skeletal collection). And should be familiar with anatomy of human skeleton.
Syllabus
  • Basic anatomy of human skeleton
  • 1. Mikroscopic anatomy of bone. Emryology of human skeleton: development of skull, development of axial skeleton and developemnt of upper and lover limbs.
  • 2. Skull. Development of skull bones, anatomical description of individual bones of braincase.
  • 3. Skull. Anatomical description of the facial skeleton.
  • 4. Axial skeleton. Vertebral column, description of individual vertebrae, ribs, sternum and sacral bone.
  • 5. Skeleton of the upper limb: clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius and ulna.
  • 6. Carpal and metacarpal bones, phallanges and it's anatomy. How to distinguish each other.
  • 7. Skeleton of the lower limb: pelvis, femur, tibia and fibula.
  • 8. Tarsal and metatarsal bones, phallanges, anatomy and distinguisihing.
  • Principia of anthropological work
  • 9. Basics of skeletal anthropology Types of burials,documentation, picking up, preparation, sampling, cleaning and conservation, reconstruction
  • 10. Sexing of skeletal remains Sexual dimorphism, age influence,reliability of methods. Sexing children skeletal remains, sexig adult skeletons. Pelvis, skull, the rest of postcranial skeleton. Morphognostic, morphometric and histologic methods. Determinating sex by genetic approach.
  • 11. Determination of age Principles determining age at human skeleton, influence of age, reliability of methods. Aging children skeletons - teeth eruption, skeletal osification, metric methods. Aging adults - obliteration of cranial suturas, teeth attrition, combined method, relief facies symphysialis ossis pubis etc.
  • 12. Stature height reconstruction Methods and their using.
  • 13. Cremations History,theory and definition of cremation,preparation and picking up of cremations, how to study cremations.
Literature
  • DROZDOVÁ, Eva. Základy osteometrie (Basic osteometry). 1st ed. Brno: Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, 2005, 196 pp. Panoráma biol. a sociokulturní antropologie 18. ISBN 80-7204-291-2. info
  • Antropologie :příručka pro studium kostry. Edited by Milan Stloukal. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní muzeum, 1999, 510 s. ISBN 80-7036-101-8. info
  • DOKLÁDAL, Milan. Morphology of burned bones :importance for personal identification. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 185 s. ISBN 8021021519. info
  • KNUSSMANN, Rainer. Vergleichenden Biologie des Menschen : Lehrbuch der Anthropologie und Humangenetik. 2. bearb. Aufl. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1996, xii, 524. ISBN 382740763X. info
  • Anatomie zubů a chrupu. Edited by Milan Dokládal. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita-Lékařská fakulta, 1994, 121 s. ISBN 80-210-0999-3. info
Teaching methods
lectures, work with osteologic material
Assessment methods
Two unexused absences are tolerated. The examination is divided at two parts - practical and oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Vyučování v J 2007probíhá na Ústavu antropologie PřF, Vinařská 5, posluchárna Bp1.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012.
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